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PETALING JAYA (March 9): Almost 70% of 159 respondents to the Real Estate Housing Developers Association of Malaysia (Rehda) property industry survey 2H2015 remained pessimistic on the property market for 1H2016.

AMID cautious market sentiment, house prices in Kota Kinabalu continued to increase in 4Q2015, but at a slower rate, says Rahim & Co Sabah branch manager Max Sylver Sintia (pictured, below).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 8): Malaysia should try harder to woo Chinese tourists to shop here, as they are among the world’s biggest spenders and make up the largest consumer market of luxury goods, said Savills (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd managing director Allan Soo.

ARA DAMANSARA (March 7): Sime Darby Property Bhd has launched the Sime Darby Property Mobile App, a new mobile application that will feature information on its projects -- such as prices, specifications, and layout –- as well as the latest property news, developments and activities, said the group in a press statement today.

PETALING JAYA (March 4): The soon to be launched Malaysian Carbon Reduction and Environmental Sustainability Tool (MyCREST) targets to have 20 property projects accredited under a pilot project this year.

ON a sunny Wednesday, at the small yet smart headquarters of boutique agency Property Hub Sdn Bhd in Mont’Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, a few of the agency’s well-dressed agents and negotiators are seen looking through stacks of organised files, while the rest are busy replying emails and answering phone calls at their respective cubicles.

•     Today, we look at price growth and indicative asking rental yields for non-landed residences in the district of Brickfields.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Experiential shopping will be a new trend as consumers still prefer physical interaction – such as talking to the sales consultant and feeling and touching the product – which cannot be replicated through online shopping, said a retail property consultant.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Sime Darby Property Bhd, the property arm of Sime Darby Bhd, announced its collaboration with Tan Sri Halim Saad’s KYS Education Group to establish the KYS International School within the KL East development here.

•     Today, we continue our focus on Brickfields by looking at average prices on a per square foot (psf) basis.