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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.
Victoria to ban flammable building cladding
PETALING JAYA (March 10): Victoria will ban the use of flammable cladding material in its response to the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London last year that claimed 71 lives, reported The Age.
Platinum Victory plans RM2b launches
KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): Unfazed by the current market slowdown, Platinum Victory Development Sdn Bhd is lining up some RM2 billion worth of new property launches this year and is confident that the property market will pick up soon.
‘Companies should tap soft market to relocate and retain talent’
KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): The current soft office market in Greater KL offers companies an opportunity relocate to better locations in order to retain talent, said training, recruitment and consultancy firm Smart Trends International Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Mahes Balakrisnan.
JLL Malaysia: Fortunes diverge for Greater KL office segments in 2018
KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): The KL central business district (CBD), KL fringe and decentralised areas within the Greater Kuala Lumpur office market are expected to perform differently this year, as various factors drive demand for certain locations more than others, according to JLL Property Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd international real estate agent James Short.
PPR tenants offered RTO scheme
KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): People's Housing Project (PPR) tenants will be able to buy their units through a rent-to-own (RTO) scheme, according to a Bernama report.
Sunway Carnival Mall gets RM500m expansion, facelift
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Sunway Carnival Mall, located at Seberang Jaya, Penang, is getting a RM500 million renovation and expansion — a decade after opening its doors.
