Govt intervention won’t fix housing prices


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THE indirect discussion on multiple-home ownership between Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming and former Cabinet member Khairy Jamaluddin over various media channels has ignited interest among Malaysians.

The latter wondered on his podcast Keluar Sekejap last week if limiting property purchases could help alleviate the crisis in affordable housing by addressing the surplus of unsold high-end homes that contribute to inflated prices.

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