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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): A property investment consultant has suggested that the government consider imposing a 30% affordable housing quota in every residential development project instead of low-cost housing, Bernama reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government said it is working on a paper to be submitted to the National Housing Department (JPN) for the standardisation of land costs and the quota for low-cost housing, which differs between the different states in the country.

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): DBS Vickers Securities is maintaining its “buy” call on Starhill Global REIT (SGREIT) with an unchanged target price of 87 Singaporean cents, while CIMB Securities is reiterating its “hold” call on the REIT, lowering its target price from 86 cents previously to 81 cents.

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): The slowdown continues for Singapore’s property developers and real estate investment trusts (REITs), according to 3Q16 data by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): The occupancy rate of offices in Kuala Lumpur city has fallen to 83% from nearly 90% in 2H2015.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Overhang and unsold housing units may see a gradual decline over the next few months on the back of decreasing new launches in the market, said National Property Information Centre (Napic) property market sector deputy director Aina Edayu Ahmad (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Shares of Ekovest Bhd rose 2.

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): Real estate investment group Imperium Crown on Tuesday announced it is acquiring a 30% stake each in two subsidiaries of Shandong Yinguang Chemical Industry Co.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said applicants of the “step-up” end-financing scheme for the 1Malaysia People’s Housing Programme (PR1MA) — which was announced in Budget 2017 — will not be able to make any other withdrawals from their EPF Account 2, at least not until their PR1MA loan is settled.

Tycoon Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan, through his Singapore-listed vehicle GuocoLand Ltd, has agreed to take a 27% stake in Eco World International Bhd’s (EWI) initial public offering (IPO), slated to take place by March next year.