What is determining affordable housing shortages in the Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of the affordable housing shortage in the Greater Kuala Lumpur from the suppliers’ perspectives. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were collected through a cross-sectional survey questionnaire comprising 21 determinants...

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Main Authors: Abdul Lateef, Olanrewaju, Arazi, Idrus
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Published: Emerald 2019
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description Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of the affordable housing shortage in the Greater Kuala Lumpur from the suppliers’ perspectives. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were collected through a cross-sectional survey questionnaire comprising 21 determinants and 111 experts in the housing industry. Findings The affordable housing shortages are consequences of regulations and policies on land allocations, building materials and the affordable housing market. The government should provide more lands to the developers or the government should directly build affordable housing on their lands. To lower the cost of construction, the government should reduce the importation tax and procedures, and the housing industry should find alternative building materials. Originality/value Theoretically, the research provided fresh insights into the causes of housing shortages and reasons for the increase in housing prices. The results will be useful to policymakers towards affordable housing delivery and to the developers and contractors on measures to increase profit margins and increase housing supply.
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spelling intimal-13812020-04-22T02:52:38Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1381/ What is determining affordable housing shortages in the Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia? Abdul Lateef, Olanrewaju Arazi, Idrus HD28 Management. Industrial Management Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of the affordable housing shortage in the Greater Kuala Lumpur from the suppliers’ perspectives. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were collected through a cross-sectional survey questionnaire comprising 21 determinants and 111 experts in the housing industry. Findings The affordable housing shortages are consequences of regulations and policies on land allocations, building materials and the affordable housing market. The government should provide more lands to the developers or the government should directly build affordable housing on their lands. To lower the cost of construction, the government should reduce the importation tax and procedures, and the housing industry should find alternative building materials. Originality/value Theoretically, the research provided fresh insights into the causes of housing shortages and reasons for the increase in housing prices. The results will be useful to policymakers towards affordable housing delivery and to the developers and contractors on measures to increase profit margins and increase housing supply. Emerald 2019-11-01 Article PeerReviewed Abdul Lateef, Olanrewaju and Arazi, Idrus (2019) What is determining affordable housing shortages in the Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia? Property Management, 38 (1). pp. 52-81. ISSN 0263-7472 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PM-05-2019-0025/full/html
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Abdul Lateef, Olanrewaju
Arazi, Idrus
What is determining affordable housing shortages in the Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
title What is determining affordable housing shortages in the Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
title_full What is determining affordable housing shortages in the Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
title_fullStr What is determining affordable housing shortages in the Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
title_full_unstemmed What is determining affordable housing shortages in the Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
title_short What is determining affordable housing shortages in the Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
title_sort what is determining affordable housing shortages in the greater kuala lumpur, malaysia?
topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1381/
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