News about housing

大马新任部长在数个月前纷纷上任后，很快就发现“侍候”国民并不是一个简单的任务。 大马人对新政府的期许很高，预料会延续政府上任100天期间的严格监督，在未来继续监管政府的表现。 不过，大家可曾好奇，新任部长们会如何评价自己在上任100天的表现呢？ EdgeProp.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): Guideline clarity, process transparency and constant engagement with relevant real estate stakeholders.

JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 8): A solution is quickly needed to resolve the issue of foreigners purchasing residential properties at the Forest City mega project (pictured) in Gelang Patah, said the Johor state government.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) has appointed Soma Sundram Krisnaswamy as its CEO.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Minister of Youth and Sports Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman called for development land located near public transport infrastructure to be allocated for affordable housing developments, instead of selling them to the highest bidder from the private sector.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): The Highland Towers Redevelopment Committee, which was initiated by the Housing and Local Government (KPKT), has discovered the ownership status of more units within the doomed Highland Towers condominium at Bukit Antarabangsa, Kuala Lumpur, said the ministry in a press statement today.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): Putrajaya may review policies on foreign property purchases as it investigates the ownership of properties by non-Malaysians in the RM410 billion-Forest City in Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): After the negative limelight over the US$100 billion Forest City mega project in Johor, the state government will now come up with clearer guidelines on residential development, especially involving the issue of gazetted international land.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): Umno Youth claimed that some homes were “missing” in Johor’s affordable housing scheme (RMMJ) but it looks like they have not even been built yet.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 2): Putrajaya will come up with more explicit guidelines related to foreign purchases of properties into the RM410 billion-Forest City in Johor to help investors avoid making risky decisions, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.