Budget 2021: Industry leaders' feedback on stamp duty exemption
This exemption is effective for sale and purchase agreements executed from Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2025.
KGV International: Proper allocation of affordable housing is important
KGV International Property Consultant (Johor) executive director Samuel Tan: These schemes are impactful only when fundamentals like location, quality and unit sizes match the buyers' needs and requirements. The RTO scheme is good but should not be limited to PRIMA. Other developers should be encouraged to participate in such schemes.
Budget 2021: Not a good time to further push up household debts – IDEAS
“We know that no job is fully ‘safe’ at the moment and therefore a nudge towards prudence in spending would be more appropriate.”
Full Budget 2021 speech
I have a belief. How the Malaysian nation is a brave nation, a strong nation, that when we can agree with each other, we can do extraordinary things. That is why this 2021 Budget is raised as the theme " Resilient As One, Together We Triumph".
HBA: A budget that addresses concerns of abandoned projects' victims
The association lauded the government’s proposal for a stamp duty exemption on loan agreements and Memorandum of Transfer (MOT) where ‘white knight’ contractors are reviving abandoned projects with the original house buyers of abandoned housing projects be extended for a further five years to December 2025.
Mah Sing hopes DIBS will be considered in next national Budget
Leong commented that overall, Budget 2021 would help to alleviate the people’s burden in owning their homes, which indirectly stimulates the property market.
MIEA: Budget 2021 lacks property market stimulating measures but first-time homebuyers to benefit
MIEA president Lim Boon Ping expected the Budget to provide further property market stimulating measures and extension of incentives to the secondary market.
Rehda: A homebuyer-friendly budget
Rehda Malaysia president Datuk Soam Heng Choon: Rehda welcomes the [stamp duty exemption for first residential home] as part of the government’s initiative to encourage homeownership amongst the Rakyat, which was also our Budget Wish list to the government.
Previndran: Budget 2021 is comprehensive in creating property demand
“I found this budget has really addressed what the country needs... I like the incentives for businesses to establish themselves in Malaysia, focus on improving infrastructure for existing industrial estates, and of course, spending money to develop new infrastructure,” said Previndran.
What you MUST know about Budget 2021: For the real estate sector
Full stamp duty exemption on Memorandum of Transfer and loan agreement for the first home priced below RM500,000. This is for agreements inked from January 2021 to December 2025
