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National Community Policy at planning stage
PUTRAJAYA (July 11): The National Community Policy (Dasar Komuniti Negara), which will be presented by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) to Cabinet for approval in August, is currently at the planning stage.
Ideas senior fellow questions plan for ‘relaxed’ housing loan policy
KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): The central bank’s plan to formulate a “relaxed” housing loan scheme to ease up the loan process for the middle 40% (M40) and the bottom 40% (B40) segments of the population may not be a move in the right direction and could worsen the problem, said a senior fellow of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) in response to Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin’s announcement early this week.
Loan scheme for M40, B40 groups targeted for August rollout
PUTRAJAYA (July 3): The government aims to roll out a loan scheme aimed at the M40 and B40 income group, said Housing and Local Government Minister (KPKT) Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Highland Towers Redevelopment Committee to conduct feasibility studies
PETALING JAYA (June 27): The Highland Towers Redevelopment Committee headed by Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) secretary-general Datuk Mohammad Mentek will hold its first meeting today.
Housing, Local Govt Ministry moots bigger homes for poor
PETALING JAYA (June 16): The Housing and Local Government Ministry’s National Community Policy which is slated to launch in August may include proposals for larger homes for the poor, said its Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Easing home loan rules risky, say analysts
PETALING JAYA (June 14): The new government’s apparent intention to ease lending rules for home purchases may introduce additional risks to banks, analysts told The Edge weekly.
PPR owners given 90 days to evict foreign tenants
PUTRAJAYA (June 5): Owners of People's Housing Projects or PPR units currently renting out their units to foreigners have been given 90 days from today to evict them, says Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Rehda: Pakatan has good proposals, but more holistic approach needed
PETALING JAYA (May 11): While the Pakatan Harapan manifesto contains a number of proposals that are laudable, a more holistic approach is needed to make property prices more viable, said the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) president Datuk Seri FD Iskandar.
Rapid rise in house prices since 2008 could cause future instability, says World Bank
PETALING JAYA (Dec 19): The rapid rise of Malaysia’s real housing prices since 2008 could be a source of future instability, the World Bank said in a recent report.
