Bandar Malaysia Deal Boost For Property Market

PETALING JAYA, Dec 5: The recent sale of a 60% stake in Bandar Malaysia to a Malaysia-China consortium is a boost for local property market sentiment in the new year, with significant positive implications, according to AmResearch. On Dec 31, 2015, 1Malaysia Development Bhd announced that Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Bhd (IWH) and China Railway Engineering … Read more

1MDB: Valuation for 60% stake in Bandar Malaysia not finalised yet

To dispel the confusion as to why the price announced by China Railway for a majority stake in the Bandar Malaysia project was significantly lower than the amount previously reported, 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) said the figure represents the net equity value of the mega development and not the land sale valuation. Last Thursday, 1MDB … Read more

Forest City set to become an iconic urban area

The Forest City project in Johor is poised to be an iconic urban area in the world within 20 years, reported The Star. Notably, the project is expected to trigger significant changes in how development projects are carried out throughout the world, said Country Garden Holdings chairman Yeung Kwok Keung. He noted that the 1,740ha … Read more