Renting expected to gain popularity


Socio-Economic Research Centre executive director Lee Heng Guie.

KUALA LUMPUR: Renting a place to stay or a house could become more mainstream among the population, moving forward, in line with developments that are seen in other parts of the world.

This could happen following several macro developments in Malaysia on falling birth rates, a present level of high home ownership, the trend towards smaller families among married individuals, increased number of adults choosing to stay single or marry later and affordability.

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