PETALING JAYA (May 15): Election pledges made by the new Pakatan Harapan (Pakatan) government regarding affordable housing and the property market at large may hurt the industry as the new government seeks to further control the market which could potentially prevent its self-correction, said Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) senior fellow Dr Carmelo Ferlito.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): Government intervention on supply of affordable housing has resulted in unwanted consequence — unfair competition that deters active participation of the private developers in this segment, according to Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) senior fellow Dr Carmelo Ferlito.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): Putrajaya’s orders to indefinitely freeze approvals for four types of developments is an “excessive demonstration of government powers to suppress the free market”, said the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) in a statement.
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