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THE capital of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, still boasts the remnants of fresh markets and fishing jetties, although a number of shopping malls and high-rise developments laid claim to the city centre and its surroundings.

LONDON (Feb 4): The aggregate take-up for European office space is expected to rise by 10% this year on the back of resilient demand and shortage of office space supply, said global property services firm Knight Frank.

SABAH, in particular its capital Kota Kinabalu, was not spared the effects of the cooling measures introduced to curb escalating property prices, resulting in a slower property market last year, with fewer transactions and launches.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 30): Despite a slowing property market, two and three-storey terraced houses in Kota Kinabalu (pictured) have become increasingly popular, especially among first-time homebuyers and young families, said Knight Frank Malaysia (Sabah branch) research executive Welton Chin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 21): Klang Valley office rental growth is expected to be under pressured owing to the new supply of 10 million sq ft coming on stream over the next two years, according to Knight Frank Malaysia Sdn Bhd managing director Sarkunan Subramaniam (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): Sydney is expected to see the strongest prime property price growth in 2016, rising by 10% year-on-year, said global property consultancy Knight Frank in its newly released Prime Cities Forecast Report on 10 global cities.

A large supply of office space continued to weigh on rental rates in Kuala Lumpur, KL Fringe and Beyond KL (Selangor) in 3Q2015, while the overall market is expected to remain gloomy until year end.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Property developer Selangor Dredging Bhd's (SDB) associate company SDB Guernsey Ltd has entered into a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with AL.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): The private sector is unable to provide affordable homes at prices on par with Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA), Rumah Selangorku or other government-backed affordable housing schemes as their land cost and construction cost alone may double the selling prices of these homes, said Knight Frank Malaysia executive director Allan Sim.