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Allure of Australian real estate
BY MAK KUM SHImakks@thestar.com.myAustralia’s firm fundamentals in its national economy, education, business transparency and global competitiveness makes the country an attractive destination for real estate investors.Stable capital growth for property, quality education, and business...
Results for StarProperty.my Buyers Sentiment Survey 1H 2016
Pessimism prevails at present, but optimism for improvements remains.BY MAK KUM SHImakks@thestar.com.myAnd NURUL ASMUI MD AZMIasmui@ocision.comStarProperty.my had recently conducted a survey to measure house buyers’ sentiment on the national economy and the property market for the years...
Changing the face of strata and building management
BY CAITLYN NG LI YUINliyuin@ocision.comEvolution of laws and society is raising the importance of quality building management.(From left to right): Building Management Association of Malaysia (BMAM) deputy president Tan Sri Dato' Ir. Teo Chiang Kok; REHDA Malaysia president Datuk Seri Fateh...
Damansara City welcomes Sofitel
The aerial view of the talked-about hotel in the exclusive enclave of Damansara Heights, Sofitel.KUALA LUMPUR – Globally renowned luxury hotel brand, Sofitel, is set to become the most visible and talked-about hotel in the exclusive enclave of Damansara Heights in Kuala Lumpur. AccorHotels Group...
RM1bil refurbishment ensures some of the building’s old charm is retained
BY SAMUEL ONGThe cascading glass canopy that used to be to hover above the main atrium has now made way to more retail space.WITH the ever-increasing number of shopping centres in Kuala Lumpur, city folk have an endless choice on where to go.But back in the late 1980s and 1990s, when there were...
Majority of Ampang Park tenants, owners agree to new plan
BY SHALINI RAVINDRANMore discussions will be carried out to determine the affected construction area and the compensation with unwilling owners. — filepicSOME 80% of owners and tenants of Ampang Park shopping centre have agreed to the new design plan and mutual agreement put forward by Mass Rapid...
LBS Bina confident of RM1.2b sales
BY CHERYL POOKUALA LUMPUR: LBS Bina Group Bhd aims to achieve RM1.2bil sales for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2016 after meeting its target for last year.“We are confident of achieving it through planned launches worth RM2.5bil in gross development value (GDV) over the year. This includes...
Upward re-rating catalyst for WCT on condition of special dividend
BY P. ARUNAWCT is also planning a real estate investment trust (REIT) listing for some of its property investment assets. The research house said the group’s plan was to inject its 70% owned Paradigm Mall and BBT Shopping Mall which is fully-owned, while its 70% owned gateway@klia2 mall...
Help developers get advertising permit and licence, Rehda urged
GEORGE TOWN: The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) Penang has been urged to play a bigger role in helping local developers obtain the advertising permit and developer licence (APDL) for their projects.It was reported in The Star that 47 out of 81 applications for the licence...
Merging of three local plans into one mulled
(From left) Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and Penang Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo accompanied by other state excos and event participants at the Penang Property Summit 2016 at SPICE Arena, Penang. - Pic by: LIM BENG TATT.GEORGE TOWN: Studies are now...