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KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The shift of focus to affordable housing below the RM500,000 per unit range, which has been seeing more resilient demand than higher-end properties, may strain the margins of developers, especially those who are not traditionally involved in this housing category, said Kenanga Investment Bank.

THE Penang housing market will see houses on the secondary market and in new projects priced below RM450,000 hogging the limelight in the coming months, says Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners director Michael Geh (pictured, below).

RUNDOWN factories and warehouses, small and large, have long been a common sight in Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA (April 1): In light of high loan rejection rates experienced by many homebuyers recently, Huttons One World Sdn Bhd real estate group executive director Daniel Goh said it is likely because youths may be focusing too much on getting their dream home in the perfect location when they should be focusing on getting their house loans approved first.

PETALING JAYA (April 1): Sunway Hotels & Resorts, the hospitality arm of property-construction conglomerate Sunway Group, will invest RM875 million to facilitate the redevelopment and expansion of its hotels across Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam.

TROPICANA Corp Bhd has launched its property bidding campaign, where the lowest unique bid wins, starting from a floor price of RM538,888 (for a Tropicana Metropark condominium).

THE outlook for Malaysia’s property market may not be bright at the moment but JLL Property Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd country head and managing director YY Lau (pictured) thinks pockets of opportunities can be found if you know where to look.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, which targets to turn profitable in the second half of next year, said it is looking at spinning off some of its assets into a real estate investment trust (REIT) and pare down its debt.

FROM a rubber estate to a self-contained high-end township, Bangsar is one of Kuala Lumpur’s real estate crown jewels.

WHO: Tang Mun Kian, Desmond Phang and Bernard Chong met while working at the same advertising agency and struck up a friendship that has endured for more than a decade and counting.