MRCB targets RM1 billion sales for this year

PETALING JAYA (June 1): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) has set a RM1 billion sales target for 2016 — a risky bet considering that its 2015 sales only amounted to RM850 million, while the real estate market remains muted.

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LBS Bina expects sales cancellation rate of 30% this year

KUALA LUMPUR (May 4): Property developer LBS Bina Group Bhd expects 30% of its overall project sales to be cancelled this year — the same ratio it saw last year — due mostly to buyers failing to obtain loans following cooling measures for the property market that were introduced by the central bank.

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Hektar REIT allocates RM20m to upgrade Landmark Central

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) will continue its mall enhancement initiatives this year, allocating RM20 million to increase the overall net lettable areas (NLA) of Landmark Central in Kedah by 20,000 sq ft to 300,000 sq ft.

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Kedah wants full-fledged airport in Kulim

KULIM (April 15): The proposed Kulim International Airport (code-named KXP) is back to being a full-fledged passenger and cargo airport in the final proposal to be submitted by the Kedah government to the prime minister in the third quarter of 2016.

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