News about housing

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming cited the ministry’s collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) on nationwide flood mitigation through nature-based solutions as an example of this integrated approach.

The group: Rehda Institute, Rehda Wilayah Persekutuan (Kuala Lumpur) Branch, and GreenRE Sdn Bhd.

Rehda president Datuk Ho Hon Sang said more developers are embracing sustainability, showing that the industry players care about future-proofing its businesses, protecting the environment, and strengthening public trust.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said examples of eco-friendly technology facilities or products include the installation of solar panels to reduce dependency on the national grid, rainwater harvesting systems, household waste separation to facilitate recycling, electric vehicle charging units and food waste composting systems.

Datuk Fadlun Mak Ujud holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and has more than 28 years of experience in urban planning, regional development and city management.

Petronas announced Maimunah’s appointment as its property adviser, effective Monday (Nov 17).

SPAPN 2025 highlighted six award categories: Best Development Performance Award, Best Industrialised Building System (IBS) Management Award, Outcome Evaluation Award, SejaTi MADANI Award, MADANI Adopted Village Award, and one main award, the National Development Award.

Other initiatives include a price mapping system of affordable homes based on median income levels by state and district to allow developers to determine appropriate selling prices for specific localities instead of the current caps.

As part of ongoing efforts to support homeownership, Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA) has launched the “Rumah PR1MA Kita” campaign, which runs until Dec 31.

The policy rate has remained unchanged since July when BNM sprang a surprise with a 25-basis-point reduction in what the central bank described as a “pre-emptive measure” to support economic growth.