The ninth International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities 2017 will have the theme “Transforming Cities: Design, Nature and Human Lives”.

The current oversupply of office buildings especially in the Klang Valley has been plaguing the industry in recent years, but are we seeing any light at the end of the tunnel? How attractive are we as an office destination to global businesses?

Kuala Lumpur City Hall will not be gazetting the entire KL City Draft Plan 2020, but is thinking of gazetting selected portions of it.

当你熟悉的小镇开始被城市化。你，开心吗？

Master Builders Association Malaysia secretary-general Dennis Tan believes urbanisation is a norm in any city and if done in a proper way, it is meant to build a competitive, clean, safe and happy city.

Some members of The Real Estate & Housing Developers’ Association Youth section (Rehda Youth) drew lessons in planning for vertical spaces and projects during its April study tour of two projects in Kuala Lumpur.

The most crucial factor in securing a housing loan with the desired financing margin is to have a high debt service ratio, according to Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) head of consumer finance Abdul Razak Mohd Nordin.

“The only way for the [property] market to move to the next level, is for the Malay market to be fully activated. The Malay market has not been made fully aware about property investment, even now."

The safeguard duty has resulted in a significant increase in raw material costs.

The number of properties launched in the second half of 2016 (2H2016) almost doubled from 1H2016. Sales in the second half also improved by more than 100% from 1H2016, according to a survey among members of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda).