hmm..if RM 150 per sqft with RM 150000 I can only build a 1000 sqft house ...

you could probably get some tips from those low cost government housing??? Those cost around that much too right?

if a house with only 1000sqt, it will not be called bangalow.

You'll need permits etc. I don't think you can build a house just like that, even if you own the land

You'll have to pay architects and consultants right? and they're not cheap you'll need water and electricity

Assalamualaikum/hi

Just wondering... let's say I've got a land of about 4000 square feet, and I'm planning to build my own house, what kind of house (and how big) can I build with just RM150k? And if it's a single storey house, any idea how big/type of house can I build?

thank you very much

How do they not lose money on it ?

With govt controlled price of RM 22k to RM30k per unit, if bldg cost + consultants' fee = Rm150k +...pensan liao!!

@jchong,
Bear in mind developers purchase in bulk.  The prices they get for raw materials are much much much much lower than what we can get. Therefore.....

If that was possible, we can say that the baseline cost of a livable house is 22K, which can't be possible can it? land + materials + labour for 22K?

but where can I find someone who can get land and build a house for 22K ?

There were press reports of approval of rising the price for low cost houses up to 42k or 45k; esp in big cities
But in practice the prices are controlled by the state govt. I've yet to see any LC houses going for the max price.
Anyone aware of any of these schemes?...if yes, probably under the jurisdiction of DBKL??

Whether developer can actually make money from low cost houses depends very much on land cost.
There are schemes where developer makes a small margin.
Most times, low cost parcels are loss making , where the non low cost houses are priced to absorb the subsidy in the low cost houses.

One more thing is the way low cost housing is treated in the books of developers.
Land cost for LC is usually given a very low weightage. In practice , the acquisation cost is the same, whether it is LC or otherwise.

Someone said 22K earlier... so it's 42K ? actually I've half a mind to do that.. get a small piece of land in the middle of nowhere, build a small toilet. Then set up one of these :

http://www.dezeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2...far-wal-016.jpg

Our Govt like to think that developers can make $$ from LC.

Some developers have even offered to state govt.."I give u  the land free lah, u go and built and take the money as well"..that's how bad the situation is for some developers.

If we want to discuss about low cost housing in m'sia, tak boleh habis bincang.
Rehda has been in discussion with authorities for ages but no concrete results.
For political reasons, the govt will want to maintain status quo

@jchong,
BU got away without low-cost housing but I don't think developers are able to do that anymore.  Even the Valencia township has low-cost houses - it's just not marketed as part of the development but it's there if U know where to find it