Ensure Malaysians have access to affordable housing


HOUSES in Malaysia are simply unaffordable to many Malaysians.

There is a serious mismatch between income and house prices. According to Khazanah Research Institute and Bank Negara Malaysia, the signal of a well-functioning, affordable home market is when the median price for the whole housing market is three times the gross annual household income.

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