GEORGE TOWN: Despite a 100% exemption on the stamp duty for houses below RM500,000, first-time buyers in Penang feel that home prices are still too high.
Civil servant Muhammad Zainulariff Ahmad Sarbri, 28, said although the exemption was welcome news for him, he was still unable to afford a decent house in Penang, especially on the island.
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