News about affordable homes

  BANTING (May 2): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today investment in the industrialised building system (IBS) is important to provide ample supply of affordable homes in Malaysia.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Banks and other financing institutions should look at non-linear data to better respond to the financing needs of low-income customers.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): The Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) is launching 154 units of affordable double-storey linked homes in Hulu Selangor on March 30.

JOHOR BARU (March 29): Johor state government says that it is not ruling out the possibility that staff of Johor Housing Secretariat (SUK Perumahan) conspired with scammer to fleece those who want to buy Johor Affordable Homes (RMMJ).

JOHOR BAHRU (March 27): More than 70 people have lost what could amount to over RM910,000 to scammers who promised to secure them Johor Affordable Homes (RMMJ).

PETALING JAYA (March 15): Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA) received bookings for more than 1,600 units nationwide, worth over RM400 million, the units were booked between March 1 and March 8 following the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) 2019 Expo at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) which ran from March 1 to March 3.

PETALING JAYA (March 4): The Selangor government plans to build “some 30,000 units” of affordable homes by 2025, Mentri Besar Amirudin Shari (pictured) was reported saying by The Star recently.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 31): With so much focus on easing homeownership for the B40 (bottom  40% income group)  the National House Buyers’ Association (HBA) has reminded the government not to forget about the needs of the M40 (middle 40% income group).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has launched the Fund for Affordable Homes to help the lower income group in the country to own a home.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): A central plan by the government to address the issue of affordable housing could lead to losses that may "fall on taxpayers' shoulders", warned the Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS).