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Buying a big-ticket item such as a home or piece of property is always a daunting journey.

While some may not be familiar with refinancing, it is worth understanding the finance option, especially if you are a homeowner with a mortgage.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): Yayasan My First Home (YMFH) targets to assist a total of 1,000 blacklisted persons to own their first house within a year, according to its chairman Tan Sri Vincent Tan.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): The issue of homeownership among the bottom 40% (B40) and middle 40% (M40) income groups “cannot be addressed by financing alone", rather by also dealing with the acute supply and demand mismatch and improving house price transparency, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 7): Boustead Properties aims to build affordable homes that are sustainable and environmentally friendly, driven with technological solutions, according to a report by The Malaysian Reserve.

Natural ventilation, generous daylight and panoramic views – these are some of the selling points to attract homebuyers these days.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 16): The economy will take another year or two to recover, according to Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) Malaysia president Datuk Soam Heng Choon.

JOHOR (Dec 14): Johor is intending to address the state’s housing issues by collaborating with property developers to build up to 115,000 affordable homes through the Special Johor Housing Programme, according to a report by New Straits Times.

HOMEVEST was listed in the highly coveted Malaysia Book of Records in the recognition of being The First Property Company to Provide Home Ownership Programme for Employees (H.

While a freshly coated building is not the only factor which brings up its value, Reapfield Properties senior real estate negotiator Suszane Yeoh says that it will draw eyes and create a good first impression.