KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): State governments have been urged to support the construction of affordable homes by providing the sites to build the properties, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): The government wants to stop using landfills while studies are to be conducted to adopt more energy efficient and eco-friendly methods of waste disposal.
Petaling Jaya (June 13): Penang has called on the new Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin to build hostels for foreign workers in areas where they are employed in large numbers, such as production-driven maufacturing sites.
PETALING JAYA (May 21): Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) has been sworn in as Housing and Local Government Minister, along with 11 other ministers, at the Istana Negara today, reported Bernama.
PUTRAJAYA (March 3): Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan (pictured) has denied any abuse of power in granting an extension of time for the construction of a condominium development when he was the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister, Bernama reported today.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): A maximum loan interest of 6% is a fair rate for developers to charge house buyers, The Star reported Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar as saying yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): Analysts expect no significant impact on the local property market, following the government’s move to allow eligible property developers to obtain a licence under the Moneylenders Act and Pawnbrokers Act to provide up to 100% financing for homebuyers.
PETALING JAYA (June 29): The National House Buyers’ Association (HBA) hopes that the new Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar will encourage greater home ownership.
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan is in the midst of engaging Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to be more lenient with the loan approval requirements for low-cost houses built by the government.
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): The annual rate of appreciation for homes has dropped from 12.
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