Tong: FundMyHome is an option for homebuyers, not a solution for all
PETALING JAYA (Nov 15): FundMyHome is not designed to be a solution for all potential homeowners, said EdgeProp Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong.
FundMyHome will not lead to a subprime crisis, says Tong
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 15): EdgeProp Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong said the FundMyHome platform, which provides an alternative form of financing for first-time homebuyers, will not lead to a subprime crisis and would in fact have the reverse effect.
Rehda Institute, MRMA to set up residential REIT to provide rental housing
KELANA JAYA (Nov 13): Rehda Institute is looking at introducing a Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) which could provide more rental housing to the B40 income group.
Finance Minister says new homeownership platform provides another option
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today explained that the new homesownership platform initiative provides Malaysians with another option towards owning a home.
PAC to set a date for 1MDB proceedings tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold a meeting tomorrow (Nov 13) to discuss the date for proceedings to start, pertaining to the reinvestigation of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Alternative solutions are worth consideration
With Malaysia's median household income of RM5,228 in 2016, RM188,208 should be the maximum affordable house price, when utilising Demographia International's Median Multiple (MM) method in which homes are considered affordable only if it is less than three times the household median annual income.
房屋趣：你不知道的不丹 “房事”
不丹（Bhutan）是位于西藏和尼泊尔之间的山中小国，这里除了有宏伟的喜马拉雅山脉，全球最高未曾被人类征服过的高山——Gangkhar Puensum也位于这个小国境内。 然而，让不丹闻名于世的并非完全是这座神秘的高山，而是其独一无二的国民快乐指数（Gross National Happiness，简称GNH）。GNH是衡量不丹国人幸福指数的指标 ，根据不丹GNH中心的官方网站，GNH委员会由最高政府成员所组成，首要任务是以国人幸福指数为核心，制定和执行国家政策。 对国民幸福快乐的程度如斯认真，让不丹拥有全球最幸福快乐国家的美誉，也吸引了不少游客前往旅游。 此外，不丹对国民快乐指数的重视，也反映在该国政府的执政方针上，为国人提供各类让人称羡的福利，例如免费教育和医疗服务，以及针对有害健康的行订立相关法令与惩罚，例如严禁销售烟草产品等。 EdgeProp.
Landlords get richer if most Malaysians can't afford their own homes
A Frankly Speaking comment in the latest issue of The Edge Malaysia (Nov 12 - 18, 2018) The issue is not availability.
FundMyHome not a monopoly, says Pua
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): The FundMyHome property platform will not be a monopoly of the newly-proposed home financing scheme sector, political secretary to Minister of Finance Tony Pua explained today.
FundMyHome: Who benefits?
Scenario 1 : If you are renting Say you and your spouse are in your late 20’s.
