Change in the ecosystem needed?

A KRI report says the housing market continues to be “seriously unaffordable.”

KUALA LUMPUR: Any move away from the present sell-then-build (STB) model to a build-then-sell (BTS) system for the housing market will have both upsides and downsides.

A BTS system has its benefits to the end consumer ensuring adequate protection and completion of projects by developers but it may also mean an increase in property prices, a forum was told yesterday.