Sarawak M40 housing formula remains under study, with two Bintulu pilot areas identified
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Sarawak is still calculating the house types and costs for its planned middle-income housing initiative, with the first pilot intended for Jepak and an area next to Kampung Nyalau in Bintulu.
The Premier’s October 3 update identified the second area near Samalaju and said affordability would be tested in Bintulu before the approach was extended elsewhere. Kuching, Miri and Sibu were among the urban areas mentioned for a possible later expansion.
For middle-income households in Kuching, that makes this a policy-development update rather than a local housing launch. The remarks did not give a final selling price, application window or construction timetable.
The initiative addresses a gap for families who may not qualify for lower-income affordable housing but cannot comfortably buy higher-priced homes. In Bintulu, the Premier identified expensive land and densely developed areas as obstacles that the pilot must address.
The idea was first outlined in February, when a RM300,000–RM550,000 price range was being explored. That earlier range is not a newly confirmed October selling price: the current formula is still being worked out, and wider expansion depends on the pilot producing homes within an affordable range.
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