News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): Vivocom Intl Holdings Bhd has bagged an RM143 million contract from Almaventures Development Sdn Bhd to build a 44-storey block housing 902 units of affordable housing, with seven floors of car park, on Jalan Gombak, Setapak here.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): As the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line is rapidly gaining wide acceptance and changing commuter patterns, properties will increasingly be assessed by the distance from the stations, said Savills Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Savills) managing director Datuk Paul Khong.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): Malaysia is the most attractive place for retail brands to expand into Southeast Asia, thanks to its strategic location, low taxes, and barriers to entry compared with other countries in the region, said Savills Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Savills) deputy executive chairman Allan Soo.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): MCT Bhd rose as much as 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3) : Malaysia Pacific Corp Bhd (MPCorp) said it is negotiating with the 21st Metallurgical Development (M) Sdn Bhd (T21) for the redevelopment of Wisma MPL in Jalan Raja Chulan here.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 2): MCT Bhd’s major shareholder Regent Wise Investment Ltd is raising its shareholding in the company to 50.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 28): While the property market has remained soft in 2017, Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) director-general Nordin Daharom believes the market is still holding up as transactions are still taking place.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): China Railway Corporation, the republic’s railway operator, will collaborate with China Railway Group Ltd, China Railway Construction Corp Ltd, China Communications Construction, CRRC Corp Ltd and other firms to bid for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) project.

随着政府决定选择性发放特定房产种类的发展准证，以解决目前令人担忧的滞销房产， 原本已经陷入低迷的大马房市更是雪上加霜。 迈入2018年，如果你想要进一步了解整体房市的走向，并洞悉未来的趋势，即将在举办的Malaysia Property Summit将聚集多名房市专家，为你提供2018年的房地产走势预测。 Malaysia Property Summit是由大马物业估价师、房产管理、地产经纪、私人领域房产顾问协会（PEPS）主办。这个峰会的筹委会主席Michael Kong相信，只要拥有准确的市场消息，加上专家分析的数据和报告，公众就可做出更准确的房地产投资决定。 Kong表示：“我们也希望在峰会上，更有系统地分析目前房屋滞销的问题，并提供不同房产种类和地点的分析。我们仔细挑选前来演讲的房产专家，相信他们会给予公众更多有关滞销房产的消息。” 他补充，这个即将在2018年1月23日，于Sime Darby Convention Centre举办的峰会，预料迎来大约400名听众。 EdgeProp.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Property developers may need to brace for a sustained low-margin environment next year as they continue building new affordable homes that are expected to crimp their margins.