Industries have to work together to create a high-wage society

Rehda president Datuk Seri Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor said more affordable houses could be built near MRT stations by developers if they were required to do so.

"The impact of mega projects is not as much as the market expects as most jobs are secured by big players and not many are given to the smaller players," said Datuk Matthew Tee.

"The overall budget is neutral to the higher-end segment of the property market, as the supply of this segment has surpassed demand.”

Ng: To encourage developers to build more affordable homes, all the stakeholders, such as the government, local authorities and financial institutions, need to work together by lowering the cost and bring down prices.  

房价高居不下，发展商成为众矢之的，业界权威怎么说？

TheEdgeProperty.com’s Roundtable on Budget 2017 held on Oct 24 pointed out that industry stakeholders should first ask and find out whether there is any possibility that property prices could go any lower.

"The intention of affordable housing schemes is good, but how to implement them is the key if we want to benefit the people."

"The government should encourage the use of the modular type of IBS."

The use of IBS also means better construction quality.