News about housing

PETALING JAYA (Aug 13): The new National Housing Policy which is due to be announced in the next month or two aims to ease loan approvals for prospective home buyers, reported The Sun.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will introduce a new housing policy in September that would benefit the lower income citizens in East Malaysia, reported Bernama today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): The country’s new housing rules and policies will focus on providing affordable homes to the people.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): NWP Holdings Bhd said today it has decided to abort a RM744.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): The Perak state government is looking at ways to bring down property prices in the state, reported The Star.

PETALING JAYA (August 8): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will redevelop the Lembah Subang 1 People's Housing Project (PPR) next year, said its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

GEORGE TOWN (August 8): There are around 500 tenants in Penang People’s Housing Projects (PPR) flats that have been found to be abusing the low monthly rental of RM124, some even by subletting the units for RM500 a month.

JASIN (August 7): Melaka will let the people “see for themselves” to witness that policies are implemented in a transparent manner, by opening its doors to observers at the main meeting of the Local Government Authorities (PBT).

KUALA TERENGGANU (August 4): Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah says that a central database on home ownership may help housing issues.

PETALING JAYA (August 4): Developers point the finger at lending policies of banks, banks state that they simply abide by regulations.