Kota Kinabalu coping with rapid development
API, among the many names of Sabah’s capital city, Kota Kinabalu, was perhaps the most prescient one when the coastal town served as one of the important trading posts of the British crown.
API, among the many names of Sabah’s capital city, Kota Kinabalu, was perhaps the most prescient one when the coastal town served as one of the important trading posts of the British crown.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): Vancouver’s prime residential property market’s average price growth in 2015 was 24.
KUALA LUMPUR (MARCH 18): Specialist commercial real estate sector has become an established favourite of ultra-high net wealth individual (UHNWI) investors over the past decade, according to international property consultancy Knight Frank.
THE Kuala Lumpur and beyond Kuala Lumpur (Selangor) office market remained stationary in 4Q2015, with looming supply casting a shadow on rental and occupancy rates.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): About 26% of Malaysian ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) are considering changing domiciles – the second highest rate in the world after China, at slightly over 30% – said Knight Frank Malaysia managing director Sarkunan Subramaniam.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): Property remains a hugely important element of Malaysian ultra high net worth individuals' (UHNWIs) investment portfolios despite the sharp decrease in the number of Malaysian UHNWIs, said independent global property consultancy Knight Frank.
THE Australian government’s Northern Growth Corridor programme, launched in 2012, has been a catalyst for developments in the country’s suburban areas.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29): Real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank Malaysia foresees more high-end condominium projects in Kuala Lumpur that were originally scheduled for launch by 1H2016 being deferred owing to the large amount of incoming supply and poor market sentiment.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23): About 72% of property developers, fund and real estate investment trust (REIT) managers and lenders intend to invest in commercial properties in 2016, despite 57% of respondents saying they are less optimistic on the sector’s outlook, according to a new survey by global property consultancy Knight Frank.
AGAINST a backdrop of softening demand, a weak economy and cooling measures, market sentiment in the high-end condominium segment in Kuala Lumpur is expected to remain cautious, says Knight Frank Malaysia in its Real Estate Highlights 2H2015 report.