Housing affordability in the state of Melaka

Housing is a basic need to man. It provides shelter and comfort from the elements and improve quality of life of the residents. Hence, housing should be affordable to all. This paper assesses the housing affordability for the districts in Melaka. This was achieved by calculating the median multiple...

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Main Authors:	Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Rabe, Noor Suzilawati, Abdullah, Muhammad Faris, Rosli, Nur Farhanah, Zainudin, Farah Eleena
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Malaysian Institute of Planners 2017
Subjects:	NA9053.R4 City planning
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spelling	iium-573082017-07-18T07:23:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57308/ Housing affordability in the state of Melaka Mohamed Osman, Mariana Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Rosli, Nur Farhanah Zainudin, Farah Eleena NA9053.R4 City planning Housing is a basic need to man. It provides shelter and comfort from the elements and improve quality of life of the residents. Hence, housing should be affordable to all. This paper assesses the housing affordability for the districts in Melaka. This was achieved by calculating the median multiple of the price income ratio and comparing the score to the housing affordability index. Secondary data were obtained from reports published by the governmental agencies. The results show that housing is mostly moderately unaffordable in the districts of Melaka. Additionally, housing affordability has improved from 2012 to 2014 in majority of the districts. Malaysian Institute of Planners 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57308/1/Housing%20Melaka.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57308/2/57308-Housing%20affordability%20in%20the%20state%20of%20Melaka_SCOPUS.pdf Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Rabe, Noor Suzilawati and Abdullah, Muhammad Faris and Rosli, Nur Farhanah and Zainudin, Farah Eleena (2017) Housing affordability in the state of Melaka. Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 15 (1). pp. 255-260. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 012-80945 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/241/221 10.21837/pmjournal.v15.i6.241
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description	Housing is a basic need to man. It provides shelter and comfort from the elements and improve quality of life of the residents. Hence, housing should be affordable to all. This paper assesses the housing affordability for the districts in Melaka. This was achieved by calculating the median multiple of the price income ratio and comparing the score to the housing affordability index. Secondary data were obtained from reports published by the governmental agencies. The results show that housing is mostly moderately unaffordable in the districts of Melaka. Additionally, housing affordability has improved from 2012 to 2014 in majority of the districts.
format	Article
author	Mohamed Osman, Mariana Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Rosli, Nur Farhanah Zainudin, Farah Eleena
author_facet	Mohamed Osman, Mariana Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Rosli, Nur Farhanah Zainudin, Farah Eleena
author_sort	Mohamed Osman, Mariana
title	Housing affordability in the state of Melaka
title_short	Housing affordability in the state of Melaka
title_full	Housing affordability in the state of Melaka
title_fullStr	Housing affordability in the state of Melaka
title_full_unstemmed	Housing affordability in the state of Melaka
title_sort	housing affordability in the state of melaka
publisher	Malaysian Institute of Planners
publishDate	2017
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