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KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): The formation of just a single agency tasked with the distribution of affordable houses can facilitate the monitoring of their supply and demand, said National Institute of Valuation (Inspen) Director Mohd Khairudin Abd Halim.

PETALING JAYA (March 8): A former Australian civil servant has received a letter of demand for over A$20 million (RM60.

PETALING JAYA (March 8): Axis REIT Managers Bhd head of investment Siva Shanker expects the performance of third-tier shopping malls to worsen, with these spaces eventually becoming store rooms for e-commerce businesses, if they do not stay relevant.

PETALING JAYA (March 7): Singapore-based Centennial Business Suites Ptd Ltd will be opening its second serviced/co-working space at KL Sentral by the end of this month, said its CEO Melvin Lim.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): TA Global Bhd and its CEO Tiah Joo Kim have not been questioned by the FBI, nor do they have any business dealings with US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, according to the group’s statement yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): People's Housing Project (PPR) tenants will be able to buy their units through a rent-to-own (RTO) scheme, according to a Bernama report.

  PETALING JAYA (March 5): The remand on a businessman with a “Datuk Seri” title who had allegedly accepted RM19 million in bribes to stop investigations into the RM6.

PETALING JAYA (March 5): Felcra Properties Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Felcra Bhd, saw its latest luxury residence project Semarak Residence achieve a take-up rate of 45% since its launch in December 2017.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): The government must work with the property industry’s stakeholders to create a one-stop big data centre to enable the industry to better bridge the gap between supply and demand and predict housing trends in various areas, said the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) Malaysia president Datuk Seri FD Iskandar Mohamed Mansor.

大马莱坊（Knight Frank）指出，随着大马基础建设持续提升，以及在中国一带一路政策的带动下，中国发展商接下来将把目光投向本地房地产领域，尤其着重在探讨发展工业型城镇的机会。 这是因为，国内商用和高楼住宅产业的前景蒙尘，而工业活动依然获得港口、铁路和高速大道项目的支撑，从而为这些发展商带来这方面的契机。 该房产咨询公司的资本市场执行董事Allan Sim表示，很多发展商正以“过快”的速度，在建造“过多”的发展高楼房屋，来迎合本地需求，导致这方面的市场相当艰巨。 “有时你不能过于依赖当地需求，而是需要创造你自己的市场。所以，预计很多中国发展商会引入他们的制造商伙伴，来把握工业活动增加的机遇。届时，他们有可能会借机发展一座城镇。” Sim是在大马莱坊的最新报告推介礼上，向媒体如此表示。 该公司近期发布的报告——《新兴领域》（New Frontiers: The 2018 Report）和《在马中资》（Chinese Corridors in Malaysia），旨在发掘大马的投资机会，并帮助投资者了解一带一路蕴藏的潜在商机。 根据《新兴领域》报告，在过去4年的中国境外房地产投资排行榜中，我国以获得该国US$23.