Housing affordability index for Districts in Perak

Housing Affordability is one of the major concerns for the State Government of Perak. Affordable housing is important as it has become an absolute necessity of residents especially for B40 income households’ population in Perak. In Perak, the soaring house prices have made it almost impossible for t...

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Main Authors:	Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Abdullah, Muhammad Faris, Muhamad Yusop, Siti Wahidah, Shuid, Syafiee
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA9053.R4 City planning
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/53221/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53221/3/TRP_027_HOUSING%20AFFORDABILITY%20INDEX.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53221/4/ICABE2016%20Programme%20Book.pdf

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spelling	iium-532212016-12-05T03:29:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53221/ Housing affordability index for Districts in Perak Mohamed Osman, Mariana Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Muhamad Yusop, Siti Wahidah Shuid, Syafiee NA Architecture NA9053.R4 City planning Housing Affordability is one of the major concerns for the State Government of Perak. Affordable housing is important as it has become an absolute necessity of residents especially for B40 income households’ population in Perak. In Perak, the soaring house prices have made it almost impossible for the middle income group to afford a home. The drastic changes in housing prices have affected the affordability levels in Perak. This study compares household in come against housing prices in each district in Perak. The data were collected from secondary sources and content analysis were undertaken to identify housing affordability in Perak. Housing Affordability Index was subsequently generated. Based on the Index, it is found that housing affordability for each district in Perak at severely unaffordable level. The findings of this study can be used to aid the state government in their endeavours to provide quality affordable housing for Perakian. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53221/3/TRP_027_HOUSING%20AFFORDABILITY%20INDEX.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53221/4/ICABE2016%20Programme%20Book.pdf Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Abdullah, Muhammad Faris and Muhamad Yusop, Siti Wahidah and Shuid, Syafiee (2016) Housing affordability index for Districts in Perak. In: International Conference on Architecture & Built Environment (ICABE 2016), 5th-6th October 2016, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	NA Architecture NA9053.R4 City planning Mohamed Osman, Mariana Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Muhamad Yusop, Siti Wahidah Shuid, Syafiee Housing affordability index for Districts in Perak
description	Housing Affordability is one of the major concerns for the State Government of Perak. Affordable housing is important as it has become an absolute necessity of residents especially for B40 income households’ population in Perak. In Perak, the soaring house prices have made it almost impossible for the middle income group to afford a home. The drastic changes in housing prices have affected the affordability levels in Perak. This study compares household in come against housing prices in each district in Perak. The data were collected from secondary sources and content analysis were undertaken to identify housing affordability in Perak. Housing Affordability Index was subsequently generated. Based on the Index, it is found that housing affordability for each district in Perak at severely unaffordable level. The findings of this study can be used to aid the state government in their endeavours to provide quality affordable housing for Perakian.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohamed Osman, Mariana Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Muhamad Yusop, Siti Wahidah Shuid, Syafiee
author_facet	Mohamed Osman, Mariana Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Muhamad Yusop, Siti Wahidah Shuid, Syafiee
author_sort	Mohamed Osman, Mariana
title	Housing affordability index for Districts in Perak
title_short	Housing affordability index for Districts in Perak
title_full	Housing affordability index for Districts in Perak
title_fullStr	Housing affordability index for Districts in Perak
title_full_unstemmed	Housing affordability index for Districts in Perak
title_sort	housing affordability index for districts in perak
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/53221/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53221/3/TRP_027_HOUSING%20AFFORDABILITY%20INDEX.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53221/4/ICABE2016%20Programme%20Book.pdf
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