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KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd’s (IWCity) substantial shareholder Creed Asia Development (M) Sdn Bhd has trimmed its stake to 5.

ONLY a handful of about 200 attendees at the ­recent Real Estate Developers’ Associa­tion of Singapore (Redas) property market update seminar on July 7 spent at least S$200 (RM630) in a Singapore shopping mall in ­recent months, according to a straw poll ­conducted by Knight Frank ­Singapore’s ­Wendy Low, exe­cutive director of retail, and Alice Tan, head of ­consultancy and research.

Fans of Penang’s justifiably famous street food would, no doubt, be familiar with Kimberley Street.

SINGAPORE (July 24): GuocoLand Group says its development, Martin Modern, which was launched last weekend, saw "overwhelming interest" from buyers.

CYBERJAYA (July 24): iKHASAS Group has entered into a management agreement with the world’s largest hotel chain, Marriott International, to develop the new 5-star-rated Perhentian Marriott Resort & Spa on Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the Malaysian Government did not compromise on transparency, good governance and integrity in the Sungai Buloh-Kajang mass rapid transit (MRT) project to ensure taxpayers' money were used in an appropriate manner.

SINGAPORE (July 24): The Ascott, CapitaLand’s serviced residence unit, is acquiring an 80% stake in Synergy Global Housing, a leading accommodation provider in the US where it leases apartments from partners and property owners to rent to corporate clients.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Axis Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is planning to buy one piece of leasehold land and a portion of another leasehold land in Pahang, measuring a total of 126.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWCity), which has been in the limelight since early May saw yet another spike, as high as 6.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): AllianceDBS Research said Gabungan AQRS Bhd (Gbgaqrs) had on July 21 traded higher to RM1.