News by Halim Yaacob

What you buy may matter as much as where you buy in Sepang's industrial property market, where data show sharply different price tiers between link, semidee and detached factories, even within the same developments.

Heng Guan Development (HGD) has begun handing over 129 homes at Aera Gardens, marking the first residential handover under its 150-acre Aera Township in Sungai Petani North, Kedah.

German life sciences company Eppendorf SE has leased an approximately 11.82-acre site at Bandar Cassia Technology Park (BCTP) in Batu Kawan, Penang, from Penang Development Corporation (PDC) for 60 years to develop its first manufacturing facility in Southeast Asia.

Nuvah Sdn Bhd, which V3D Asia Ltd identifies as its Malaysian commercial arm, is targeting the start of construction in November for Villa Bayu, a proposed 3D-printed luxury bungalow at the Gentlebre Precinct of Eco Majestic in Semenyih, Selangor.

Malaysia is emerging as an early-stage opportunity for institutional student-housing investment as capital begins looking beyond Australia, the region’s dominant market, according to property consultancy JLL.

Selangor and Johor emerged as Malaysia’s leading investment destinations in the first half of 2026 (1H2026), as Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) chairman Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted services and manufacturing as the country’s two main investment engines.

Mah Sing Group Bhd’s net profit attributable to shareholders rose 9.8% to RM72.47 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (2QFY2026), from RM66.02 million a year earlier, as higher property sales and progress billings lifted revenue.

Johor has strengthened its position as Asia Pacific’s (Apac) largest data centre market by combined operational and future capacity, while Malaysia leads Southeast Asia in data centre capacity under construction, according to a global real estate consultancy.

Sime Darby Property Bhd’s push to build a larger recurring-income business is beginning to show in its results, with the developer reporting higher contributions from data centres, retail and logistics assets alongside its core property development business.

Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (Hektar REIT) is seeking unitholders’ approval to acquire KYS College Sdn Bhd’s (KCSB) leasehold interest in part of a freehold site in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, together with existing school buildings and a new building to be constructed, for RM125 million.