Penang to revive rent-to-own scheme
KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): There will be more options for Penang homebuyers as the state government plans to revive its rent-to-own (RTO) home programme.
MIEA: Market confidence positive but catalysts lacking for property market
PETALING JAYA (June 22): The change in government may have boosted confidence in the market, but real estate agents and negotiators have yet to experience any significant impact as there are still many uncertainties ahead, said the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) president-elect Lim Boon Ping.
Jag proposes private placement to raise RM14.41m for its property project
KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): JAG Bhd has proposed a private placement to raise up to RM14.
Penang maintains prices of affordable and low-cost homes
PETALING JAYA (June 20): The Penang government will keep its ceiling on low-cost, low-medium-cost and affordable housing, said state housing exco Jagdeep Singh Deo.
Zuraida to visit Sarawak after ban lift
PETALING JAYA (June 20): Previously banned from entering Sarawak, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) is scheduled to visit the state tomorrow.
HBA: Allow EPF to offer home loans to members
PETALING JAYA (June 19): The National House Buyers Association (HBA) is urging the government to allow the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) to extend financing for home purchases – particularly of affordable units – to eligible members, reported Free Malaysia Today.
Housing, Local Govt Ministry moots bigger homes for poor
PETALING JAYA (June 16): The Housing and Local Government Ministry’s National Community Policy which is slated to launch in August may include proposals for larger homes for the poor, said its Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
重点报道：新房屋部长首要任“屋”
新任马来西亚房屋和地方部部长Zuraida Kamaruddin位子还未坐暖，就有连串工作以及房屋问题有待她一一处理，这包括房屋政策整顿、固体垃圾管理系统和地方政府事物，马不停蹄的她着实没有蜜月期。 Zuraida也是大马首任女房屋部长，她同时身兼Ampang国会议员一职。 她向EdgeProp.
House foreign workers in hostels, not public housing
Petaling Jaya (June 13): Penang has called on the new Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin to build hostels for foreign workers in areas where they are employed in large numbers, such as production-driven maufacturing sites.