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• This week, the spotlight falls on non-landed residences along one of Kuala Lumpur’s main arterial roads, Jalan Ipoh.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Daiwa House Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Japan’s largest prefabricated homebuilder Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd, has entered into a joint venture with Sunway Bhd’s unit Sunway Iskandar Bhd (SISB) to construct 100 prefabricated homes in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor, with a gross development value of RM210 million.

SKUDAI (June 12): The Malaysian Secondary Property Exhibition (Maspex) in Johor held over last weekend hit its target of 18,000 visitors.

KUALA LUMPUR: Construction company Bina Puri Holdings Bhd  is targeting the above-ground infrastructure works of the light rail transit line 3 (LRT3) and mass rapid transit line 2 (MRT2).

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KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Bina Puri Holdings Bhd announced that all 357 units of Opus Kuala Lumpur will be fitted out with Calvin Klein Furniture and Gorenje kitchen applicances at the signing ceremony with the two brands today.

PETALING JAYA (June 8): Suria Capital Holdings Bhd projects that its property development arm will record substantial earnings in its financial years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015 and FY2016).

SKUDAI (June 8): Landed homes on the secondary market priced between RM300,000 and RM600,000 are continuing to see strong demand in Johor, said Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) Johor branch chairman Liew Toh Sen (pictured, below).

NEGRI SEMBILAN (June 7): Bumiputera house buyers will soon have an easier option to identify and buy homes in Negri Sembilan as the state government is in the process of developing a housing portal to facilitate the process.

JOHOR BARU (June 6): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWCB), in which state, federal and private entities are stakeholders, will undertake a RM65 million project to revive an abandoned housing project in Johor.