Ekovest to keep EkoCheras Mall for planned REIT, says chairman

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Ekovest Bhd does not intend to sell its EkoCheras Mall as it plans to keep it for recurring income and to group it with other properties that provide recurring income, like the group’s RM4 billion River of Life project, to form a real estate investment trust (REIT), said its executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo (pictured).

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Market seen moving into M-REITs on OPR cut to 3%

M-REIT sector Upgrade to overweight: Much to our surprise, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3% and we believe this will continue to spur the market to move into yield assets, and Malaysian real estate investment trusts (M-REITs) are often the darling of equity investors during monetary easing due to their stability and high-yielding nature, despite the average yield being compressed to 6.

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MRCB close to clinching RM700m DASH contract

PROPERTY and infrastructure developer Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) is close to securing a RM700 million work package for the Damansara-Shah Alam Highway (DASH) project, say sources with knowledge of the matter.

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MRCB targets RM1 billion sales for this year

PETALING JAYA (June 1): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) has set a RM1 billion sales target for 2016 — a risky bet considering that its 2015 sales only amounted to RM850 million, while the real estate market remains muted.

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