Selangor looking at insuring private low-cost flats
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.
Budget 2019 is an accurate and detailed plan to solve housing issue, says KPKT
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.
Targeting of house prices should be done at local level, says KRI
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): The country cannot have a “one-size-fits-all” affordable housing policy, said the Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) recently.
Perak, Pahang should stop issuing permits for farming and developments in Cameron
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 moves to revive sick and abandoned projects
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.
Emkay's cross-subsidy affordable housing idea a 'private sector perspective', says minister
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.
100% safe to drink tap water, says minister
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.
No land, no affordable homes
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.
KPKT optimistic on property market outlook
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin is upbeat about the prospects of the property market next year despite the less-than-rosy statistics from the first half of this year (1H2018) presented by the National Property Information Centre (Napic) yesterday.
Maximum loan tenure could be extended up to 40 years for affordable home buyers
PETALING JAYA (Oct 9): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is proposing a more flexible loan package with flexible interest rates and an extended maximum loan tenure for affordable home buyers, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
