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City&Country: A new hub for KL city centre

Tamansari — a high-end urban renewal project unfolding in Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, where the Pekeliling flats once stood — is expected to give a fillip to the entire area. Riding on this and expected better times this year, construction firm Prinsiptek Corp Bhd is launching its Vue Residences

Rehda to propose Home Completion Guarantee Scheme

KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) is planning to introduce a Home Completion Guarantee Scheme.

Its president Datuk Ng Seing Liong said the scheme would eliminate the possibility of projects being abandoned as Rehda would step in to complete the project should any problem arise.

Rehda and MBAM to mass import steel

KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) and the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) will be mass importing steel from neighbouring countries as local steel prices have risen by 10%.

SP Setia 1Q10 broadly in-line

• 1Q10 net profit of RM38m was broadly in-line, making-up 19% of street’s FY10E net profit of RM198m and 18% of our estimate of RM208m. Typically, SP Setia (SP) 1Qs and 1Hs are seasonally weaker while 2H makes up 53%-55% of full year net profit.

SP Setia: 1QFY10 : A slow quarter

Below expectation

1QFY10 results came in below expectations. Net profit only achieved 18.9% and 19.3% of house and consensus full year estimates due to seasonally slower construction progress in 1QFY10, and lower thanmexpected margin. As expected, no dividends were declared for the quarter.