Robinsons shutdown will affect IGB REIT but only short term, say analysts
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Retailer Robinsons, one of the anchor tenants in The Gardens Mall, is shutting down its operations in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore for good.
Aspen applies to transfer listing to Singapore’s Mainboard
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Penang-based developer Aspen (Group) Holdings is planning to upgrade its listing from Catalist to the Singapore Mainboard, reported The Edge Singapore yesterday.
Covid-19: 1,257 cases involved schoolchildren in third wave
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): A total of 1,257 cases of Covid-19 has been noted among schoolchildren since the beginning of the third wave of the outbreak last month.
Dr Noor Hisham: Women in ‘purdah’ or niqab must still wear face masks
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah clarified that Muslim women wearing “niqab”, or veils covering the face called “purdah”, must still wear face masks to stem the Covid-19 pandemic, Malay Mail reported today.
Johor’s Forest City joint developer Country Garden issues US$1b bonds
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd, which is the Johor state government’s joint venture partner in the Forest City property project in Johor, had today issued US$1 billion worth of bonds, which will be listed on the Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) tomorrow.
Covid-19 at the shops: Jaya Grocer KLIA2 closed after 2 security guards test positive
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Jaya Grocer KLIA2 has been closed since yesterday until further notice after two of the shop’s “outsourced security guards” tested positive for Covid-19, Jaya Grocer announced in a media release on it Facebook page.
重点报道：如今是购买第三间房子的时机吗？
政府宣布，在拥屋计划（HOC）期间，购买第三间及接下来价值RM60万以上的房屋，贷款融资不再限制于屋价的70%。这项消息对正考虑购买第三套房产的人，例如特许会计师Callie来说，无疑是一项好消息。 Callie在今年年初本来就打算购买第三套房产，但由于银行为她提供的贷款额仅为房价的70%，所以选择暂时搁置她的购买计划。 Callie的第一处物业是位于吉隆坡Taman Ehsan屋龄20年的单层排屋。八年前，她在母亲的资助下，以RM360,000买下人生中第一套房子。 她的第二处物业是位于Kepong的全新公寓单位，售价为RM420,000。在去年年底领取钥匙后就用来出租了。 至于刚刚购买的第三处物业，是位于Bandar Sri Damansara的低楼层二手公寓单位，价格为RM280,000。在政府的房屋振兴计划下，她成功获得占房价90%的贷款额，顺利买下该单位。 她告诉EdgeProp.
CMCO and retail: Loss of sales 'could be as much as RM3.4b', says RGM
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): The latest two-week Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) could cause retailers to lose “a whopping” RM3.
Housing affordability: The reality
To many, the building of over-priced houses by “profit-seeking” developers has caused the aggravation of housing affordability in the country, thereby leading to a spike in the number of overhangs in the market.
A purposeful, in-depth benchmarking exercise
Huh, yet another property award!? When I told some developer and property-industry friends that EdgeProp Malaysia's Best Managed and Sustainable Property Awards 2021 is now open for submissions, a few rolled their eyes momentarily.
