News about affordable housing

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): When measuring housing affordability, policymakers should take into account a person’s “lifetime” earning capability, instead of basing it on current income level, said Monash University senior lecturer Dr Jason Ng Wei Jian.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Putrajaya's recent freeze on new developments of shopping malls, offices, serviced apartments and condominiums priced above RM1 million is intended to eliminate property players who are "not serious" from the industry as they will "kill the serious developers", said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): The proposed loosening of mortgage lending is insufficient to promote home ownership in the country as there is a mismatch between housing price and income levels, said the Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC).

JOHOR BARU (Oct 24): Hua Yang Bhd has unveiled Elemence, its newest township in Taman Denai Alam, Johor Bahru, the developer announced in a press statement.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): An expected rise in large infrastructure projects and affordable housing ahead of the general election is likely to further raise the government’s already-huge contingent liabilities, said RAM Rating Services Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): The government is looking to establish a single authority to regulate the housing industry especially for affordable housing in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (JULY 18): Some RM40 billion housing loans were approved to more than 152,000 borrowers in the first five months of this year, and eligible homebuyers will continue to have access to financing, according to Bank Negara.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) said an in-depth study on unsold low-cost homes needs to be done, in response to a suggestion that the Johor government should buy up unsold units to help out property developers.

PETALING JAYA (July 4): A sound, innovative and coordinated public policy is needed to address the affordable housing challenge, said Bank Negara Malaysia deputy governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour in his keynote address at  the “Dialogue on Sustainable Development of Affordable Housing” organised by Cagamas Holdings Bhd in Kuala Lumpur today, He said a central authority could lead, oversee and coordinate affordable initiatives for the nation that would promote greater strategic and operational cohesion at the national level.

KAJANG (April 18): The overall property market slowdown had worsened in 2016 with a decline in transaction volume by 11.