Soft market, new opportunities

While there was a sharp drop in the volume of transactions across all subsectors in the property market last year, average prices per unit are still increasing 5%, says CBRE | WTW managing director Foo Gee Jen in presenting the Malaysia series of the property consultancy firm’s Asia-Pacific Real Estate Market Outlook for 2017.

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East Coast shaking the snooze as bells ring for ECRL

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Thanks to the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), the long-forgotten East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia has somewhat come under the limelight again, despite the numerous questions raised about the railway’s price tag and the eventual benefits it could bring to the country.

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Hock Seng Lee eyes PPR projects

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Sarawak-based engineering and construction group Hock Seng Lee Bhd (HSL) is all out to cater to the rising demand for affordable housing in the state’s major urban centres, especially Kuching.

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