Housing property policy in Malaysia had evolved over the years through their national development plans. Malaysia housing property programme implementing the policy are subject to much of the same administrative regulations applied to land policy. Their objective with the policy is to provide affordable and adequate housing to the low income group for their local residence; the Malays. The main issue confronting the implementation of this Malaysia property policy is by the absence of a coherent framework for the allocation and development of land for the low income group. In request of private sector(s) to take the initiative in providing such housing the government has yet to provide a complete “enabling framework” for implementation.
Malaysia real estate
Malaysia’s real estate Housing problem revolves around the issue of inadequate provision of affordable housing. The demand for housing in Malaysia had increased in recent years as a result of the healthy economic growth. This has been supported by decreasing mortality rates, the number of persons per household and the growth of nuclear families as against extended families brought about by economic development and increasing employment rate. This increase of demand, has somewhat outpaced the capability of both the public and private sector. The situation becomes exacerbated by the fact that housing normally assumes a lower position in the list priorities for resource allocation.
Banks and other financial institutions have different packages of home loan to assist house buyers in their purchase. Pursuant to a recent Bank Negara guideline, house buyers can now only obtain housing loan of up to a maximum of 60% of the purchase price for the purchase of a second or subsequent house and Aided with their Home Loan Calculator for better budgeting.
Other than financing from a bank or financial institution, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) currently provides two schemes of withdrawal for its depositors prior to attaining the age of 50:
* For purposes of buying or building a house or a shop house consisting of a residential unit, depositors can withdraw the difference between the purchase price and the loan obtained plus 10% of the purchase price, or 30% of the total amount deposited in the EPF whichever is lower;
* For purposes of reducing or setting housing loans, depositors can withdraw 30% of the total amount deposited in the EPF, or the amount of the housing loan remaining outstanding, whichever is lower.
