Switzerland is synonymous with the dazzling beauty of the Alps, spectacular ski spots and a host of other tourist destinations. But there’s also a hidden gem that’s a big hit with visitors too. Called Zermatt, the quaint village is tucked away at the foot of the Matterhorn, dubbed the most photographed mountain in the world.What does a Swiss tourist hotspot have to do with real estate?

It is easy to fall in love with Zermatt. There’s something to do in this quaint Alpine village, even for a non-skier or someone not into hiking or mountaineering, that will make for a memorable holiday.To discover the beauty of the Alps, hop onto the Gornergrat Bahn or the Matterhorn railway to the Gornergrat.

Jan 21, 2010, seemed to be a very significant day for the development of Malaysian land law, with headlines nationwide lauding another landmark decision that corrected a “blatant error” which had stood as good law for the better part of the last decade.

Alastair Hughes, Jones Lang LaSalle’s CEO for Asia-Pacific, describes his first year in Singapore as “a bit of a baptism of fire”. He relocated from London, where he was  JLL’s CEO for Europe, Middle East and Africa for five years, and prior to that, managing director for JLL in UK.

PETALING JAYA: Jetson Construction Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kumpulan Jetson Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding with China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Ltd (CSCHK) to jointly submit a tender for a project at Platinum Park on Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur.

PETALING JAYA: MK Land Holdings Bhd posted a lower net profit of RM 3.839 million in its second quarter ended Dec 31, 2009, down 26.22 % against RM 5.203 million recorded in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue however increased by 1.42% to RM 48.448 million from RM47.770 million.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Al-Hadharah Boustead REIT (real estate investment trust) achieved an 8.8 per cent increase in realised operating profit of RM69 million for its financial year ended Dec 31, 2009, from RM63.5 million
in the previous year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Some “normalisation” of the interest rates are now in order after they were reduced to “unprecedented” levels following the global financial crisis, said Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR: More affordable homes are to be built in Shanghai, adding about 4 million sq m by the end of this year.

The city will soon start constructing 12 million sq m of affordable homes, or 60 percent of the city’s year target for new housing, a report by Shanghai Daily said on Friday Jan 29.

KUCHING: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) expects to complete its investigation into an alleged misappropriation in a federal government development project costing RM6 million in the state, next month.