{"id":25985,"date":"2022-11-18T11:08:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T03:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recommend.my\/blog\/?p=25985"},"modified":"2024-09-29T09:51:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T01:51:42","slug":"new-homes-expensive-so-malaysians-are-extending-their-existing-homes-to-create-more-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recommend.my\/blog\/new-homes-expensive-so-malaysians-are-extending-their-existing-homes-to-create-more-room\/","title":{"rendered":"New homes expensive, so Malaysians are extending their existing homes to create more room"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rising home prices and interest rates are preventing more and more young Malaysians from buying their first home. As a result, many continue to stay with their parents, even after marriage and having children<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, a recent survey<\/a> found that 51 per cent of people are stuck in a chicken and egg situation; they don’t qualify for any affordable housing schemes, yet they cannot afford to buy a home without government assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But with the addition of new family members in an existing home, it can start to feel cramped, hence the need for home extensions to create more room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House extensions can be a complex renovation project that may also require special permits<\/a>, but done correctly, it can help to add some much needed space to your home. Regardless if your home is a single storey, double-storey, semi-D or bungalow, home extensions are a great way to create accommodating spaces in your home for your growing family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are nine home extension ideas at different price points. All of the following projects were completed from start to finish by contractors that were verified and checked by Recommend.my<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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