趋势：淡市中更需创新模式鼓励拥屋

Nov 14

房屋价格与通胀率持续扬升为经济成长的自然定律，因此，在设想各种方式让房子维持在可负担水平的同时，政府也应从个人偿债能力下手，而不是一味提高可负担价位房屋的供应数字。 EdgeProp.

Guan Eng: Luxury cars not eligible for targeted petrol subsidy

Nov 13

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said today luxury car owners will not receive petrol subsidies from the government as announced under Budget 2019 even though their vehicle engines have capacities of 1,500cc and below.

Govt should promote rent-to-own concept to boost homeownership

Nov 13

KELANA JAYA (Nov 13): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) should take the initiative to work with the private sector to promote the rent-to-own concept or other alternatives to encourage homeownership without over-stretching the finances of individuals instead of increasing affordable housing supply, said Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) executive director Lee Heng Guie.

Viral photo of car trapped in flooded tunnel damaged our reputation, says SMART

Nov 13

PETALING JAYA (Nov 13): SMART (Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel) said the recent viral photo of a car trapped in a flooded tunnel that was assumed to be the SMART tunnel was incorrect.

Finance Minister says new homeownership platform provides another option

Nov 12

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today explained that the new homesownership platform initiative provides Malaysians with another option towards owning a home.

7 things to note about strata landed homes

Nov 10

We used to mostly see strata projects as high-rise residences but these days, strata landed homes have been introduced as well.

房屋趣：你不知道的不丹 “房事”

Nov 10

不丹（Bhutan）是位于西藏和尼泊尔之间的山中小国，这里除了有宏伟的喜马拉雅山脉，全球最高未曾被人类征服过的高山——Gangkhar Puensum也位于这个小国境内。然而，让不丹闻名于世的并非完全是这座神秘的高山，而是其独一无二的国民快乐指数（Gross National Happiness，简称GNH）。GNH是衡量不丹国人幸福指数的指标，根据不丹GNH中心的官方网站，GNH委员会由最高政府成员所组成，首要任务是以国人幸福指数为核心，制定和执行国家政策。对国民幸福快乐的程度如斯认真，让不丹拥有全球最幸福快乐国家的美誉，也吸引了不少游客前往旅游。此外，不丹对国民快乐指数的重视，也反映在该国政府的执政方针上，为国人提供各类让人称羡的福利，例如免费教育和医疗服务，以及针对有害健康的行订立相关法令与惩罚，例如严禁销售烟草产品等。 EdgeProp.