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PETALING JAYA (March 28): A Knight Frank Malaysia survey showed that the retail sector is still the top commercial real estate investment this year among key players in the industry despite an oversupply of retail space in the country.

PETALING JAYA (March 28): The authorities, property developers, owners, and other stakeholders in the real estate sector are urged to come up with specific measures to reduce the severe imbalances in the office and shopping complex segments that threaten the rest of the economy, according to the “Financial Stability and Payment Systems Report 2017” published by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today.

PETALING JAYA (March 28): Loans for the purchase of residential properties remain the largest component of household debt, representing 52% of total household loans, according to Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) “Financial Stability and Payment Systems Report 2017” released today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Malaysia still has some catching up to do in the realm of industrialised building system (IBS) owing to issues such as construction joints, standardisation of components size and economies of scale.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): The graft trial of Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng’s (pictured) was yesterday postponed to April 9.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Shares in GDB Holdings Bhd made a positive debut on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia yesterday, opening one sen or 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng (pictured), the founder of IOI Group Bhd, has been mopping up shares in the group’s property arm on the open market, even as the stock hit an all-time low on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): All Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA) homeowners and registrants are entitled to exclusive privileges and discounts from a wide range of participating merchants through the newly launched PR1MA HAVEN, a rewards and recognition programme.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): There were no such things as “cables” in the distribution and sale of the Federal Territories Affordable Housing (RUMAWIP) homes, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku ()  Mansor said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The Ministry of Works said it wants to get local authorities around Malaysia to impose a mandatory ruling for new developments to comply with the requirements for industrialised building system (IBS).