Home ownership: I’m loving (and hating) it!
EVEN though many of the American Gen-Y considered owning a house as one of their ultimate life goals, many of them do not enjoy being a homeowner, a recent survey on American Gen-Y homeowners showed.
US Gen Y can’t afford to move out
MOST young adults in the US will leave the nest when they graduate from college or university (in their 20s), if they have not done so after high school (around 18).
Housing ministry expects budget cuts
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan has warned that his ministry would most likely to be affected by the impending cut in Budget 2016.
Building managers can now register with Commissioners of Buildings
PETALING JAYA (Jan 14): Building managers can register themselves with the Commissioners of Buildings (COB) for now, while the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government is working towards the formation of a Board of Building Managers (BBM).
NEWSFLASH: Singapore Q4 private home prices fall 0.5% q-o-q
SINGAPORE (Jan 4): Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority released flash estimates for the change in Singapore private home prices during the fourth quarter of 2015: Quarter-on-quarter, percentage price change: Quarter Q4/2015 Q3/2015 Singapore private -0.
Bank Negara urged to be lenient with low-cost housing loans
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan is in the midst of engaging Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to be more lenient with the loan approval requirements for low-cost houses built by the government.
Home appreciation dropped by half since 2012, says Rahman Dahlan
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): The annual rate of appreciation for homes has dropped from 12.
Penang seeks explanation for proposed price hike on low cost homes
GEORGE TOWN (Nov 25): The Penang government is seeking clarification from the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government on its plan to increase the prices of low cost (LC) and low-medium cost (LMC) homes.
Penang set to embark on urban regeneration projects, call for proposals soon
The Penang state Urban Regeneration Committee will hold its first meeting at the Penang Development Corporation on December 7, says its chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo, reports The Malaysian Insider.
Details of RM200 mil first-time homebuyer grant to be finalised by 1Q2016
PETALING JAYA (19 Nov): Details of the implementation of the RM200 million First House Deposit Financing Scheme will be finalised by the first quarter of next year, said Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan.
