Club Med’s first green resort to open in Sabah by 2022
KOTA KINABALU (Oct 22): Club Med has announced plans to open its first green resort here in Sabah.
Govt unlikely to introduce new tax measures for Budget 2020, says RHB Research
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd said the government is unlikely to introduce new tax measures for Budget 2020.
Neutral outlook maintained for REIT sector
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): Six out of eight real estate investment trusts (REITs) under our coverage recorded core net income (CNI) that was in line with our full-year forecasts.
Building materials sector expected to stay challenging in near term: HLIB Research
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): The building materials sector is expected to remain challenging throughout 2019 despite improving news flow for the construction sector, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank Research (HLIB Research).
Singapore likely to fall into technical recession, says AmBank Research
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): AmBank Group Research expects Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) growth to slow down and to likely fall into 'technical recession', ie two quarters of negative growth.
Malaysia 2Q2019 GDP growth to be stronger, says AmBank Research
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): AmBank Research expects Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to be stronger in 2Q2019.
'Still quite challenging' for Malaysia to achieve 5% GDP growth in 2019 — SERC
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Local think tank Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) says it will be "still quite challenging" for Malaysia to achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5% for the full year of 2019 due to the contraction in export and slowdown in private investment figures.
CBRE: E-commerce backed retail thrives in China, India
PETALING JAYA: Retail leasing markets in Asia Pacific have been quiet through the first quarter of 2019 and retailers will have to reconsider their operating strategies amid potential economic headwinds that might lead to slower sales, according to real estate market research firm CBRE Research in its “Asia Pacific Retail Trends Q1 2019” report released recently.
Financing schemes supporting high prices could distort housing market
KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): Financing schemes in support of home ownerships, such as rent-to-own programmes, could distort the market by supporting high house prices, said Khazanah Research Institute (KRI).
‘Comparable valuation of properties contributes to inflated prices’
KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): One of the reasons house prices are inflated in certain parts of the country is the sales comparison approach used in evaluating property prices here, said Khazanah Research Institute (KRI).
