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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.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Sime Darby Property Bhd's (SD Property) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar said the group will be looking for partners to develop its landbank, and it will also sell parcels to unlock value.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Titijaya Land Bhd said its wholly-owned Epoch Property Sdn Bhd has yesterday entered into a conditional share subscription agreement with Japan-based Tokyu Land Corp (TLC) for a subscription consideration of RM47 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Sime Darby Bhd and Sime Darby Plantation (SD Plantation) both made strong debuts at the opening bell today as pure plays, but Sime Darby Property Bhd's (SD Property) share price fell behind the other two entities.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): When measuring housing affordability, policymakers should take into account a person’s “lifetime” earning capability, instead of basing it on current income level, said Monash University senior lecturer Dr Jason Ng Wei Jian.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 29): A high number of unsold property does not only affect property development, but also property management, says Malaysian Institute of Professional Property Managers (MIPPM) president Sarkunan Subramaniam, commenting on the recently released 1H property market performance by the National Property Information Centre.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 29): A week after highlighting the government will not make a U-turn on its blanket ban on luxury property developments with units above RM1 million, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani says he will ask the prime minister to allow such projects in major cities.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Putrajaya's recent freeze on new developments of shopping malls, offices, serviced apartments and condominiums priced above RM1 million is intended to eliminate property players who are "not serious" from the industry as they will "kill the serious developers", said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 28): The property market is expected to improve after the general elections (GE) are held, said Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) president Eric Lim.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) is of the opinion the Malaysian property segment is in “a bit of a glut” — but only in the high-end property segment, echoing sentiment shared by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) recently.