A total of 43,000 visitors perused the homes on offer at the HOC 2019 expo at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre over the three days. 

It is “a possibility” the government may request financial institutions to revert back to the 40-year tenure, which was shortened to 35 years back in 2013. 

“I feel that the RM3bil target will be hard to achieve. How are all these buyers suddenly able to purchase properties?"

Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia（简称PR1MA）将在2019年1月至6月进行的Home Ownership Campaign（简称HOC）期间，给予旗下超过42,000住宅高达30%的折扣。

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"The city has become a place that the younger generation call their 'kampung' and they are more keen to own a home here (in the city). Hence, there was a surge in demand for homes ... The challenge for the government now is to provide as many affordable homes as we can for them," said Mahathir.
 

A PR1MA home is priced between RM100,000 and RM400,000 per unit, before discount. PR1MA was established to develop quality houses for those with a household income of between RM2,500 – RM15,000 a month living in urban and suburban areas.
 
 

According to NAPIC, Malaysia has as many as 43,211 unsold residential units worth a total of RM29.47 billion. On the other hand, consumers have been lamenting that property prices are too high and are no longer affordable. The HOC aims to bridge that gap.

To date, some 17,000 residential units have been registered for sale under the HOC.

“Developments should be built with density that would be supportive of productivity. Plot ratios should not be so low that they cause sprawling effects and pollution.”