PR1MA - One Malaysia Peoples’ Housing

Most of you must already familiar with the government's PR1MA branded housing. I bet thousands of you have already enrolled into this scheme since PR1MA Corporation established under PR1MA (1Malaysia Peoples’ Housing) Act 2012.

PR1MA objective is to plan, develop, build and offer modern and high quality houses for middle income urban citizen. PR1MA housing is located within community area with various types and sizes. The cost to own a PR1MA house is anticipated to be around RM100,000 to RM400,000, a very reasonable price for middle income family.

As to date, at least 9 PR1MA housing will be build within Klang Valley. 3 will be build at Johor, and another 8 are at other states, including 3 at Sabah. The following are the list of the PR1MA housing.

1. Alam Damai, Cheras
2. Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur
3. Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
4. Jalan Bukit, Kajang, Selangor
5. Jalan Jubilee, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
6. Pandan Indah, Selangor
7. Pandan Jaya, Selangor
8. Seremban Sentral, Negeri Sembilan
9. Seremban Utara, Negeri Sembilan
10. Setapak, Kuala Lumpur
11. Taman Bukit Cheras, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
12. Taman Cempaka, Selangor
13. Bandar Layangkasa, Johor Bahru
14. Jalan Saujana, Mukim Plentong, Johor
15. Tebrau, Johor
16. Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang
17. Bukit Gelugor, Pulau Pinang
18. Slim River, Perak
19. Sungai Petani, Kedah
20. Bunut Rendang, Kuantan
21. Borneo Cove, Sabah
22. Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
23. Sandakan City Centre, Sandakan, Sabah

To apply for PR1MA, a person and his/her spouse must be:

• Malaysian citizen
• Single or married
• At least 21 years old on the application date
• Gross household income must fall within RM2,500 toRM7,500
• Applicant and/or spouse not have more than one existing property

Eligible applicants must apply for the balloting of the homes through the PR1MA registration system via www.pr1ma.my. Applicants are also required to submit the relevant documents for screening purposes.

End financing for the homes are to be arranged by the successful applicants themselves. There is a 10-year moratorium, whereby the properties cannot be sold or transferred to another party. The homes must be owner-occupied and no subletting would be allowed.

For lower middle income individual, PR1MA is without doubt a great opportunity for you to own house at a discounted price. The only downside of it is most of the proposed development are stratified apartments. Only few are landed houses, including the recently launched PR1MA at Sungai Petani, Kedah. However it is up to you to decide based on your household budget and future plan.

I wish you all the best.