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Common starting questions
Source-linked answers from published guides and checked official references. These are fixed explanations, not generated chat replies.
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What cash should I prepare before buying a home?
Budget for the purchase-price amount not covered by approved financing, plus legal work, stamp duties, required valuation, searches, registration, applicable insurance or takaful, and moving or repairs. Example only: RM500,000 price minus a RM450,000 approved loan leaves RM50,000 of unfunded purchase price. Any purchase deposit already paid counts within that RM50,000, not on top. Other costs are separate, subject to actual exemptions and bank conditions; this is not a valuation or quotation. Match payments to their due dates.
What to do next
- Confirm the approved loan and price shortfall.
- Obtain itemised legal and bank quotations.
- Prepare a dated cash-flow checklist.
An advertised financing margin is not your approval. Costs and exemptions vary; a single percentage cannot be an all-in quotation.
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Can I get a 100% home loan, including for a subsale house?
Some eligible first-home buyers can apply under specific schemes. For example, BSN MyHome-i SJKP-MADANI covers eligible subsale homes: a property price up to RM300,000, 100% of that price plus specified costs, with total financing capped at RM360,000. This is a product option, not a promise of approval.
What to do next
- Ask a participating bank to check your first-home, owner-occupation, income and credit eligibility.
- Give the bank the actual purchase price and property documents; confirm valuation and scheme limits.
- Obtain a written offer showing the approved price portion, eligible costs and any cash you must provide.
More than 100% guarantee coverage is not the same as cash back or automatic 100% financing. Other products have different caps and conditions.
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Will my subsale booking deposit be refunded if the bank rejects my loan?
Not automatically. The outcome depends on the written offer or SPA, any financing condition, required evidence, deadlines and the facts of the case. Before paying, have a lawyer check exactly when a refund applies. A rejection letter alone does not create a universal refund right.
What to do next
- Check financing and termination clauses before payment.
- Keep bank decisions and all signed documents.
- Ask your lawyer to respond within the contractual deadline.
Neither automatic full refund nor automatic forfeiture is promised here. Do not stop complying with deadlines without legal advice.
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Can I withdraw EPF for a subsale home, and how much?
Eligible subsale residential purchases are included in EPF’s Buy House Withdrawal from Akaun Sejahtera. With a loan, the limit is the lower of the account balance or purchase price minus approved loan plus 10% of the purchase price. For self-financing, it is the lower of the balance or purchase price plus 10%. EPF approval and the applicable conditions still apply.
What to do next
- Check age, savings and previous housing withdrawals.
- Prepare the SPA and financing or cash-purchase evidence.
- Apply through the eligible KWSP channel and verify payment timing.
The SPA normally must be within three years at application; eligibility and documents differ by case. This is not immediate cash for a booking payment or a guaranteed processing time.
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What happens after choosing a subsale home, what documents are needed and how long is the whole process?
The stages generally cover title and financing checks, legal review of the SPA, required consents/redemption and loan documentation, payment completion and agreed handover. Some stages overlap. The actual contract, title position, parties and bank determine the dependencies and dates—not a universal number of months.
What to do next
- Ask your solicitor and bank for case-specific checklists: identity, title/prior SPA, ownership, existing charge and required financial records.
- Have the solicitor explain each SPA condition, completion trigger, consent, payment deadline and delay consequence before signing.
- Track who supplies each missing document, redemption/consent and funding step; agree handover only when the contractual requirements are met.
Signing the SPA does not itself guarantee consent, ownership registration or loan release. A solicitor must confirm the current requirements and your actual contractual dates.
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Is a Bumi lot the same as Malay Reserve land, and can a restriction be removed?
Bumiputera quota conditions and statutory Malay Reservation status are different matters. Neither an agent's description nor payment of an application fee proves eligibility or release. A solicitor must check the exact title and approvals with Perak land authorities and, where relevant, LPHP.
What to do next
- Obtain a current title search and any lot-specific quota, reservation or release letters, not just a listing label.
- Have your solicitor confirm buyer eligibility, required consent and the current LPHP/land-office process for this lot.
- Require the applicable written approval before relying on release; address conditions and failure consequences in the contract.
Quota release does not by itself cancel Malay Reservation status or every title restriction. Do not promise conversion, approval, a fixed fee or processing time.
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These are general explanations. An individual property, application or agreement still needs confirmation.