Housing Affordability Preferences for ‘Rumah Selangorku’ Scheme

Abstract

Housing is described as one of the most universal concerns for a country's welfare that reflects people's perception of living standards. Every homebuyer must have their own natural preferences in buying a house. Apart from that, this study focused on housing affordability preferences for “Rumah Selangorku” Program. This research aims to rank the house buyers’ preferences elements for ‘Rumah Selangorku’ in specifically De Kiara Apartment, Shah Alam, Malaysia. This research also identifies the preferences elements for house buyers from the literature. The questionnaire survey has been distributed towards respondents which are the occupants of De Kiara Apartment, Shah Alam. Thus, the results indicated price at the first ranked followed by locality; design; space standard; and facilities and services.

Investigating the Influence of Homebuyers’ Sociodemographic Factors on Preferences of Sustainable Affordable Housing

“…Yassin et al (2021) state that increasing transportation costs would result in unsustainable affordable housing. Besides, good quality housing fosters a sense of community and belong-ensure their satisfaction level remains acceptable (Afiqah et al, 2020;Olanrewaju & Woon, 2017). However, research regarding associations between sociodemographic variables and housing preferences is limited.…”

“…In Malaysia, research on the homebuyer's preferences is on normal residential housing, with the notable exemptions of Afiqah et al (2020), Md. Yassin et al (2021), , Olanrewaju and Wong (2019), and Olanrewaju and Woon (2017), which are related to affordable housing.…”