Category Archives: Overseas Property

More local than foreign interest in M’sian property

Domestic interest in Malaysian property is now higher compared to that from overseas in contrast to a year ago, an analysis by property website thinkproperty.my showed.

It had analysed its visitor traffic data over the last three months and compared it with the status last year.

The data is pertinent because in 2008, 82.7 per cent of visitors were from Malaysia, while in 2009, that proportion rose to 85.2 per cent.

Over 80 per cent of the visitors were interested in buying or renting property in Malaysia, thinkproperty.my said in a statement yesterday.

While there was increased interest from Malaysian property buyers, it was less among those from countries such as Singapore, the United Kingdom, India, Australia, Japan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan, it said.

Asim Qureshi, the chief executive officer of Think Media Sdn Bhd, the company that owns thinkproperty.my, commented that the data provided mixed signals. ‘On one hand, it indicates the confidence of Malaysians in investing in property, has increased in contrast to those from overseas.

‘This is to be expected because Malaysia’s property market has been stable.The Malaysian experience of seeing property as an investment has also been more positive compared to those of most other countries, he added. Continue reading

Ascott bags Vietnam management contract

This will boost its inventory in Vietnam to 1,182 units

CAPITALAND’S serviced residence arm has clinched a management contract for a property in the coastal city of Hai Phong.

The Somerset Central TD, Hai Phong, will open in the second half of next year and offer 132 units ranging from studio to three-bedroom apartments, The Ascott Group said yesterday.

This will be the seventh property in Ascott’s portfolio in the country and will boost its inventory in Vietnam to 1,182 units.

The latest management contract is from Thuy Duong Investment Joint Stock Company, a property company with developments across Vietnam’s major cities.

The property is part of the landmark TD Plaza, a mixed use development at Le Hong Phong Road that comprises a five-storey mall, which is already operating; an office block; and two towers of residential apartments and serviced residences.

‘The new Somerset property will be the first international branded serviced residence and the largest serviced apartment in Hai Phong,’ Ascott said.

The latest property will cement Ascott’s position as the largest international serviced residence operator in Vietnam. Continue reading