In Depth

Stronger quarters ahead expected for Axis REIT

By the end of FY16, we expect four full quarters of contribution from Beyonics i-Park Blocks A, B, C and D, and a full-quarter contribution from the warehouse facility in Pasir Gudang.

Outsourcing opportunities to boost office demand?

With ample supply of office space and human resource, Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur is poised to be one of the more attractive destinations for multinational companies (MNCs) to outsource their operations, says international real estate services firm JLL.

Joint ownership, an easier way to own a house?

Securing a mortgage to buy a house is not easy these days as financial institutions continue with their tight lending policies. But your chances of getting the loan approved may be higher if you buy a property through joint ownership.

BBCC’s cool container offices

A visitor to the Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) development’s sales gallery at Jalan Hang Tuah, Kuala Lumpur would be greeted by the sight of shipping containers. But these are no ordinary containers. All decked up in glass and a myriad of colours, they have been turned into BBCC’s project office and sales gallery. BBCC is 19.4-acre development with a gross development value of RM8.7 billion on the site of the former Pudu Jail. It is being developed by a consortium comprising UDA Holdings Bhd, Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) and the Employees Provident Fund.

Strata living, a work in progress

IT’S been a year since the Strata Management Act 2013 (SMA) was implemented in our country. As we should know by now, strata is a form of property ownership and development format that caters for the subdivision of buildings and land to ensure higher density and better efficiency in land utilisation. In simpler words, strata living is a form of community living where it embraces the idea of “love thy neighbours” instead of “my home is my kingdom” by holding several households or different entities under one roof.