Local startup wins regional acclaim

Asia Pacific - iProperty.com has won the best property portal award for Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Philippines at CNBC's Asia Pacific Property Awards 2008.

"iProperty.com has made history as this is the first time a single company has won this award in four countries. In Malaysia, we are already the clear market leader in the online property space, with over 35,000 quality property listings by over 1,500 accredited real estate agents; and the country's top developers," Patrick Grove, executive chairman of the iProperty.com group, said.

This year's competition judges included Helen Shield, editor-in-chief of International Homes magazine; Phil Spencer, property expert and presenter of Channel 4's Location or Relocation TV shows; Graham Norwood of the Daily Mail; and Paul Wyatt, head of design for Lycos UK.