News about housing

PETALING JAYA (Sept 9): The government should work with property developers to ensure easy accessibility to public transport and infrastructure.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Representatives from various media organisations in Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia were given an overview of the Malaysian property market by TheEdgeProperty.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 8): The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry will be issuing money lending licences to eligible property developers to provide financing for homebuyers.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 1): Iris Corp Bhd is seeking international partners to fund the 1Malaysia Civil Servants Housing (PPA1M) programme.

PETALING JAYA: The Penang state government will soon make its decision regarding a proposal to revise the current density guidelines to 128 units per acre in order to provide more affordable housing in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1): Bina Puri Holdings Bhd has bagged an RM80 million contract from Arus Sutera Sdn Bhd to provide project management consultancy services for 440 units of walk-up flats under the People's Housing Project in Pitas, Sabah.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): First-time home owners continue to have access to financing, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), in response to calls for lending guidelines to be reviewed to ease home ownership for first-time homebuyers.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) is striving to get 10,000 new borrowers for its Youth Housing Scheme to boost its current low take-up rate, Bernama reported today.

PETALING JAYA (June 29): The National House Buyers’ Association (HBA) hopes that the new Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar will encourage greater home ownership.

PETALING JAYA (June 27): Former Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar is now the Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government following a cabinet reshuffle today.