SHANGHAI: Local investors are more aggressive in seizing opportunities compared with foreign investors who are shackled by various restrictions in 2Q2009, according to a report by an international real estate organisation.

GUANGZHOU: Despite the shrunken demand for retail space due to the global financial crisis, units in prime areas continue show resilience in 2H2009.

BEIJING: The city’s land sales market’s lively 2Q2009 performance was dominated by significant deals concluded by domestic developers, according to a quarterly bulletin released by Colliers International.

Once upon a time a backwater, Hong Kong’s famed Lan Kwai Fong (LKF) — derived from the names of flowers — is now the city’s most famous watering hole.At its best, this is the place to be merry and savour Hong Kong’s trendy nightlife till the wee hours, but at its worst, a seasoned British journalist gives his perspective: “LKF is a preservative for ageing Westerners who refuse to grow up.

Areas within the vicinity of Bandar Utama and Mutiara Damansara in Petaling Jaya are often sought after by homebuyers and investors for many reasons, among them, location and accessibility. Another factor these two townships share is the retail and shopping element.

The most exciting day for homebuyers would be when they get the keys to their new home. For owners of units in Bukit Kiara Properties’ (BKP) Viva — one of the four towers in the Verve Suites development in Mont’Kiara, Kuala Lumpur — that day is getting closer, with the developer just waiting for a few more approvals from the authorities.

Ideas can come out of any situation and in the case of Thinkscape Team3, the architectural arm of Thinkscape Group, it came from a lotus bud. This fragrant plant inspired a design that won Malaysian company Thinkscape Group the top prize at a recent international architectural competition held in Vietnam.

HWANGDBS Vickers is positive on the recent pick-up in the luxury segment of the local property market, stating that it was a strong indicator that the sector’s recovery is broadening. “Just a few weeks ago, this segment was considered dead by many.

KUALA LUMPUR: Going green is more than just a fad these days as the need to be sustainable in all aspects of our lives take on a more urgent note with the planet slipping ever more into an irreversible state of climatic damage.

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PETALING JAYA: It was not just another normal Saturday at Perumahan Kinrara Bhd’s sales office in Bandar Kinrara, Puchong, Selangor. More than 100 home buyers, some of whom had been camping in the premises for 11 days, are waiting to purchase homes at Sentosa, a link house development in Phases B39/B40 in the freehold Bandar Kinrara township.