Penang govt urged to drop low-cost home requirement


GEORGE TOWN: The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) has urged Penang state government to do away with requirement for developers to build low-cost housing.

The chairman of its Penang branch Datuk Jerry Chan argued that the state should instead focus on “rent-to-own” scheme to help lower-income home owners.

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