Fixing the housing mess

By Sherilyn Goh

Fixing the housing mess inside story banner 01As skyrocketing property prices outpace income growth, the low- and middle-­income households risk becoming a homeless generation, an unprecedented situation compounded in the past decade. KINIBIZ explores the factors which have contributed to the Malaysian housing dilemma and how can we go about fixing the housing mess.

Issues
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The problem of unaffordable houses

Middle-income urbanites and young adults are increasingly confronting the dilemma of unaffordable houses as prices move beyond their means. KINIBIZ examines the dilemma and asks what qualifies as ...
#2

How did we get into this housing mess?

While housing is generally out of reach for average Malaysians at current price levels, we need to first identify the reasons that contributed to this conundrum in the first place. KINIBIZ ...
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PR1MA and the housing intervention

  The government has sought to make housing affordable for the average Malaysian through various programmes. But how effective have they been in closing the mismatch between supply and ...
#4

Solving the housing conundrum

There is no clear-cut solution to solve the problem of homes becoming unaffordable. But much of it will involve tweaking supply to demand with help from the government. That requires accurate ...
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Is solving the housing problem rocket science?

Tiger winces after looking at the severely unaffordable housing market, and wonders how she is going to make it in this concrete jungle. Is solving the housing conundrum rocket science, and if ...