A house should not be a stock


  • Letters
  • Monday, 03 Dec 2018

Damansara Heights proximity to the city of Kuala Lumpur, and its many bungalows set among much greenery, has made it one of the Kuala Lumpurs most prestigious address.

RECENTLY, a peer-to peer (P2P) property crowdfunding scheme was introduced to solve the housing issues, such as unaffordable housing and unsold properties, plaguing the country.

However, it is submitted here that a property crowdfunding scheme or any other similar property funding scheme might make the housing market less robust and more prone to a bust, given the interplay of credit or liquidity in the housing market, the stretched housing affordability and the role of investors.

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