Developers’ shrinking unbilled sales not quite a concern
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): The contraction in unbilled sales in the past one year may not pose that much of a concern to property developers’ earnings.
房屋趣：5间拥有超美景观的房子
你的梦想家居有什么不可或缺的要素吗？比如游泳池、宽敞的厨房、按摩浴池，还是打开门窗就能看到优美的景观呢？ 很多人希望可以从自己的房子，眺望无边无际的海洋、巍峨壮丽的高山或者是五光十色的城市夜景，以享受这些美景所带来的平静安宁。 Exastrata Solution Sdn Bhd首席房地产顾问Adzman Shah Mohd Ariffin指出，随着人们对生活素质的要求提高，美景、特别是大自然景观，是许多高档房产买家的考量。 Adzman表示，拥有美景的房产，会比一般房产的售价高上10%至15%。 “我认为，有美景的房产售价可较一般房子高上15%。如果一些景观是独一无二的，售价会更高。” TheEdgeProperty.
Bringing court auctions online to enhance transparency
PETALING JAYA (July 30): Online property auction platform e-Lelong for court auctions of immoveable properties has taken off with an initial pilot project to smoothen out the kinks in the system before going nationwide.
重点报道：你愿意住在墓园附近吗？
地点向来都是保证房地产增值的关键之一，因此，对于想要拥有具备高增值潜力的买家，坐落在墓地附近的房地产绝对他们不是上选。 然而，随着城市土地越来越少，发展商被迫在不太受人们欢迎的地段，如墓地附近，推出新的发展项目。 Laurelcap Sdn Bhd董事Stanley Toh指出，近年来，越来越多新发展项目与墓地毗邻，例如在吉隆坡市中心Jalan Ampang的穆斯林墓园附近，就有许多新发展项目林立。 “有一些情况是发展商早已知道本身房产项目附近的一些空地，已被规划为墓园用途，但他们却隐瞒了买家。其中一个例子是正在建造中的Bukit Kiara第二穆斯林墓园，附近一些高楼住宅皆是在近年竣工的。” 他表示，大马人，特别是华人，对购买坐落在墓园附近的房地产仍心有芥蒂。 “对于很多大马人来说，购买位于墓园附近的产业是一种忌讳。无论如何， 还是会有一些发展商和投资者还是会为了一个的地区优点，而选择无视这个忌讳。” One Sunterra Properties Sdn Bhd的Sara Lai对此表示认同。她说，市场一般不太接受靠近墓园的产业。 她指出：“一般来说，这些产业的定价会较低，增值速度也会较慢。” 尽管如此，这并不代表该产业项目一定会滞销，因为项目当中的一些没有直接看到墓园的单位，还是有一定的市场需求。 根据Hartamas Real Estate (OUG) Sdn Bhd team manager Janet Chong的经验，一些有墓地景观的单位，会比那些看不到该景观的单位，便宜大约10%至15%左右。 另外，TheEdgeProperty.
S P Setia to preview Kingsville single-storey bungalows in Setia EcoHill this weekend
SEMENYIH (JULY 28): S P Setia will be having a preview of the first single-storey bungalows at its Setia EcoHill township development in Semenyih this weekend.
MACC conducts raid on FIC office over Kuching hotel purchase
KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): A dozen Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers conducted a raid at Balai Felda, Jalan Gurney at 10am today over Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd's (FIC) purchase of a hotel in Kuching, the New Straits Times reported today.
New co-working space entrant Colony raises RM8 mil for expansion
KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): A new concept serviced office space in Jalan Kia Peng here launched yesterday by Colony, a co-working space company, has achieved a 42% occupancy rate and the company is targeting to hit 60% by December, according to its co-founder and executive director Timothy Tiah.
Spring Gallery inks concept masterplan deal to develop Melaka plots
KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): Spring Gallery Bhd, which made headlines recently after a RM176 million job it secured last year was cancelled, said its unit has inked a deal to gain the rights to carry on and complete a concept masterplan for a development spanning 216,427 sq m in Melaka that is spread across seven plots of land.
Mesiniaga to gain RM6 mil from property disposal
KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): Mesiniaga Bhd expects to gain RM6 million from its proposed disposal of a five-storey commercial building on Jalan Larut, Penang, for RM15.
