Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Indonesia Real Estate Broker Association (AREBI) chairman Lukas Bong has called on the government to relax regulations on property ownership for foreigner

Norman Harsono, News Desk – Amid its claims of success for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's One Million Houses program last year, the government is planning this year to build another

Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry's data shows 1.13 million new houses were built in 2018, exceeding the 1 million new houses target.

Jakarta – Real Estate Indonesia (REI) is urging the government to fulfill its promise to introduce fiscal incentives for the development of luxury residences early this year, as part o

Jakarta – The Indonesian Settlement and Housing Developers Association (Apersi) has set a conservative commitment target for subsidized houses next year, after taking into account the e

Maikel Jefriando and Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – As Indonesia's central bank drives up interest rates to defend a fragile currency, governor Perry Warjiyo is banking on a revival of the s

Jakarta – Real Estate Indonesia (REI) has rejected the government plan to impose taxes on vacant apartments as it will discourage investment in the sector.

Jakarta – Fairpoint Realty Indonesia, the property arm of conglomerate Gunung Sewu Group, said it is confident of attracting major corporate tenants to fill in a new office tower currently being de

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Jakarta property market, especially the market for office and residential properties, has continued to slow down due to weak demand since 2015.

Jakarta – BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, Indonesia's social security agency for workers, plans to invest less than a third of pensions under its management in the housing finance sector, in a move it hopes

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday that only 40 percent of Indonesian families could afford to buy houses due to increasing property prices, while another 40 percent of

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – State-owned lender Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) and the Workers Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) sealed an agreement on Thursday on mortgage financing provision for th

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – In a gesture to convey the serious commitment of his administration to affordable housing, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called real estate developers to build many m

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to issue an emergency law – known as a perppu – to break an impasse of more than a decade in efforts to streamline unfriendly laws as the country ai

Jakarta – The government now allows foreigners living in Indonesia to own houses as part of efforts to boost the economy, following the release of a regulation signed by President Joko "Jokowi" Wid

Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry and state-owned housing developer PT Perumnas will team up to start working on a program to build 1 million homes over the next five years.

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – For almost the last eight years, Mairia, 33, has been living with her four children in a 3-by-4 meter room since the Indian Ocean tsunami swept her house

Hans David Tampubolon – Public Housing Minister Djan Faridz says that there is no political motive behind his ministry's recent plan to develop cheap housing for journalists.

Ulma Haryantop, Jakarta – Legal activists have sounded the alarm over a draft amendment to the 1992 Housing Law that they say could criminalize squatters and other low-income people.

Thin Lei Win, Dili – East Timor, one of the world's youngest nations, is attempting to enact laws on land ownership eight years after gaining full independence.

Jakarta – The nation's cities are experiencing a housing crisis fueled by overpopulation, a lack of new homes, and poor access to lending, all of which have the greatest impact on the l

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