Property Hunter Magazine Property Hunter Magazine Issue 54 - May 2014 | Page 34

/// Hot Topic SHAREDA to Launch Another 5000 Units to Support MyHOME Scheme /// HOT TOPIC From Left; John Tan, Chew Sang Hai, Francis Goh and Dato’ Ir John Chee T he Sabah Housing & Real Estate Developers Association (SHAREDA) recently held a meeting with members from over 40 developers regarding the new MyHome Scheme which was launched in April 2014. The scheme provides a subsidy of up to RM30,000 for the purchase of a low-cost house for firsttime buyers. SHAREDA members previously took a pledge to build 10,000 units of affordable homes and to date have collectively built more than 11,000 units across 30 locations in Sabah. In 2014, SHAREDA members will launch another 5,000 units. 34 www.PropertyHunter.com.my These affordable homes consist of 850 square feet high-rise apartments which cost no more RM250,000 or single or double storey terrace homes priced at RM295 per square foot multiply by the built up area. During the briefing, SHAREDA President Francis Goh said that SHAREDA and its Sarawak counterpart SHEDA attended the National Council in Kuala Lumpur for the first time in history. And this is partly the reason that this new scheme is now extended to East Malaysia. Goh, commented that the new scheme is an improvement from the From a survey by SHAREDA, the main reasons why people are not able to buy or own a house are because of the inability to provide a 10% deposit and inability to secure a home loan from the bank.