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Proposals under the National Housing Policy, including the provision of long-term housing loans, will be discussed by the Finance Ministry with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Housing and Local Government Ministry.

The Selangor state government will exempt property developers from development charges for projects of several affordable housing schemes, including Rumah Idaman and Rumah Selangorku Harapan, effective January next year, according to Selangor state housing and culture exco Datuk Borhan Aman Shah.

Noteworthy: Freehold Built-up size: 1,580 sq ft Land size: 1,650 sq ft 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms Unfurnished Nearby amenities: Main Place Mall, Columbia Asia Hospital Bukit Rimau, Kota Permai Golf & Country Club, MAHSA University Malaysia, LRT Putra Heights Accessibility: Elite, LDP, Kesas, LKSA, NPE, Federal Highway When: June 2024

Noteworthy: Freehold Built-up size: 17,740 sq ft Unfurnished Nearby amenities: Small businesses, industrial parks, schools, residential developments, F&B establishments, KSL Esplanade Mall Accessibility: SKVE, West Coast Expressway, Kesas, Elite, Jalan Klang Banting When: April 2024

“In Malaysia, about two-thirds of country's infrastructure right now is almost 15 to 20 years old and it does not meet the current building codes energy efficiency requirements or for that matter safety requirements."

Juwai IQI co-founder and group chief executive officer Kashif Ansari noted that the firm has revised the forecast for 1Q2025 in light of this better-than-expected performance.

Malaysia’s property transaction values hit RM105 billion in the first half of this year from almost 199,000 transactions, making these the highest transaction values and volume in the last five years.

To celebrate World Town Planning Day, the Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) will host its annual National Planning Congress (NPC) 2024 on Oct 29 in Putrajaya.