DBKL suspends bids for reservation of parking bays
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): City Hall (DBKL) has suspended indefinitely all applications for the reservation of parking bays in Kuala Lumpur.
KL office rent declines moderated in 3Q2018, says Knight Frank
PETALING JAYA (Nov 27): Average office rents in Kuala Lumpur city centre declined slightly by 0.
Property investors should diversify portfolio to commercial and industrial properties, says expert
PETALING JAYA (Sept 29): Property investors should consider diversifying their portfolio into alternative assets such industrial properties, offices and shops, rather than concentrating all their investments in a single type of property, according Axis REIT Managers Bhd head of investment Siva Shanker.
Want to solve the affordability problem? Build up the rental market, says lawyer
PETALING JAYA (Sept 21): A lawyer has advocated for the rental market to be strengthened with more comprehensive laws that sets the terms of a tenancy agreement and address disputes between the landlord and tenant as a way of easing the pressure of making homes affordable on the public sector.
Knight Frank: KL office rental market may worsen
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): Kuala Lumpur’s office rental market has recorded the steepest decline in the Asia Pacific region in 2Q2018, according to Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific Prime Office Rental Index for 2Q2018.
Formaldehyde kills, sickens Chinese tenants as demand for new homes soars
PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): High demand for housing in China has prompted newly-built or newly-renovated apartments to be put on the market before cancer-causing formaldehyde fumes have enough time to dissipate, reported the BBC.
Homestays are where the party's at
PETALING JAYA (August 24): Short-term accommodation rentals of homes in the Klang Valley are being pegged as the new venue of choice for raves, wild parties which may feature drug-use, loud music and alcohol consumption.
KL city centre's tight leasing market pushing owners to short-term rentals
PETALING JAYA (July 26): As residential property leasing market becomes challenging in the Kuala Lumpur city centre due to oversupply, Knight Frank Malaysia observed more owners turning to short-term leasing for higher yield in 1H18.
‘Rentals can be a viable alternative to homeownership’
KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Malaysia has to strengthen the legal framework of the local rental market to nurture renting as a viable alternative to homeownership, said Messrs Amir Toh Francis & Partners advocate and solicitor Ivan Chan.
