Open AccessDefine the End Users Preferences and Issues among Residential Houses in the UAE: Citizens vs. Non-Citizens
Author(s) -
Mohammed Albattah,
E AbuNamous,
Shefaa Mansour,
Lindita Bande
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1044/1/012013
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , loan , house of representatives , house price , business , green house , marketing , advertising , public relations , architectural engineering , political science , engineering , finance , economics , politics , management , law , monetary economics , horticulture , biology
One of the most desirable things for human beings is to own a house. Some governments, such as in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have a system with different programs for their citizens to own the house. Generally and by applying one of the available programs, there are two ways to own a house in the UAE. The first way is to get a loan and buy a house that is already built ( constructed house ), and the second way is to get a loan and build a house on owned land ( non-constructed house ). The main purpose of this study is to define the citizens’ preferences between these two options, furthermore the issue based on these preferences and compare them with the non-citizens. Also, this study explores their perceptions of number of features that can be applied in their future house. The authors applied a Simi-structured interview targeting the current and potential house owners in Al-Ain city, UAE. The authors found that most of the participants prefer to build their own ( non-constructed house ) instead of buying a ( constructed ) one. Also, the most desirable features that the participants prefer are the ones they can benefit while occupying the house (i.e. flexibility to add or remove spaces, and flexibility to change the house elements).