New housing policy 2.0 in Sept likely to focus on reducing prices


Sime Darby Property Bhd township chief operating officer Datuk Wan Hashimi Albakri said the company

KUALA LUMPUR: The new national housing policy 2.0 expected to be announced in September will focus on reducing house prices by lowering the compliance costs.

This is currently being considered for the public housing segment, which will be a subset of the broader national housing policy, National Housing Department director-general N. Jayaselan told reporters at the Affordable Housing Conference 2018.

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