Property Developer Asks Prabowo To Give An Explanation About The 3 Million Houses Program

Chairman of the Real Estate Indonesia Central Management Board (DPP REI) Joko Suranto (center). (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - The property developer asked President Prabowo Subianto's government to immediately provide clarity on the continuation of the 3 million house program.

Chairman of the Central Executive Board of Real Estate Indonesia (DPP REI) Joko Suranto said the uncertainty over the continuation of the 3 million house program which was headed by the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) actually made the property market less conducive.

"We housing developers hope that President Prabowo is willing to convey to us business actors in the property sector regarding the program of 3 million houses and what the head of state views of the program," Joko said at a press conference in the Kebayoran Baru area, South Jakarta, Tuesday, February 18.

In addition, Joko together with a number of other housing associations also requested that the banking industry be able to find a new financing formula that is equivalent to the Housing Financing Liquidity Facility (FLPP).

This is because the distribution of FLPP in the era of President Prabowo was slightly hampered due to the plan to change the scheme from the original 75 percent disbursed through the state budget and 25 percent from banking to 50 percent of the state budget and 50 percent by banks.

"It has been budgeted for 220,000 units (FLPP) this year, but in reality it has been held without clarity. Currently, big developers are asking us as administrators, they are confused about what the current condition is, why?" he said.

Finally, Joko and other developer associations also urged the government to be able to keep the property business climate away from noise. Given, the stigmatization of rogue developers has emerged recently.

"This is in accordance with President Prabowo Subianto's direction that Indonesia needs unity, it takes all parties to carry out the development of Indonesia we love," he concluded.

Previously, the Public Housing Savings Management Agency or BP Tapera admitted that they still found uninhabitable houses distributed by channeling banks through the KPR Subsidy House Program.

Rumah Subsidi KPR merupakan program pemerintah yang menyediakan bantuan untuk mendapatkan pembiayaan kredit rumah bagi masyarakat berpenghasih rendah (MBR).

Until now, the channeling banks participating in this program include the State Savings Bank (BTN), BTN Syariah and PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or BRI.

"The results of the monev (monitoring and evaluation) together with the Ministry of PKP in the field, are still found to have substandard housing quality. In fact, some electricity and water have not been installed, but have been calibrated," said BP Tapera Commissioner Heru Pudyo Nugroho at the Public Works Ministry Auditorium, Jakarta, Monday, December 23.

Based on these findings, his party has also sent the first to second warning letters to channeling banks so that they can pay attention to the quality of the houses distributed.

"This is our love letter to ladies and gentlemen as channeling banks, so that in the future it can become a common reminder to continue to improve the quality of mortgages that we distribute to the community, especially low-income people," he said.