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  BUYING a house is one of the biggest investments a person can commit to in a lifetime.

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.

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.

PRIVATE homes priced between S$1 million and S$1.

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.

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.

MOST Malaysians want to own a home, and buying real estate has traditionally been a good inflation hedge.

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.