Locational, neighborhood, structural and socio-cultural attributes of housing in homeownership decisions

The sharp increase in house prices has brought government and housing developers to take close attention to the housing need of first-time homebuyers by supplying quality affordable housing to them through PR1MA housing scheme. The goal of this paper is to determine the right housing attributes requ...

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Main Author: Tan, Teck-Hong *
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Language:English
Published: 2012
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description The sharp increase in house prices has brought government and housing developers to take close attention to the housing need of first-time homebuyers by supplying quality affordable housing to them through PR1MA housing scheme. The goal of this paper is to determine the right housing attributes required by potential first-time homebuyers which will ensure this affordable housing scheme gets off the right footing. A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed to potential first-time homebuyers in Klang Valley, Malaysia but only 265 questionnaires were returned. Results revealed that accessibility and guarded neighborhood influence homeownership preferences by first-time homebuyers. It also showed that first-time homebuyers were receptive to environmentally-sensitive homes. However, socio-cultural attributes of housing exert less influence on homeownership decisions.
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spelling sunway-1442019-03-14T02:11:05Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/144/ Locational, neighborhood, structural and socio-cultural attributes of housing in homeownership decisions Tan, Teck-Hong * HD Industries. Land use. Labor The sharp increase in house prices has brought government and housing developers to take close attention to the housing need of first-time homebuyers by supplying quality affordable housing to them through PR1MA housing scheme. The goal of this paper is to determine the right housing attributes required by potential first-time homebuyers which will ensure this affordable housing scheme gets off the right footing. A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed to potential first-time homebuyers in Klang Valley, Malaysia but only 265 questionnaires were returned. Results revealed that accessibility and guarded neighborhood influence homeownership preferences by first-time homebuyers. It also showed that first-time homebuyers were receptive to environmentally-sensitive homes. However, socio-cultural attributes of housing exert less influence on homeownership decisions. 2012-04-25 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/144/1/Tan%20Teck%20Hong%20-%20Locational%2C%20Neighbourhood%2C%20Structural%20and%20Socio-Cultural%20Attributes%20of%20Housing%20in%20Homeownership%20Decisions.pdf Tan, Teck-Hong * (2012) Locational, neighborhood, structural and socio-cultural attributes of housing in homeownership decisions. In: International Real Estate Symposium (IRERS) 2012: Globalization of Real Estate: Transforming and Opportunities (6th), 24-25 Apr 2012, National Institute of Valuation (INSPEN), Ministry of Finance, Malaysia. (Submitted)
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Tan, Teck-Hong *
Locational, neighborhood, structural and socio-cultural attributes of housing in homeownership decisions
title Locational, neighborhood, structural and socio-cultural attributes of housing in homeownership decisions
title_full Locational, neighborhood, structural and socio-cultural attributes of housing in homeownership decisions
title_fullStr Locational, neighborhood, structural and socio-cultural attributes of housing in homeownership decisions
title_full_unstemmed Locational, neighborhood, structural and socio-cultural attributes of housing in homeownership decisions
title_short Locational, neighborhood, structural and socio-cultural attributes of housing in homeownership decisions
title_sort locational, neighborhood, structural and socio-cultural attributes of housing in homeownership decisions
topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/144/
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