The impact of neighborhood types on the prices of residential properties

This paper attempts to examine the impact of neighborhood types on residential property prices in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Results show that the gated-guarded landscape compound neighborhood could attract higher market prices by 14.26%, and the freehold neighborhood could fetch a 20.68% higher pr...

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Main Author: Tan, Teck-Hong *
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Language:English
Published: Sunway University College 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/87/
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description This paper attempts to examine the impact of neighborhood types on residential property prices in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Results show that the gated-guarded landscape compound neighborhood could attract higher market prices by 14.26%, and the freehold neighborhood could fetch a 20.68% higher price than the leasehold neighborhood. It is interesting to note that house buyers are willing to pay 23.52% to live in the gated-guarded and freehold neighborhoods. In order to meet the increasingly demanding house buyers, instead of just offering dram houses in prime locations, housing developers should provide intangible benefits in the neighborhood that are just as sought after by today?s house buyers, such as a sense of security, a feeling of harmony with one?s surroundings, and an infrastructure which supports a eco-friendly lifestyle.
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spelling sunway-872019-03-14T02:15:49Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/87/ The impact of neighborhood types on the prices of residential properties Tan, Teck-Hong * HC Economic History and Conditions HD28 Management. Industrial Management This paper attempts to examine the impact of neighborhood types on residential property prices in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Results show that the gated-guarded landscape compound neighborhood could attract higher market prices by 14.26%, and the freehold neighborhood could fetch a 20.68% higher price than the leasehold neighborhood. It is interesting to note that house buyers are willing to pay 23.52% to live in the gated-guarded and freehold neighborhoods. In order to meet the increasingly demanding house buyers, instead of just offering dram houses in prime locations, housing developers should provide intangible benefits in the neighborhood that are just as sought after by today?s house buyers, such as a sense of security, a feeling of harmony with one?s surroundings, and an infrastructure which supports a eco-friendly lifestyle. Sunway University College 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/87/1/Tan_Walter_-_final_edit_16_1_2011.pdf Tan, Teck-Hong * (2010) The impact of neighborhood types on the prices of residential properties. Sunway Academic Journal, 7. pp. 77-88.
spellingShingle HC Economic History and Conditions
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Tan, Teck-Hong *
The impact of neighborhood types on the prices of residential properties
title The impact of neighborhood types on the prices of residential properties
title_full The impact of neighborhood types on the prices of residential properties
title_fullStr The impact of neighborhood types on the prices of residential properties
title_full_unstemmed The impact of neighborhood types on the prices of residential properties
title_short The impact of neighborhood types on the prices of residential properties
title_sort impact of neighborhood types on the prices of residential properties
topic HC Economic History and Conditions
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/87/
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/87/1/Tan_Walter_-_final_edit_16_1_2011.pdf