KUALA LUMPUR: UEM Sunrise Bhd, the country’s largest property developer by market capitalisation, is on a hunt for property development opportunities in Indonesia, following its forays into Singapore, Melbourne and Vancouver.

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 78% of stores under the Small Retailer Transformation Programme (Tukar) reported a 6% or higher increase in revenue after 12 months, according to a study commissioned by the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) and the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism.

KUALA LUMPUR: Dialog Group Bhd expects the development plan for Phase 2 of the RM5 billion Pengerang Independent Deepwater Petroleum Terminal (PIDPT) in Johor to be finalised by July this year, said its co-founder and executive chairman Dr Ngau Boon Keat.

PETALING JAYA: Massive new infrastructure projects are poised to create more investing opportunities in already-popular property markets, according to a presentation by mapmaker Ho Chin Soon.

PETALING JAYA: The largest infrastructure project since World War Two in London, Crossrail, will see residential properties in areas within key stations outperforming the general prime central market by 6% by 2018 when the stations are completed.

PETALING JAYA: Housing prices are expected to rise by at least 5% next year when the goods and services tax (GST) takes effect in April next year, said property experts.

PETALING JAYA: Property prices this year are expected to increase moderately despite less supply coming onto the market, said Zerin Properties CEO Previndran Singhe.

THE London residential market has been a good investment destination for investors around the world. Nicholas Holt, Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific head of research based in Singapore, believes that this trend will continue, albeit a slight bump in the road by way of a capital gains tax on non-residents selling their property.

MY PLANE lands at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport just as dusk is falling and as I wait for my ride, a constant stream of taxis whisks passengers away to their destinations.

This is my second trip to Sabah’s capital, my first having been about a decade ago, and much has changed in this blossoming city.

THE Johor Baru property market is poised for a slowdown this year as cooling measures start to bite, says KGV International Property Consultants (Johor) Sdn Bhd director Samuel Tan.