News about Housing and Local Government Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): The first Home Ownership Expo which will showcase over 20,000 units overhang properties worth RM22.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 10): Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the ministry is working on “rebranding” the money lending licence to encourage public to borrow from legitimate money lenders instead of 'Ah Long' (loan sharks or illegal money lenders).

PETALING JAYA (Jan 10): The newly established National Affordable Housing Council which held its first meeting recently, will introduce the National Affordable Housing Policy by end of the month.

PUTRAJAYA (Dec 10): The Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) has announced today that local council elections “are off the cards”, according to a report by the Malaysiakini news portal.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Besides state governments, the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has requested other federal ministries to provide unused strategic land for the development of affordable housing, said minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

许多人买房第一问题往往是“发展商是谁？”，因为对他们来说，买房最大的恶梦是工程中断、计划拖延，甚至最后被搁置。 因此，如果想要避免这种情况，可以从房屋和地方政府部（KPKT）旗下国家房屋发展局公布的产业发展商黑名单，在买房前先查询该计划的发展商是否在黑名单内。 截至今年9月14日，该名单内有169个发展商搁置发展计划、91个无牌发展商、474个发展商违反领域法令，以及312个发展商层被控上房屋仲裁庭。 EdgeProp.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 22): The innovative FundMyHome property scheme is open to all, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

  KELANA JAYA (Nov 13): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) should take the initiative to work with the private sector to promote the rent-to-own concept or other alternatives to encourage homeownership without over-stretching the finances of individuals instead of increasing affordable housing supply, said Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) executive director Lee Heng Guie.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): The Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) will be speaking with the Housing and Local Government Ministry about the possibility of setting up a separate board to register property, facility and strata managers.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): A centralised database of affordable housing owners is necessary to ensure that such homes developed by the government benefits those in need, said  Housing and Local Government deputy minister Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah.