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From an actor to a realtor

Incorporating his prior experiences while contracted under Singapore’s Mediacorp, Freeman Woo excelled as a real estate negotiator and is today the co-founder of Kith and Kin Realty Sdn Bhd. 

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MRT Corp starts tender process for MRT3 Circle Line

In a statement on Thursday (April 28), MRT Corp said the RFP is open to companies with experience in managing at least one railway project in Malaysia or overseas of a minimum aggregate value of RM1 billion. The project should also have at least two of three elements, which are elevated stations and viaducts, underground stations and bored tunnels, or railway systems.

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Tropicana appoints HostAStay as tenancy management service provider

HostAStay is one of the leading short-stay management companies in Malaysia. This collaboration synergises Tropicana’s property portfolio in tourism hotspots with HostAStay’s established track record for excellence in the short-term accommodation segment. This initiative is also set to drive hassle-free returns for Tropicana purchasers and homeowners. 

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S P Setia to raise up to RM1.18b from rights issue

The group intends to utilise the gross proceeds raised from the proposed exercise to redeem all outstanding RCPS-i B which were issued in December 2017 and to repay borrowings. As at April 8, 2022, it had 1.18 billion RCPS-i B amounting to RM1.04 billion in issue.

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Top Builders chairman redesignated as CEO

Foo, 51, assumed the role of executive chairman on April 7. According to bourse filings, she started her early career as a personal assistant to a company director. She then ventured into the insurance business.

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Analysts mixed on property sector, affordable housing play favoured

In an April 8 note, Hong Leong Investment Bank Research analyst Tan Kai Shuen says much of the property sector dynamics had changed compared with the previous year, owing to the pickup in sales and construction activity following the easing of lockdown restrictions, ending of the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) last December, rising cost of living and lower household income, inflationary pressures on commodities and building materials cost, border reopening in April, anticipated rate hike and return of capital inflow from foreign investors.

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