Sunday, December 18, 2011

PLANNING ISSUE #3: LOW MEDIUM COST HOUSING IN MALAYSIA

The government have been focused more on low medium cost housing during the Seventh Malaysia Planwith total 350,000 units or 44% from the total of 800,000 units planned.

Table 1: Planned and Completed Housing Units According to House Price Category During Sixth and Seventh Malaysia Plan

Sixth Malaysia Plan (1991-1995)

Seventh Malaysia Plan (1996-2000)

Planned

Compeleted

%

Planned

Completed

%

PUBLIC SECTOR

Hardcore Poor Housing

Low Cost

Low Medium Cost

Medium Cost

High Cost


-

126,800

-

44,600

2,600


-

46,497

-

35,195

2,850


-

-

-

78.9

109.6


35,000

60,000

110,000

20,000

5,000


17,229

60,999

18,782

21,748

2,866


42.9

101.7

17.1

108.7

57.3

Sub total

174,000

84,542

48.6

230,000

121,624

52.9

PRIVATE SECTOR

Low Cost

Low Medium Cost

Medium Cost

High Cost


217,000

-

155,900

26,100


214,889

-

247,241

100,778


99.0

-

158.6

386.2


140,000

240,000

110,000

80,000


129,598

53,800

206,208

348,250


92.6

22.4

187.5

435.3

Sub total

Total

399,000

573,000

562,918

647,460

141.1

113.0

570,000

800,000

737,856

859,480

129.4

107.4

Source: Eight Malaysia Plan 2001

Although the number of units planned for low medium cost houses are the highest compared to other categories, but the achievement relatively low in both sectors. During the Seventh Malaysia Plan the construction of medium and high cost housing by private sector has achieved 187% and 435% respectively of the targeted units. This situation created the oversupply of housing stock for both categories during 1997-2000. The Asian economic crisis worsened the properties scenario in Malaysia with many unsold properties including medium and high cost housing.

The construction of low medium cost housing according to the states in Malaysia also shown the imbalance of distribution with several states not even building a single low medium cost houses until 1999 including the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. From the study, in several states the construction of low medium cost housing has only started after the government announced the new ceiling price structure for low cost housing to be at RM42,000 per unit. Other factor including the economic crisis which require the housing developers to concentrate more focus on affordable housing due to the oversupply of medium and high cost housing

PLANNING ISSUE #2: ARTICLE ABOUT LOW-MEDIUM COST HOUSING

George Town: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commision (MACC) officers have questioned Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi on the allegation of rampant black market activities on low-medium cost housing distribution in his constituency.

Four MACC officers met him at his service centre in Jelutong at noon Wednesday. Ooi had told reporters that he has evidence of improperties that needed to be investigated. Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) had lodged a report with the MACC in August over Ooi’s allegations

Ooi, the chief of staff of Chief Minister Lim Guang Eng, was quoted in a newspaper report as eluding that rampant balck market activities were the reasons that eligible applicants were denied LMC housing in his constituency.

Credit: The Star

PSA USM 2011 (DAY 1ST)

The first day of PSA USM 2011. During the day, all participants arrived at Dewan Budaya and registered there.
At night, on the way to Street Quay

Safely arrived at Street Quay

Lepaking lepaking :)

Snap-snap..

PSA USM crew

Let's go home guys :)

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THE END of Day 1