SC supportive of innovative ideas like property crowdfunding platforms

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) (pictured) said today it is supportive of innovative ideas that tap into the transformative power of technology to democratise investments, allowing more financing options for Malaysians to buy their first homes and enhance their socio-economic well-being.

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Is it an indirect ‘Robin Hood’ budget?

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Three years ago, when former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was also the finance minister, unveiled Budget 2016, many labelled it the “Robin Hood” budget — a reference to a fictional character who took from the rich to give to the poor — simply because the personal income tax rate of those in the higher income bracket was raised.

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Budget 2019: IDEAS applauds REHDA’s commitment to lower house prices by 10%

PETALING JAYA (Nov 2): The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) senior fellow Dr Carmelo Ferlito has applauded the commitment made by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) to reduce house prices by 10% for new projects that are not subject to price control, which was announced in Budget 2019 today.

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Budget 2019: Property sector biggest winner of Budget 2019, says Maybank chief

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) sees the property sector as the biggest winner of Budget 2019, with a variety of measures ranging from specific allocations for supply – financing of first-time purchases – of affordable housing, as well as stamp duty exemptions and property crowdfunding to help the industry clear the supply overhang, placing it on a path to sustainable growth.

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