Tang Chee MengCOO, Henry Butcher (M) Sdn Bhd This year should end with a marginal increase in the volume and value of residential transactions, fuelled by the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) 2019. The discounts and rebates plus other goodies offered by developers, together with the stamp duty waiver, attracted housebuyers into the market. Average house prices, however, will see a drop due to the discounts/rebates.