News: australian property investment

The most recent australian property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

Hambali off the hook

HAMBALI, the terrorist mastermind believed to be behind the Bali bombings, is set to escape justice for his role in the 2002 attacks. Senior US officials have told The Weekend Australian that military prosecutors lack the evidence to charge the … Continue reading →

Aussie apartment boost

The Australian apartment market is bucking a softening trend of the overall housing market, especially in Sydney. Tighter Asian property rules lifting aparment market, especially Sydney SYDNEY: Tighter government regulations introduced by some Asian countries to cool sizzling house prices are contributing to higher demand for new apartments in Australia, property services firm CB Richard [...]

STRATEGIC SAGA Australian Passengers Remain Stranded In Phuket

Australian carrier Strategic Airlines has again revised plans to resume disrupted services today, though according to the airline a schedule is yet to be confirmed.

SP Setia moves Down Under

View of Fulton LN from Franklin Street Malaysia’s largest property developer aims to expand its footprint in Melbourne, Sydney. PROPERTY developer SP Setia Bhd is yet another Malaysian developer to make its presence Down Under, having purchased a piece of prime land in Melbourne, Australia and looking to capitalise on the growing apartment demand in [...]

KPJ to build specialist centre in Iskandar

JOHOR BARU: A new specialist hospital on a 500,000 sq ft of land will be built in Bandar Dato’ Onn in the Iskandar Malaysia development region in Johor Baru. Specialist hospital operator KPJ Healthcare Bhd will collaborate with Johor Land Bhd to build the modern hospital. The project will be undertaken in two phases, KPJ [...]

SP Setia plans to increase Australia landbank

MELBOURNE: Malaysian property developer SP Setia Bhd plans to increase its landbank in Australia, predominantly in popular cities such as Melbourne, Sydney and even Gold Coast, as it seeks to capture the growing opportunities from the population boom of these cities. Having made its first Australian investment last year, the developer is in the midst [...]

Housing Cost Gap Widens in Australia

Australian cities are experiencing a slowdown in all areas of the housing market, but some cities are faring worse than others according the latest market research. Sydney and Canberra are still seeing positive numbers in pricing and sales, while both have dropped in Perth and Brisbane, creating a two-tier…

SP Setia forays into Aussie property mart

MELBOURNE: SP Setia, Malaysia’s largest property development company will make its debut in the Australian property market with the Fultan LN, a mixed development project with a gross development value of A$470 million (A$1=RM3.20). Chief executive officer of Setia Melbourne Development Company Pty Ltd, Choong Kai Wai, said the property project, comprising 730 apartments as [...]

Analysts puzzled as UOA fails to shine on debut

UOA Development Bhd chairman, Tan Sri Alwi Jantan (right) together with managing director CS Kong (centre) and non-independent non-executive director Alan Charles Winduss (left) looking at the main screen after the listing ceremony. AZMAN GHANI/The Star PETALING JAYA: Last Wednesday marked UOA Development Bhd’s debut on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia. Year-to-date, the property [...]

Bali Property Villas | Villa D’Suite Seminyak

Bali villas | Seminyak villas Designed by Australian designer Dean Kempnich, villa d’suite truly refines the word “Bali Modern”. Unmistakable Balinese rooflines mix with modern yet pleasing painting color schemes, combining lush tropical garden surrounding the villa, this is a Bali villas like no other. Centrally located on the hippest area of Bali – Oberoi, [...]