News about URA

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 22): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) said Putrajaya was aware of the obstacles preventing low-income groups in buying homes.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Housing Minister Zuraidah Kamaruddin says the private-sector driven FundMyHome platform is an interesting option for first-time homebuyers as it will make it easier for them to buy a home.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 19): The Selangor authorities are planning to get an insurance company to provide coverage for private low-cost, high-rise homes, reported The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): The Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the Budget 2019 is an accurate and detailed plan to solve homeownership issues for Malaysians.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): The country cannot have a “one-size-fits-all” affordable housing policy, said the Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) recently.

IPOH (Oct 25): The state governments of Perak and Pahang should stop the issuance of new permits for agriculture and development in Cameron HIghlands, in light of the increased risk of landslides, said the Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister.

JOHOR BARU (Oct 23): In a move to help house buyers affected by sick and abandoned private housing projects, the state government says it will take proactive measures.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): The suggestion by Emkay Group executive chairman Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal Abu Bakar to sell affordable houses in Kuala Lumpur through a cross-subsidy method is a "perspective of the private sector", said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): It is “100% safe” to drink water directly from the tap said Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Xavier Jayakumar today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): State governments have been told to help shoulder the responsibility of making sure of sufficient affordable homes available in the country.