By Jonathan Roberts jonathan@propwall.comBuyer’s Sentiment Survey 2016[slider id='83709' name='Buyers’ sentiement survey' size='full'] THE beginning of a new year in property market brings little excitement. Market sentiment remains cautious and homebuyers tend to shy away from committing to...

BY TOH KAR INNMore construction jobs: Ongoing projects such as the MRT2 will contribute to the order books of infrastructure constructions players this year.PETALING JAYA: The construction sector outlook for 2017 seems promising, particularly for infrastructure construction players, given the slew...

Realty Tidbits: A recap of recent property happenings[slider id='81590' name='StarProperty' size='full']SP Setia’s ever expansion in MelbourneFollowing the grand opening of Parque Melbourne, S P Setia’s second project in Melbourne, the developer is keen to expand its territories in Australia,...

BY JOSEPH CHINKUALA LUMPUR: KIP Real Estate Investment Trust  (KIP REIT) plans to raise at least RM234mil under its proposed listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities.In its prospectus issued on Friday, it said the initial public offering (IPO) involved 234.15 million units at an...

KUALA LUMPUR: YTL Hospitality REIT is a still a Buy though Affin Hwang Capital Research has lowered its target price from RM1.60 to RM1.38 due to the dilution effect after its equity placement.It said on Friday the Buy rating was based on the attractive yields of 7.0% to 7.6%. Future asset...

PETALING JAYA: The SMART Tunnel in Malaysia has been listed as one of the top 10 world's greatest tunnels by CNN.The article explains that the tunnel is expected to prevent billions of dollars of possible flood damage and costs from traffic congestion in Kuala Lumpur's city centre.Built in 2007,...

BY SHALINI RAVINDRANandDIYANA AZIZAn angry motorist confronts a DBKL enforcement officer in Bangsar over the parking fee hike. CONFUSION reigned across the city as the increased charges for parking bays owned by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) kicked off within the central business district (CBD) on...

BY VIJENTHI NAIRDBKL staff cutting a lock to open a PPR Raya Permai unit believed to be rented out to foreigners. Looking on (in yellow) is Muzammer. — filepic THIS year, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) confiscated 328 out of 946 housing units found to have been misused between January and...

BY PRIYA MENONRecent MBSA raids have revealed a lackadaisical attitude among restaurant operators towards maintaining cleanliness of their premises. — filepicRESTAURATEURS had better keep their premises clean as the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) is mulling over the suggestion by councillors to...

 THE recent high demand for water in areas along the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant’s distribution route affected the water pressure to Bandar Puteri Puchong.Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) corporate communications head Amin Lin Abdullah said in a statement that the water pressure...