Addressing the affordable housing gap and rising cost of living.

The group acknowledged the outlook for the property sector as being challenging.

Highlights of Budget 2018.

Bukit Bintang City Centre will house the first Canopy by Hilton in Southeast Asia.

“Improved rail services will bring about efficient connectivity between the urban and rural areas.”

Maspex Penang has kicked off yesterday and will run until Oct 29 at Queensbay Mall, Penang, showcasing over 5,000 secondary properties.

Allocations for People’s Housing Programme (PPR) and 1Malaysia Civil Servants Housing (PPA1M) continue to increase.

Household delinquencies and impairment for total loans stayed low at 1.4% and 1.7%.

“The bulk of household debt was for wealth accumulation with 63% secured by properties and principal-guaranteed investments.”

The Kuala Lumpur rental index rose by 3.7% to 133.5 points.