New Straits Times-Dec 12, 2024

Through the years, affordable housing has been transformed by developers’ marketing and sales strategies, but its thrust has been about the “Malaysian Dream”.

Affordability means homes that meets buyers’ financial means, usually 30 per cent of gross household income. Apart from choice locations, the homes should have primary living needs: electricity and water supply, waste disposal systems, schools, Internet coverage and access to a commercial hub for other wants and services. Read more at https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/leaders/2024/12/1147535/nst-leader-housing-malaysian-dream First published in New Straits Times