Reinstatement of DIBS for first-time homeowners?

Property sector Maintain overweight with buy calls on Mah Sing Group Bhd, Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd, Eastern & Oriental Bhd and Titijaya Land Bhd: The Edge weekly reported that the federal government is considering a proposal by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) to relax lending guidelines to boost first-home ownership.

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Rehda and MBAM give their views on Budget 2016

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) is realistic about the economic challenges faced by the country and views Budget 2016 in a positive manner “Rehda acknowledged the fact that this is a challenging budget as the country’s major source of income from oil and gas industry was slashed.

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Glomac calls on Bank Negara to ease lending rules

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia should ease and provide more flexibility for end-financing of property purchases, especially for first-time buyers, said Glomac Bhd  group managing director Datuk Seri Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor (pictured).

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The appeal of homes outside the city

ACCORDING to a survey by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda), the number of unsold units at new property launches has increased over the past 18 months.

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Urban regeneration key to growth, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Revitalising the older parts of the city that are no longer economically viable is the only way to accommodate the continual growth of the city, said the deputy Federal Territories minister Datuk Loga Bala Mohan at the opening ceremony of the 7th International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities (WCSC) 2015 today.

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