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Tong's Portfolio
The Malaysian housing industry is efficient and competitive — the government should just focus on public housing
Could homes be built at even lower costs to further improve affordability?
November 07, 2023
Tong's Portfolio
Home ownership and affordability in Malaysia: Facts and myths
Home affordability is nowhere near crisis level as popularly narrated.
November 03, 2023
Tong's Portfolio
Homeownership could be made more affordable if we opened our minds
People are wealthier because they own homes where prices have gone up.
October 27, 2022
Tong's Portfolio
Are some homebuyers in Malaysia paid to borrow and buy?
We think the crux of the issue boils down to, primarily, the lack of data transparency in Malaysia.
April 01, 2021
Hong Kong protests
Jeers force Hong Kong leader to abandon address with no olive branch on offer
HONG KONG (Oct 16): Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam had to abandon her policy speech because of jeering lawmakers on Wednesday but later offered no direct olive branch to pro-democracy protesters, hoping instead to ease resentment by building more public hous
October 16, 2019
Malaysia
New property investment platform FundMyHome to 'democratise home ownership' in Malaysia
SINGAPORE (Nov 5): Instead of taking out a bank loan or mortgage, first-time homebuyers in Malaysia can now seek financial support from a new property investment platform FundMyHome.com.
November 05, 2018
53rd National Day
Shared spaces: Housing still subject to limitations
SINGAPORE (Aug 6): Multi-purpose, co-living spaces are revolutionising urban life in densely populated and expensive New York, San Francisco, London and Shanghai. The concept, rather like an upmarket update of rooming together at university, is apparently
August 07, 2018