Budget 2017: Stamp duty exemption for purchases up to RM300,000
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Stamp duty will be exempted for property transfers and housing loan instruments to help reduce the cost of first-time home ownership.
‘EPF funds should only be used for retirement’
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Prominent financial adviser Yap Ming Hui (pictured) said he opposes the proposal to allow first-time homebuyers to withdraw more funds from their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings to finance their purchases as this would encourage bad personal finance management habits.
LBS hopes Budget 2017 will make first-time homeownership more accessible
PETALING JAYA (Oct 19): Property developer LBS Bina Group Bhd believes it is imperative for Budget 2017 to continue being rakyat-centric, particularly in making homes within reach for first-time homebuyers.
Bank Negara says 'broader alternatives to home ownership' key to protect buyers
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Bank Negara Malaysia said developing broader home ownership alternatives, including a well-functioning rental market, was deemed a policy priority to protect homebuyers from financial hardship.
Higher EPF withdrawals do not solve affordability issues
MOST Malaysians want to own a home, and buying real estate has traditionally been a good inflation hedge.
AllianceDBS: No significant impact from potentially higher EPF withdrawal for homebuyers
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): Potentially higher Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawal for homebuyers will not see significant impact on the property sector given that there are already various financing schemes from the government to address the challenge of homebuyers in purchasing their first homes, according to AllianceDBS research.
Great ideas stem from fulfilling basic human needs
PETALING JAYA (Sept 30): Improved connectivity, security and comfort of living are the three main factors that homebuyers look forward to when it comes to innovation.
CIMB says higher withdrawal cap of EPF savings 'most' promising for Malaysian home buys
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): A higher withdrawal cap on the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings appears to be the most viable among proposals to help first-time homebuyers in Malaysia, according to CIMB Investment Bank Bhd.
Banks will continue to provide loans to eligible customers, say ABM and AIBIM
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) and The Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM) want to assure homebuyers that their member banks in Malaysia will continue to provide home financing facilities to eligible customers.
