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What it really costs.

The sticker price is never the whole bill. Work out the cash you need on day one and the instalment you will live with for decades — before you fall in love with a show unit.

YOUR NUMBERS

Assumptions

RM
RM 50,000
%
Typical Malaysian home loans sit near 4%
% p.a.
Ends after 420 instalments
years
Searches, registration and stamping
RM
CASH NEEDED UPFRONTRM 74,625Before renovation, furnishing or moving costs
MONTHLY INSTALMENTRM 2,046.83On a RM 450,000 loan over 35 years

Upfront breakdown

  • Down paymentRM 50,000
  • MOT stamp dutyRM 9,000
  • SPA legal feeRM 6,250
  • Loan agreement legal feeRM 5,625
  • Loan agreement stamp dutyRM 2,250
  • Legal disbursementsRM 1,500
  • Total upfrontRM 74,625
Total interestRM 409,667RM 859,667 repaid over the full tenure
Income guidelineRM 6,140Gross monthly pay that keeps this instalment near a third of income