Main factors associated with homeowners' intentions to move

Abstract

Individuals make mobility decisions based on many factors. Satisfaction with neighbourhoods and homes has been identified in previous research, as have changing demographic characteristics. This paper extends earlier studies to identify the main factors behind the intentions to move for non-moving homeowners versus those who subsequently moved using data from a survey conducted for Franklin County homeowners in Ohio in the US, through factor analysis and Ordered Logistic Regression (OLR) analysis. Non-movers, on the one hand, show strong intentions to move when they are relatively dissatisfied with their 'neighbourhood', 'housing amenities', 'amount of housing space', and 'distance to preferred locations'. On the other hand, actual movers appeared to concentrate on more specific factors, such as housing size and distance to preferred locations rather than the environment of their current neighbourhood. Household life-cycle characteristics do not appear to affect either groups' assessments of their likelihood of moving.

Determinant Factors of Neighbourhood Quality Influencing Residential Mobility Behaviour in Penang Island

“…On the housing component, the questionnaire employs the dwelling features dimension consisting of satisfaction with the living room (Opoku & Abdul Muhmin, 2010), kitchen (Andersen, 2011), dining room (Salleh, 2008), bedroom (Woo & Morrow-Jones, 2011), bathroom (Elsinga & Hoekstra, 2005) and design of room arrangement (Jansen, 2014); while the dwelling utility emphasizes the residents' satisfactions toward electical and water supply (Salleh, 2008). On the neighbourhood component, the residents are inquired about their satisfaction level towards the availability of neighbourhood facilites within their neighbourhood such as hospital, community hall, police station, market (Mohit & Azim, 2012) and mini mart (Salleh, 2008).…”

“…The questionnaire also incorporates neighbourhood accesibility measurements such as residents' satisfaction levels with travel time to activity places with less traffic jam (Woo & Morrow-Jones, 2011) and home-work travel distance (Witten et al, 2008). The public transportation dimension places an emphasis on satisfaction levels with frequency of bus service (Pacione, 2003), availability of public transport (Go & Lee, 2012) and facilities at the bus stop (Day, 2013).…”

“…The public transportation dimension places an emphasis on satisfaction levels with frequency of bus service (Pacione, 2003), availability of public transport (Go & Lee, 2012) and facilities at the bus stop (Day, 2013). Moreover, indicators of neighbourhood environment are considered in terms of satisfaction levels towards cleanliness in the neighbourhood area (Woo & Morrow-Jones, 2011), maintenance, security (Hur & Nasar, 2014) and privacy (Jansen, 2014) within the nighbourhood. The study also used the criteria of neighbourhood economic livelihood to determine satisfaction levels towards employment and income opportunities (Greenwood, 2014), cost of living (Hui et al, 2012) and housing price (Tan, 2012).…”

Neighbourhood Quality Assessment: A View of Tenure Ownership and Mobility Decisions in Penang, Malaysia

“…Actual mobility and mobility intentions are commonly used as indicators of residential mobility patterns. Studies showed that actual mobility, mobility intention and residential satisfaction are all highly correlated (Woo & Morrow-Jones, 2011;.…”

“…Residents in turn develop a strong sense of belonging and attachment to their housing and neighbourhood, most possibly with no intention of leaving their neighbourhood in future. Key neighbourhood attributes of physical environment, greenery, facilities, economic livelihood, social interaction, social attachment, dwelling features and utilities can affect mobility decisions and residential relocation choices (Woo & Morrow-Jones, 2011). Thus, this study aims to examine the linkages between tenure ownership and mobility decisions, and residents' perceptions of their housing and neighbourhood quality.…”