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Homeownership in Malaysia

This document is an analysis of trends and issues of home ownership in Malaysia. This paper deals with key trends, developments and issues in finance institution financing homeownership in Malaysia from 1970s. ...

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Malaysia: Mortgage-Backed Securities Markets

This is a presentation on Malaysian experience of mortgaged backed security (MBS) market. It contains study on housing finance in Malaysia, establishment of Cagamas Berhad and its business model, four distinct ...

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Housing Definition of general housing terms in England

This is  document is giving definitions of some general housing terms and type of dwelling Houses, bungalows, flats, maisonettes and bedsits are types of accommodation used in the Census but no clear definition...

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Malaysia – A Practical Guide for Conducting Housing Profiles

This is a book of UN-Habitat publication giving a practical guide for conducting housing profiles in Malaysia. In the words of Dr. Joan Clos Executive Director UN-HABITAT , “This book fills an important gap in ...

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Malaysia: Housing the Nation Policies, Issues and Prospects

This is a book on housing policies, issues and prospects in Malaysia, containing articles of various contributors. This book gives various angles of homeownership, which has been a goal of Malaysian policymaker...

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Laws of Malaysia act 663 building and common property (maintenance and management) act 2007

This document is an Act of Malaysia: BUILDING AND COMMON PROPERTY (MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT) ACT 2007.

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Malaysia – Housing the Nation

Document by Cagamas Berhad, is “a definitive study” on historical perspective on housing development, housing today, financing housing development & home ownership, the secondary mortgage market, government...

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Malaysia – Case Study of Secondary Mortgage Liquidity Facilities

This is a presentation by Cagamas Berhad on a case study of secondary mortgage liquidity facilities. Establishment of Cagamas Berhad Role of Cagamas Liquidity model: Purchase with recourse Impact of Cagamas on ...

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Audit of the Low Cost Housing Programme in Malaysia

The document of the Auditor General of Malaysia regarding the audit of the low-cost housing program in Malaysia. The Malaysian Government is currently engaged in a series of poverty redressal programmes and one...

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Malaysia: Provision of Affordable Homes and Youth Housing scheme

The document on youth housing scheme announced in Malaysian budget of 2015, and a comparison of the same with My First Home Scheme (SRP) of Cagamas SRP Berhad (a wholly owned subsidiary of Cagamas Holdings Bhd)...

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Housing affordability for first time Home Buyer in Malaysia

This document discusses the housing affordability of first-time home buyers in Malaysia. Housing affordability has become the main issue in the housing sector as the house price and living costs continue to inc...

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Malaysia: Affordable Housing within the Middle Income Households

This document is based on challenge to having homeownership, in affordable housing within the middle income households in Malaysia. It discusses the growth of the Malaysian housing sector that has been underpin...

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Malaysia: House price and affordability in Housing

This document is based on residential property market in Malaysia, which has experienced significant price expansion over the past fifteen years with prices, at several states, expanded at higher rates. As econ...

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Mortgage Securitization in Korea

This document is based on mortgage securitization in Korea. The Korean mortgage market has changed rapidly since the financial crisis in December 1997. In the primary mortgage market, the competition between le...

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Republic of Korea Country Profile

The document of Republic of Korea’s country profile prepared under United Nation’s Johannesburg Summit 2002. The 2002 Country Profiles Series provides information on the implementation of Agenda 21 on a country...

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Characteristics of Korean REITs and their Economic Impacts

This document gives characteristics of Korean REITs and their economic impacts. REITs were introduced in 2001 in Korea, in order to stimulate the restructuring of the economy and revitalize the real estate mark...

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Korea: The Role of NGOs for Iow-Income Groups

This document discusses the role of NGOs for low-income groups in Korean society. This paper describes the increasingly important role of NGOs within South Korea in demanding better conditions for low-income gr...

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South Korea: Affordable Housing and Local Governance

This paper explores the shared governance of local, regional, and central governments to provide affordable housing in Korea. The paper asserts that Korea needs to build proper institutional arrangements with a...

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Korea: Housing Affordability Index

This document about Housing Affordability Index in Korea. This study computes Housing Affordability Index of Korea and testify the usability of leading indicator in the housing finance market. The main results ...

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Housing in Figures Hong Kong Housing Authority 2011

This document is based on Hong Kong Housing Authority of 2011 giving statistics of various types of housing provided to the residences of the island by Hong Kong Housing Authority with graphic information. The ...

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Hong Kong – Socio-economic Snapshot and Various Aspects of Housing

This document is based  on Hong Kong gives socio-economic snapshot of the country, measures of housing affordability, definition of low-income housing, descriptions of “cage homes” and “coffin homes” in Hong Ko...