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Rehda backs Budget 2027 housing measures but calls for more action on rising costs

Malaysia Times desk Original: Malay Mail↗ 10/9 21:05 X
Rehda backs Budget 2027 housing measures but calls for more action on rising costs
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) has welcomed measures in Budget 2027 to support homeownership, while urging the government to...

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Its president, Datuk Zaini Yusoff, said in a statement that the expanded stamp duty exemptions for first-time homebuyers would help reduce the upfront cost of buying a home.

Under the measures announced, buyers of properties priced up to RM500,000 would receive full stamp duty exemptions on instruments of transfer and loan agreements.

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Oct 9, 2026
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Oct 9, 2026
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