Open AccessHOUSING PREFERENCES: AN ANALYSIS OF MALAYSIAN YOUTHS
Author(s) -
Shafinar Ismail,
Azima Abdul Manaf,
Mohd Yusof Hussain,
Noraliza Basrah,
Fatin Umaira Muhamad Azian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
planning malaysia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1675-6215
pISSN - 0128-0945
DOI - 10.21837/pm.v19i17.993
Subject(s) - neighbourhood (mathematics) , graduation (instrument) , unit (ring theory) , subdivision , work (physics) , questionnaire , business , economic growth , marketing , psychology , geography , sociology , engineering , economics , social science , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics education , mathematics , archaeology
Housing preferences among Malaysian youths are an important issue because the housing unit prices nowadays are often unaffordable. Malaysian youths confront various challenges nowadays, including marriage, relocating away from home upon graduation, and finding new work opportunities. Youths have developed into the primary section of the housing market who are constantly faced with housing options and decisions. Besides, youths have different preferences for housing characteristics throughout their particular stage of life, which will significantly impact their future lives. Data was gathered from a survey questionnaire answered by 174 Shah Alam youths aged from 18 to 35. This research focuses on identifying the preferred types of houses chosen by youths, involving features such as location, housing price and type of house to live in. The results also showed that the highest-ranked preferred factors were the financial factors, followed by the neighbourhood, location, and design factors.