Special end financing for PR1MA homes at four banks

Apr 26

KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): PR1MA homeowners can start applying for a special end-financing scheme at Malayan Banking Bhd, CIMB Bank Bhd, RHB Bank Bhd and AMMB Holdings Bhd (AmBank).

RAM: Residential property market to remain sluggish this year

Apr 10

KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): The residential property sector is envisaged to remain sluggish this year, checked by depressed consumer sentiment and selective lending by banks, said RAM Rating Services Bhd.

Government to create developer friendly package for affordable houses, says Tengku Adnan

Mar 30

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): The Federal Territories Ministry plans to create a package that will benefit developers in terms of reducing cost and be time efficient when constructing affordable houses for the people.

Approval rate for housing loans hits high of 73.8% in 2016

Mar 17

PETALING JAYA: The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) said the approval rate for housing loans in 2016 is high at 73.

趋势：PR1MA新措施能否对症下药？

Mar 17

一马房屋计划（PR1MA）新措施是推动居者有其屋的催化剂，或只是换汤不换药的措施？根据PR1MA，去年有60%的PR1MA房屋申请者，因无法取得房屋贷款而被逼放弃购买房子。今年一月，我国首相拿督斯里纳吉就此宣布了两项PR1MA的变动，第一是提高申请者家庭收入总额，从原本的RM1万提高至RM1.

PR1MA garners 4,243 unit sales up to January

Mar 16

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Sales of houses under the under the 1Malaysia People's Housing Programme (PR1MA) totalled 4,243 as at January, said Minister in Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim.

‘Extend step-up financing to non-PR1MA projects too’

Mar 01

KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) would like to see special end-financing schemes, such as the Skim Pembiayaan Fleksibel (SPEF) that was created exclusively for Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia homes, applied to private developments as well.

All that glitters is not gold at PR1MA

Mar 01

IF there is one thing the global financial crisis taught us, it is this: When you lend money to cash-strapped individuals, time bombs can and do explode.