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Maybank Islamic’s RTO programme is now open to public
PETALING JAYA (Jan 16): Maybank Islamic Bhd’s HouzKEY, Malaysia’s first bank-initiated rent-to-own (RTO) scheme, opened to the public on Jan 15.
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重点报道：全马首例——马银行集团推出HouzKEY先租后买计划
为了在贷款难度高企的环境中，帮助人民实现拥屋的梦想，马银行集团与五家著名发展商合作，推出一项名为“HouzKEY”的先租后买计划。 马银行总裁兼总执行长拿督Abdul Farid Alias在推介礼致词时表示，该银行在未来会把国内其他地区的产业项目纳入HouzKEY，让更多人民能够受惠。 “这个计划可协助那些无法支付前期买房费用的客户，并提供更透明的资讯，让他们能够计算出每个月必须支付的款项，方便他们理财。” 由马银行回教银行推出的HouzKEY，是大马首个由银行业者主导的先租后买计划。它已在11月23日试跑，但目前只开放给该银行的员工，公众要等到2018年首季才能参与。 在HouzKEY底下，参与者可从五家发展商——S P Setia Bhd、Eco World Development Group Bhd、Mah Sing Group Bhd、Sime Darby Property Bhd和Gamuda Land的指定项目中，找到自己喜欢的房屋，然后再向马银行回教银行申请先租下该单位，待日后有足够财力后才购买。 有意参与的人们只需浏览maybank2own.
100% stamp duty exemption on SPA for bank-initiated RTO schemes
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 23): To encourage more financial institutions to offer rent-to-own (RTO) as an alternative home financing solution, the government will grant a 100% stamp duty exemption on the sale and purchase agreements (SPA) to homebuyers who attain homeownership under these schemes.
