HOUSING PRICE, THE DESIGN AND PLANNING STANDARD OF LOW-COST IN
MALAYSIA
The housing price categories in Malaysia based on the Ministry of Housing and Local
Government definition. In order to improve the quality of low-cost houses and simultaneously meet
private developer’s argument for a review of the selling prices of these units the government has
introduced in 2002 the new pricing guideline for this type of houses. Table 3.0 summarises the new
selling prices schedule, and interestingly this schedule is subject to the approval of the respective state
authority where the development is located. With the new selling prices of low-cost houses, it is to be
expected that the design specifications be revised too. The new design specifications are summarized in
Table 3.1.