Market News
05 Oct
2013
Tie-up for Signature Tower
PUTRAJAYA: The Signature Tower, which will anchor the Kuala Lumpur international financial district that is now called the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX), is among the projects named in a joint-venture (JV) agreement between investment groups from China and Malaysia.
03 Oct
2013
Malaysias CIMB-TCA buys Melbourne office block for US$259.2mil
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Reuters) - CIMB Trust-Capital Advisors (CIMB-TCA), which administers private equity real estate investments for Malaysian lender CIMB, has bought a 16-storey office accommodation block in Australia for 845 million ringgit ($259.24 million), the firm said in a statement on Tuesday.
27 Sep
2013
Greater pressure on office rental seen in one to two years
KUALA LUMPUR: Office rental is expected to come under greater pressure in about a year or two with landlords going as far as giving longer rent-free periods of up to six months and upon renewal of tenancy, said Sarkunan Subramaniam, managing director of real estate consultancy Knight Frank Malaysia.
18 Sep
2013
More Malaysians working away from office than world norm: Regus
KUALA LUMPUR: Global workplace provider Regus conducted a research recently which showed that about half the world’s workforce now enjoys flexible working arrangements at 48%, with Malaysia ahead of the curve at 53%.
14 Sep
2013
Emkay may form REIT
PETALING JAYA: The Emkay Group is not ruling out the possibility of forming a real estate investment trust (REIT) sometime in the future.
23 Aug
2013
Selangor Dredging to launch two new developments
KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Dredging Bhd (SDB) has announced its plans to launch two new developments — SqWhere in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya and Jia1 in Taman Melawati, Ulu Kelang — with a total gross development value (GDV) of RM540 million in its 2014 financial year ending March 31 (FY14).
20 Aug
2013
Hunza sees positive take-up for office block
GEORGE TOWN: Hunza Properties Bhd sees positive take-up for Hunza Tower, its 10-storey office block at the new Gurney Paragon Mall, said executive chairman Datuk Khor Teng Tong.
04 Aug
2013
Malaysian retirement fund buys 3rd asset in Australia for RM526mil
PETALING JAYA: Retirement Fund Inc (also known as Kumpulan Wang Persaraan Diperbadankan or KWAP), which manages RM98bil worth of assets, has acquired its third commercial property in Australia for A$172mil (RM526mil).
12 Jul
2013
GBI committee asks for extension of green incentives
KUALA LUMPUR: The Green Building Index (GBI) committee has requested for an extension of the current incentives given by the government to encourage more adoption of green buildings. The current incentives will end on Dec 31 next year.
28 Jun
2013
Pinnacle PJ off to a good start
PETALING JAYA: J & C Homes Holdings Sdn Bhd’s maiden project, Pinnacle PJ in Jalan Utara, Section 52, Petaling Jaya, has received very positive response from buyers