News about housing

PUTRAJAYA (Nov 9): A total of 46,873 private affordable homes costing below RM300,000 each will be built in six states within the next three years, said Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured).

SHAH ALAM (Nov 8): The Selangor government has so far approved 277 Rumah Selangorku (RSKU) projects for the construction of 121,695 residential units.

PUTRAJAYA (NOV 7): Housing and Local Government Ministry's (KPKT) minister Zuraida Kamaruddin today met with over 60 owners of 1Malaysia People’s Housing Scheme (PR1MA) to discuss problems they face over PR1MA including discounts given to new PR1MA homebuyers.

KUCHING (Nov 5): Strata unit owners in Sarawak will have to pay compulsory monthly maintenance charges for common facilities “in and around” their properties.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Residents of People's Housing Projects (PPRs) will soon be able to learn how to turn trash into cash under the soon-to-be-launched Dasar Kebersihan Negara, or National Cleanliness Policy (NCP).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): The government is studying on a proposal to set up the Fire and Rescue Department staffing committee, which will act as an independent body to appoint, restructure the staffing and absorb the part-time firemen as full staff of the department, the Dewan Rakyat was told yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 30): The Selangor branch of Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) is in favour of the state reducing the threshold price for foreigners buying high-rise properties, and is currently in discussions with the state government, according to its chairman Zulkifly Garib.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): The Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) has recommended that the government establish a national housing corporation on affordable housing.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 30): The government has no plans to integrate the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme with the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) as the two schemes have different objectives, said the Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Malaysia will be seen as a deserted land if the issue of unsold surplus houses and properties now estimated to reach almost RM100 billion is not promptly addressed, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.