Characteristic Qualities Impacting Landed House Prices: Better homes, better livelihood

Authors

  • Muhamad Hilmi Mohamad @ Masri
  • Abdul Hadi Nawawi
  • Edie Ezwan Mohd Safian
  • Ahmad Fawwaz Ahmad Saleh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v2i5.702

Abstract

The research was conducted to find the characteristics quality of houses in Malaysia. The aim of this research was to produce the ranking characteristics of house qualities, and determining its weightages. The methodology used in this research was primarily by using the Delphi Method to ascertain characteristics quality and also Analytical Hierarchy Process to determine the ranking of the characteristics quality. Data collection gathered through a structured questionnaire that incorporates the element of Saaty’s Scale using variables outlined from review and interview. A theoretical framework of the research was established from this that will lead to future research model.

Keywords: House Quality; House Price; AHP; Delphi

ISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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2017-03-19

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Mohamad @ Masri, M. H., Nawawi, A. H., Mohd Safian, E. E., & Ahmad Saleh, A. F. (2017). Characteristic Qualities Impacting Landed House Prices: Better homes, better livelihood. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 2(5), 287–297. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v2i5.702

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Vol. 2 No. 5 (2017): March. ASLI QoL2017. AicQoL2017Bangkok, 25-27 February 2017

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