KL office market undergoing a correction
THE Kuala Lumpur office market is in correction since the Ministry of Federal Territories tightened the approval for new such developments in the second quarter of the year in the face of an oversupply.
THE Kuala Lumpur office market is in correction since the Ministry of Federal Territories tightened the approval for new such developments in the second quarter of the year in the face of an oversupply.
SINGAPORE (Sept 9): Maybank Kim Eng has upgraded two Singapore office REITs, CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT) and Keppel REIT, to “buy” from “hold”, even as office rents are expected to continue to slide in the near term.
SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Healthy interest for new office buildings is allaying fears over Grade A office rents crashing and that new office supply will not be absorbed, according to a Monday sector note by DBS Vickers.
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): Some residential bungalow owners along Jalan Gasing in Petaling Jaya are puzzled with the disparity in the valuations done on their properties by private valuers, and those done by the Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH).
PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): A 33-storey office block has been proposed for the open car park site in Desa Sri Hartamas (pictured) located at Jalan 19/70A.
WITH ample supply of office space and human resource, Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur is poised to be one of the more attractive destinations for multinational companies (MNCs) to outsource their operations, says international real estate services firm JLL.
PETALING JAYA (Aug 3): Sunway Bhd’s real estate arm Sunway Property is setting up a regional office and sales gallery in the northern state of Malaysia, Penang, which is scheduled for completion in April 2017, the developer said in a statement yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): As more office landlords fight over a shrinking pool of tenants, owners will have to reduce rents further to entice prospective occupants, said Savills Malaysia executive chairman Christopher Boyd.
KUALA LUMPUR (May 25): UOA Development Bhd saw its net profit rise 22.
A RECENT move by Lembaga Tabung Haji to lease its office space in Menara TH Platinum at Platinum Park, Kuala Lumpur, at way below market rental rates caught everyone by surprise and shocked real estate agents and office building owners.