Overseas Property Investment

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

The Novotel Hydro Majestic Hotel was sold for RM156mil last year.
The outlook for the local hotel industry is expected to be positive this year after the hospitality industry showed some pick-up in the second half of last year, says Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) senior vice-president Ivo R Nekvapil.
“Barring any bad press with less emphasis [...]

The Malaysia International Furniture Fair has been held in multiple locations in recent years due to the lack of space.
MALAYSIA has some of the finest exhibition and convention centres in the region, but it needs to beef up its MICE (meeting, incentive, convention and exhibition) sector if it wants to garner a larger slice of [...]

Penang remains a property hotspot with developers from both the island and the Klang Valley, with the number of new projects increasing in the third quarter of this year.
Despite fears of a property bubble, notably in the condominium market, developers appear to be forging ahead with new and innovative launches on the island where foreign [...]

MALAYSIAN owned and operated Impiana Hotels & Resorts hopes to have 20 hotels under its ambit by 2015, says its top official.
It plans to either own, manage or do a combination of both for these hotels that could be in Malaysia or abroad.
The group, with a hotel presence in Malaysia and Thailand, hopes to make [...]

BANGKOK: Malaysian contractors, who secured 155 projects overseas worth US$15.57 billion (RM53.5 billion) in the past three years, have won another 16 projects valued at US$1.06 billion (RM3.6 billion) so far this year.
Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM) secretary-general Yap Yoke Keong said the Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia (CIDB) records showed that 2006 [...]

Besides property, visitors to The Star Property Fair 2009 in Penang also have the opportunity to win attractive prizes such as Global Positioning System (GPS), MP3 portable media player and facial products.
To win the prizes, participants have to look out for the ‘Lucky Catch Contest’ entry forms in The Star newspaper’s Metro section.
Iriver (M) Sdn [...]

The office space provider is now negotiating to buy an 80-room serviced apartment in Bangkok and is also eyeing Singapore for a suitable property there
The Nomad Group Bhd, an office space provider, has allocated some RM100 million to expand its serviced apartment portfolio and is eyeing properties in Thailand and Singapore.

The group is now negotiating [...]

Figures point to house price falls until 2011 – guardian.co.uk http://cli.gs/XRPvq #
Real Estate: Lawsuits pile up in Las Vegas real estate investment scam – Las Vegas Sun http://cli.gs/Rqp0G #
Matalan adds holiday homes to retail offer – Crain’s Manchester Business http://cli.gs/Z2Uz2 #
Flats lure mainland funds – The Standard http://cli.gs/up7R5 #
Emaar Confirms Mulling Fresh Indian IPO – [...]

Exchanges battle for eastern Europe – Financial News (subscription) http://cli.gs/4Egh6 #
On the Street and off the Cuff – Crain’s Manchester Business http://cli.gs/d43eQ #
Surplus office space triggers fall in rent – Gulf Times http://cli.gs/eusNB #
Realtors take to the Street to raise $2.5 bn – Economic Times http://cli.gs/Uh78A #
Property News: Scene set for UK home rental boost [...]

A model of Kidzania. Xavier Lopez Ancona (inset) says from his planning of a day-care centre, the theme park turns out to be something even more fun and bigger that could attract an even larger crowd
CHILDREN’s role-playing is a universal concept that has existed for thousands of years. Identifying this as a business opportunity, Mexican [...]