A Study on Factors Causing the Demand-Supply Gap of Affordable Housing

The demand-supply gap of affordable housing has been a serious issue in Malaysia and if the issue is not resolved, will exacerbate house ownership and accommodation problems in many urban areas throughout the country.The aim of this study is to explore the factors that cause imbalance distribution o...

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Main Authors: Chan, Alyssa Poh Jzen, Lee, Benny Hai Chim
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Language:English
Published: 2016
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description The demand-supply gap of affordable housing has been a serious issue in Malaysia and if the issue is not resolved, will exacerbate house ownership and accommodation problems in many urban areas throughout the country.The aim of this study is to explore the factors that cause imbalance distribution of housing due to the increasing need for housing and to propose effective measures to manage the demand-supply gap. Questionaires have been distributed and thirty one feedbacks have been are received from the respondents. Quantitative methodology is utilised to examine the results acquired from the questionnaire. The outcome indicates that the respondents want the government to provide more effort on resolving the housing problem. Therefore, actions ought to be made by the respective parties to correct this issue with a specific end goal to mitigate the shortage in supply of affordable housing.The results of this research conclude that people want the government to monitor the housing industry more effectively, the locations with severe shortage of affordable housings are Kuala Lumpur, Georgetown, Klang Valley and Petaling Jaya and the severity of the affordability of housing market in Malaysia needs to be made aware to the public to prevent further deterioration of the conditions.
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spelling intimal-6002016-11-15T05:40:28Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/600/ A Study on Factors Causing the Demand-Supply Gap of Affordable Housing Chan, Alyssa Poh Jzen Lee, Benny Hai Chim TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering The demand-supply gap of affordable housing has been a serious issue in Malaysia and if the issue is not resolved, will exacerbate house ownership and accommodation problems in many urban areas throughout the country.The aim of this study is to explore the factors that cause imbalance distribution of housing due to the increasing need for housing and to propose effective measures to manage the demand-supply gap. Questionaires have been distributed and thirty one feedbacks have been are received from the respondents. Quantitative methodology is utilised to examine the results acquired from the questionnaire. The outcome indicates that the respondents want the government to provide more effort on resolving the housing problem. Therefore, actions ought to be made by the respective parties to correct this issue with a specific end goal to mitigate the shortage in supply of affordable housing.The results of this research conclude that people want the government to monitor the housing industry more effectively, the locations with severe shortage of affordable housings are Kuala Lumpur, Georgetown, Klang Valley and Petaling Jaya and the severity of the affordability of housing market in Malaysia needs to be made aware to the public to prevent further deterioration of the conditions. 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/600/1/EA%20-%201.pdf Chan, Alyssa Poh Jzen and Lee, Benny Hai Chim (2016) A Study on Factors Causing the Demand-Supply Gap of Affordable Housing. INTI Journal Special Edition – Built Environment. pp. 6-10. (In Press)
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Chan, Alyssa Poh Jzen
Lee, Benny Hai Chim
A Study on Factors Causing the Demand-Supply Gap of Affordable Housing
title A Study on Factors Causing the Demand-Supply Gap of Affordable Housing
title_full A Study on Factors Causing the Demand-Supply Gap of Affordable Housing
title_fullStr A Study on Factors Causing the Demand-Supply Gap of Affordable Housing
title_full_unstemmed A Study on Factors Causing the Demand-Supply Gap of Affordable Housing
title_short A Study on Factors Causing the Demand-Supply Gap of Affordable Housing
title_sort study on factors causing the demand-supply gap of affordable housing
topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/600/
http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/600/1/EA%20-%201.pdf