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八打灵再也（11月15日讯）：EdgeProp私人有限公司主席拿督Tong Kooi Ong说，FundMyHome并不是设计出来解决所有问题的方案。 他在11月15日举办的FundMyHome媒体问答环节上指出，FundMyHome能够为买家带来的好处，就是在5年期间只需支付房价的20%，也不必申请房贷和支付分期付款，而且还可以立即入住。 但买家必须付出的，就是要承担房价在五年后下跌的风险。不过，他们的亏损最高也只是房价的20%，也就是当初他们支付的那20%款项。 他续称，因此FundMyHome是一个提供给那些愿意与别人分享未来资本增值，从而换取马上拥有和入住房子的房屋买家的平台。 虽然有些人认为，如果一个人无力买房，就应该选择租房，但Tong认为：“无可否认的，租房是一个可行的选择。但跟买家说‘买不起就不要买’这种言论，对那些想要拥有房子的年轻人来说是很看不起人的。” “我们现在是为他们提供另一种可能，FundMyHome并不是设计出来解决所有房屋买家问题的方案，但我们有信心，这将成为一部分人的解决方案。” 由EdgeProp私人有限公司开创的FundMyHome.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Housing Minister Zuraidah Kamaruddin says the private-sector driven FundMyHome platform is an interesting option for first-time homebuyers as it will make it easier for them to buy a home.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 19): The Selangor authorities are planning to get an insurance company to provide coverage for private low-cost, high-rise homes, reported The Star today.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 18): EdgeProp Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong emphasised that FundMyHome is an alternative scheme that enables homeownership among first time homebuyers in Malaysia and not about giving the group a "free lunch" on the government's dime.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 18): The FundMyHome public forum moderated by EdgeProp Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong has offered a clearer picture of how the scheme works and has won more support from the public, according to attendees of the event today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): The news portal Digital News Asia (DNA) has described the FundMyHome platform as a "bold and innovative idea" that could hopefully spark "other established entrepreneurs to think out of the box and come up with their own innovative, boundary pushing ideas on solving market issues".

  Since the Nov 4 launch of FundMyHome, naysayers have abounded.

The Edge Media Group主席拿督Tong Kooi Ong指出，每个家庭都应有一个像样的居所，但有些人却没有能力负担，因此，市场需要一个能够集合各界人士资源的计划，以帮助这些家庭找到理想的家居，同时也协助解决市场供需失衡的问题。 他强调，供应不足并不是造成房价不断攀升的原因，真正的问题在于世界上所有的消费者，包括马来西亚在内，都有太多的财务负担，因此才没有能力借贷买房。 他在FundMyHome.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 15): FundMyHome is not designed to be a solution for all potential homeowners, said EdgeProp Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 15): EdgeProp Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong said the FundMyHome platform, which provides an alternative form of financing for first-time homebuyers, will not lead to a subprime crisis and would in fact have the reverse effect.