This week, the focus is on the secondary market of non-landed residences in one of Klang Valley’s most coveted addresses: Subang Jaya. Subang Jaya in this study is limited to residential and commercial areas covered by SS12 to SS19, as well as the industrial zones around the Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park.

In 1995, Alex Lee graduated from an advertising course from a local college but, he has never worked a day in the advertising industry.

As for the education segment, total student numbers in 1Q16 declined slightly by 1.5% from end-2015 to 8,130.

Damansara Jaya continues to draw home buyers.

Set up in 1984, Penang-based Kerjaya Prospek has established a niche in building premium high-rise buildings with most of its equipment fully depreciated.

 PHB’s list of investments now stands at 22 — from around 13 in 2014 — of which 18 developments have been completed.

The rental market in Cheras is driven by its proximity to Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

Tan Sri Datuk Sri Leong Hoy Kum expects the local property market to hit a turning point soon and anticipates demand to pick up in the second half. “Various indicators point towards a turning point. Residential property transactions have bottomed out as there was a milder contraction in Q42015 compared with the third quarter and second quarter of last year,” says Leong, the managing director of Mah Sing Group Bhd.

Up until recently, the property market in Cheras has consisted predominantly of mature, middle-class condominiums and apartments.