Jakarta, Aug. 10 -- Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP), Maruarar Sirait, also known as Ara, will soon inaugurate a subsidized housing residents' association.

"I will also inaugurate this soon. We will have a subsidized housing residents' association," he confirmed in Jakarta on Friday.

Currently, there are business and developer associations in the housing sector, but consumers do not yet have a formal forum or association to voice their aspirations in the housing sector.

"So that it is clear who is communicating with whom," he said.

With the association, dialogue will be easier, and the government can also maintain a balance between the needs of consumers and business actors in the housing sector.

"There will be a channe...