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In a note on Wednesday (Jan 4), analyst Loong Kok Wen stated that property valuations had factored the negative impact of interest rate hikes on housing demand, but with the rate hikes frontloaded, the pace of the increase in interest rates is expected to decelerate in 2023.

  The research house maintained a "neutral" rating on the sector Volatile and inflationary costs made tenders trickier KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research said 1H22 domestic contract awards totalled RM4.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) on Friday cut Genting Malaysia Bhd's earnings per share (EPS) for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2022 (FY22) by 40% as the Omicron wave which began in Malaysia in February slows Resorts World Genting's (RWG) recovery.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): RHB Research on Thursday (April 21) upgraded S P Setia Bhd to "buy" from "neutral" and revised up the stock’s target price to RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): MIDF Research said on Friday (April 15) that it expects AEON Co (M) Bhd’s prospects to improve from the financial year ending Dec 31, 2022 (FY22) onwards in line with the reopening of businesses and social activities.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research forecast construction-sector earnings to double in 2022, driven by higher productivity and margins.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 15): KAF Research expects the property upcycle to gain momentum as the Covid-19 pandemic appears likely to transition to an endemic soon.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): CGS-CIMB Research sees Gamuda Bhd, IJM Corp Bhd and HSS Engineers Bhd as likely potential front-runners for the Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) project’s civil work tenders.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) Research on Wednesday upgraded the Malaysian property sector to "neutral" (from "negative") after the share prices of property stocks under its coverage have retreated by 10% to 20% to more realistic valuations.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): While developers’ property sales in the upcoming third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) financial reports could be weak amid the lockdown, UOB Research expects it to be more resilient this time versus 2Q20’s lockdown, thanks to ongoing digitalisation efforts (virtual marketing).