Penang affordable housing glut?


Housing dilemma: Affordable homes on Penang island. A total of 34,608 units, targeted exclusively at the first-time home ownership market with prices ranging between RM200,000 and RM400,000, will enter the property market in Penang over the next three to four years.(

GEORGE TOWN: Penang property developers see a glut swelling in the affordable segment, which has about RM7bil worth of mid-range properties planned to date.

These 34,608 units, targeted exclusively at the first-time home ownership market with prices ranging between RM200,000 and RM400,000, will enter the property market over the next three to four years.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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