ISKANDAR PUTERI – The Johor government has held discussions with developers and industry players on the need to build more affordable houses priced RM200,000 and below in the state.
State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said this was because some 120,000 affordable houses that had been planned have not been built in the past 25 years.
“I have met up with 12 developers and industry players developing these affordable houses, and among the issues raised is that building houses priced at RM40,000 is no longer relevant,” he told reporters at the Johor Media Club (KMJ) Singgah Sahur programme yesterday.
Also present were state Education, Information and Communication Committee chairman Norlizah Noh and KMJ president Mohamad Fauzi Ishak.
Jafni said that according to housing developers, building an affordable house now costs RM100,000.
“The developers are now prepared to build houses costing between RM100,000 and RM200,000 each,” he said, adding that although land and government agencies such as Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor were in charge of housing matters, construction of affordable houses still required the cooperation of developers. – Bernama, April 14, 2022
