NST Leader: A sustainable housing policy

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NSTleader Seriously though, homes in Malaysia have become unaffordable, even for the top 20 per cent (T20) segment.

But owning a decent home is a basic necessity, a key for the B40 to upgrade. This housing conundrum has been particularly stark in recent years.

For instance, those in the middle-income group, who earn between RM3,900 and RM8,350 monthly, cannot afford a landed property in urban areas, such as Kuala Lumpur, which are priced between RM800,000 and RM1 million.As a result, owning a house for some is no longer a life-long ambition. And what of their parents? They spent much of their adult life on housing — installments and renovations.

Why not emulate China’s rent-to-own scheme — the government takes over the unsold properties from the developers, identify households needing homes and devises a rent-to-own mechanism for such households? Look at what the various income groups can afford based on their income — for example, about RM118,000 a unit for the B40, or RM230,000 for the M40 and RM400,000 for the T20.

 

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We let income stagnate when everything else grew and grew. We priced ourselves out of real estate

Govt allowed such housing policies

Too many bastards in the real estate industry

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