CBRE|WTW: Rail connectivity is key in rental market
PETALING JAYA (April 7): The real estate rental market will be boosted by rail connectivity, even more so than road connectivity, said CBRE|WTW Malaysia managing director Foo Gee Jen.
Alpha fund sells Shanghai International Plaza to LaSalle
SINGAPORE (April 6): Alpha Asia Macro Trends Fund II (AAMTF II) has sold Shanghai International Plaza, an office-and-retail property, to LaSalle Investment Management.
Sex for rent in the UK as a housing crisis deepens
KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): We have all heard of Sugar Daddy stories where sexual favours are given in return for presents or cash but the housing crisis in urban centres of the United Kingdom (UK) has given rise to the phenomenon of landlords getting sex by offering rent free accommodation.
Opportunity for Terengganu folk to own homes
KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Up to 300 units of 1Malaysia People’s Housing project (PR1MA) homes would be built in each state constituency, Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman, revealed yesterday.
Pavilion REIT growth to moderate in near to medium term
Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (April 2, RM1.
‘Rent-to-own concept helps Malaysians to own homes’
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): The People’s Housing Projects’ (PPR) rent-to-own concept introduced in Sabah is meant to help the lower-income group own their homes, said Sabah Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
How you can rent a property and still make capital gains
When it comes to growing personal wealth, Malaysians have plenty of opportunities and avenues.
Savills: Brace yourself for change in the global real estate sector
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): A perfect storm of demographic, social, economic and technological change will transform the real estate sector globally, said Savills World Research head Yolande Barnes.
重点报道：在大马买房：现金、刷卡，还是比特币？
说到风靡全球的加密货币，最广为人知的莫过于比特币（Bitcoin），但事实上，又有多少人是真正了解比特币呢？ 比特币在2008年开始出现在市场上，它是一种匿名虚拟的加密货币，由一位昵称Satoshi Nakamoto的软件开发专家，通过区块链（blockchain）所创建。 除了比特币外，其他盛行的虚拟货币包括了以太坊（Ethereum）、Litecoin、Monero和Zcash等。 这类货币并不是由法定货币机构发行的，也不受中央银行的管控。 简单来说，区块链像是所有加密币交易的“公共账本”。无论你身在何处，区块链都能够确认及记录所有的虚拟货币交易。 在大马方面，国家银行（BNM）于2014年宣布，该央行不承认比特币为法定货币，也没有监控比特币的运作，因此呼吁大众在使用这类货币时，要谨慎地审视有关方面的风险。 不过，国家银行还是采取了一个措施，强制要求数码货币兑换商必须向央行报告它们的活动，并受到2001年反洗钱、反资助恐怖主义和非法活动收入法令的监管。 由于国家银行并没有在国内禁止加密货币的使用，沙巴一名商人就在2018年初，使用了比特币来购买一块土地，交易价是半个比特币，相等于RM38,832.
Epic, CMC, T7 Global sign new MoU on ECRL project, Chinese firm excluded
KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): T7 Global Bhd has entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Terengganu state-linked corporation Eastern Pacific Industrial Corp Bhd (Epic) and CMC Engineering Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned bumiputera company, to form a consortium to undertake the construction of the RM60 billion East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) project’s Terengganu parcel.
