Would you consider rent-to-own?

Would Malaysian homebuyers be receptive to rent-to-own (RTO) schemes? While many of us may not be familiar with the concept of RTO, there is little reason for us not to welcome the idea as long as the benefits outweigh the cons.

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重点报道:是时候该考虑先租后买了?

房价涨不停,让不少中等收入阶层人士都陷入“望屋兴叹”的窘境,但你是否知道,近期兴起的先租后买(Rent To Own)模式,或许是解决方案之一。 对此, Socio-economic Research Centre (SERC) 执行董事Lee Heng Guie表示,物价高涨让中产阶级大感吃不消,因为这导致生活开销支出增加,拖累他们难以负担巨额的房贷。 国家银行最新数据显示,在2012年至2014年间,马来西亚房屋价格跳涨17.

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Time to adopt Rent-To-Own?

There is this constant lament among middle-income Malaysians that they just can’t afford to own a home within a reasonable time frame.

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Dabbling with RTO

A number of government agencies and private developers have already introduced variants of the Rent-To-Own (RTO) concept to facilitate easier home ownership.

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50% tax exemption on rent should be given to tenants, not landlords, says RISM

PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): It will be more appropriate if the government granted the 50% tax exemption to tenants as they are the party in need of assistance, instead of rewarding landlords with the Budget 2018 measure to halve tax on rental income, said the Property Management, Valuation and Estate Agency Surveying (PMVS) Division of the Royal Institution Of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) in a statement today.

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Soil testing starts for ECRL — MRL

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 26): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL), the project owner of the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, has commenced soil investigation, as well as set up base camps on multiple sites in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang.

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