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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): The Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) expects the  property market to perform better this year on the back of stronger economic indicators and consumer sentiment.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): The expectation of an interest rate hike next year is likely to be on the back of a stronger ringgit, with some economists predicting it could breach 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): Oriental Interest Bhd is buying 222.

Malaysian real estate investment trusts Maintain overweight: Concerns over tightening US interest rates are not expected to have a dampening impact on Malaysian real estate investment trusts (MREITs), in our view.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) had hoped for more measures to be announced by the government to restore the slowdown in the property market.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): MIDF group managing director Datuk Mohd Najib Abdullah said Budget 2017 has been dedicated to assisting the B40 income group, especially in the area of affordable housing.

Property sector (Sept 5) Upgrade to neutral from underweight: Year to date (YTD), the Kuala Lumpur Property Index (KLPRP) is up by 2.

WITH widespread expectation that global interest rates will stay low for a long time, real estate investment trusts in Singapore have performed well since the beginning of this year, despite a chorus of warnings about the deteriorating fundamentals of the commercial property sector.

Property sector (July 14) Maintain neutral: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has cut its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 3%.

PETALING JAYA  (April 20): The Federation of Malaysian Consumers  Associations (Fomca) backs the National Union of Bank Employees' (NUBE) plan of interest-free housing loans for its members in the middle- and lower-income segments, Bernama reported today.