Supply ‘mismatch’ in housing market


Sukhdave: ‘If they can live further from where they work, then they will have cheaper housing outside the key city centres.’

Sukhdave: Solution needed as prices still above affordable levels

KUALA LUMPUR: A top offical at Bank Negara says the supply “mismatch” situation in the housing market needs to be remedied, as prices of homes in urban areas such as Klang Valley continue to be beyond levels deemed as affordable.

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