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First global climate tipping point reached, what it means for Malaysia’s property market
Fresh reporting this week signals a structural break in the climate backdrop for real assets. An international assessment led by university researchers and covered by major outlets concludes that warm water coral reefs have moved into widespread die off, marking what many scientists call the first global climate tipping point. The same body of work points to intensifying stress on polar ice sheets and major tropical forests. For Malaysia, where long coastlines, reef linked to
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1 day ago8 min read


Japan’s property investment rebounds with a US$22.8 billion surge, why capital is rotating to Tokyo and the “living” sectors
Fresh data show global investors returning to Japan’s real estate at scale. South China Morning Post reports that investment into...
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Oct 27 min read


APAC hotel capital is concentrating in five safe-haven markets
Across Asia Pacific, hotel investors are not scattering capital evenly. They are clustering around a small group of reliable destinations...
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Sep 226 min read


Malaysia’s construction engine is revving into 2026. What the new outlook means for projects, pricing, and portfolio moves
Fresh data gives the industry something solid to plan around. A new BMI forecast released on September 5 points to Malaysia’s...
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Sep 710 min read


Kuala Lumpur’s development process just changed. What DBKL’s 2025 Planning Rules mean for approvals, community input and project risk
Kuala Lumpur City Hall has brought the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Planning Rules 2025 into force. The rules took effect on 16 June...
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Aug 276 min read


KL hospitality goes ultra luxury: Park Hyatt opens at Merdeka 118 and sets a new price anchor for rooms and branded residences
Kuala Lumpur has gained a fresh symbol of ambition at the very top of its skyline. Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur is now open inside Merdeka...
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Aug 186 min read


Construction Inputs Are Changing: How Low Carbon Steel and Cement Shift 2026 to 2028 CapEx
Across Southeast Asia, low carbon steel and lower clinker concrete are moving from pilot purchases to mainstream specifications. The real...
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Aug 127 min read


Malaysia’s First CRESS Carbon Credit Auction - How a new domestic market could turbo charge low carbon retrofits
On 22 July 2025 Bursa Malaysia’s subsidiary Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX) joined forces with renewable‑energy developer UEM Lestra to roll...
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Jul 287 min read


Empty Hotels, New Homes: July 2025 and the Luxury Conversion Boom
At lunchtime on 16 July 2025 New York real‑estate desks lit up with the same alert: the 1960s‑era Watson Hotel in Hell’s Kitchen will...
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Jul 188 min read


Asia Climate Summit Bangkok (8-10 July): ASEAN’s Race to a US$3 Trn Carbon Market
Early evening in Bangkok, delegates meet in a small, rented workspace near Benjakitti Park, reviewing tomorrow’s Asia Climate Summit...
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Jul 611 min read


Master Plan 2025: Singapore’s Next 80,000 Homes - and Why Heritage Developers Should Pay Attention
A few minutes after nine on Wednesday, 25 June, the automatic doors at URA Centre slid open and two very different lines converged. On...
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Jun 265 min read


Akiya 2.0: Japan Raises Its Empty-House Renovation Grant to ¥3 Million and Makes It Truly Nationwide
Drive an hour outside any Japanese city and you start spotting them. Shuttered windows, weather-worn cedar boards, weeds finding their...
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Jun 194 min read


Big-Money Bets on Japan: How Bain Capital’s US$5 Billion Shopping Spree Is Re-shaping the Real-Estate Chessboard
Global capital is flooding back into Japanese real estate just as the yen sits near thirty-year lows and borrowing costs remain the...
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Jun 135 min read


Japan’s Offshore-Wind Breakthrough: Opening the EEZ to Clean-Energy Giants
At 11:47 a.m. on 3 June 2025 the House of Councilors approved an amendment to the Renewable Sea-area Utilization Act . With a single vote...
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Jun 96 min read


Sustainable Real Estate Development: Trends, Innovations, and Opportunities in 2025
The year 2025 marks a defining moment in real estate, as sustainable development evolves from a niche approach to a global standard....
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May 213 min read


Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) – TRX: Kuala Lumpur’s Next-Generation Financial District Takes Shape
Seventy acres of fenced-off construction debris have disappeared from Jalan Tun Razak, replaced by the steel-and-glass silhouette of a...
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May 136 min read


East Coast Rail Link Nears 80 % Completion – and Malaysia’s Property Map Is Already Redrawn
Infrastructure Boom Sparks Shifts in Land Value and Development Hotspots. At dawn on 17 April a 480-metre ribbon of track slid onto...
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May 25 min read


The 2025 KL Residential Guide: Best Areas to Call Home
How Foreign Investors and Businesses Are Capitalizing on Currency Discounts, Surging Tourism, and Market Reforms in Asia’s Most Resilient Ec
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Mar 186 min read


The Yen Advantage
How Foreign Investors and Businesses Are Capitalizing on Currency Discounts, Surging Tourism, and Market Reforms in Asia’s Most Resilient Ec
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Mar 53 min read


Bridgewater Founder Ray Dalio Identified as Buyer of Club Street Shophouses Sold in 2021
Ray Dalio’s Investment in Singapore Real Estate Highlights Growing Interest in Shophouse Market In a noteworthy development within...
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Nov 29, 20243 min read
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