Housing Challenges Among Young People in Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL), Malaysia

The need for quality housing is a dream of the younger generation because housing is a basic need in their transition to living independently. The transition to independent living usually occurs due to job demand, family formation, educational reasons and entry to homeownership. Nevertheless, this g...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yaacob, Mahazril 'Aini, Bakar, Siti Hajar Abu, Wan Abd Aziz, Wan Nor Azriyati
Format: Article
Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
Subjects:
_version_ 1825721936132440064
author Yaacob, Mahazril 'Aini
Bakar, Siti Hajar Abu
Wan Abd Aziz, Wan Nor Azriyati
author_facet Yaacob, Mahazril 'Aini
Bakar, Siti Hajar Abu
Wan Abd Aziz, Wan Nor Azriyati
author_sort Yaacob, Mahazril 'Aini
collection UM
description The need for quality housing is a dream of the younger generation because housing is a basic need in their transition to living independently. The transition to independent living usually occurs due to job demand, family formation, educational reasons and entry to homeownership. Nevertheless, this group of people faces several housing issues, such as failure to access their preferred housing tenure, difficulty purchasing their own home, and inability to access rental housing. Most of them, especially those residing in urban areas have encountered difficulties in attaining independent housing of their choice due to various problems. They have failed to access adequate and affordable homes which has resulted them renting private residences, sharing accommodation with their friends, continuing to reside in their parental homes or, even worse, becoming homeless. A survey, involving about 396 respondents, was carried out to investigate the challenges faced by the younger generation in their pursuit of adequate housing which in turn helps them achieve independent living. The discussion of the challenges highlighted offers possible strategies to resolve the housing issues haunting this generation.
first_indexed 2024-03-06T05:57:57Z
format Article
id um.eprints-22771
institution Universiti Malaya
last_indexed 2024-03-06T05:57:57Z
publishDate 2017
publisher American Scientific Publishers
record_format dspace
spelling um.eprints-227712020-02-03T01:41:56Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/22771/ Housing Challenges Among Young People in Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL), Malaysia Yaacob, Mahazril 'Aini Bakar, Siti Hajar Abu Wan Abd Aziz, Wan Nor Azriyati HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform TH Building construction The need for quality housing is a dream of the younger generation because housing is a basic need in their transition to living independently. The transition to independent living usually occurs due to job demand, family formation, educational reasons and entry to homeownership. Nevertheless, this group of people faces several housing issues, such as failure to access their preferred housing tenure, difficulty purchasing their own home, and inability to access rental housing. Most of them, especially those residing in urban areas have encountered difficulties in attaining independent housing of their choice due to various problems. They have failed to access adequate and affordable homes which has resulted them renting private residences, sharing accommodation with their friends, continuing to reside in their parental homes or, even worse, becoming homeless. A survey, involving about 396 respondents, was carried out to investigate the challenges faced by the younger generation in their pursuit of adequate housing which in turn helps them achieve independent living. The discussion of the challenges highlighted offers possible strategies to resolve the housing issues haunting this generation. American Scientific Publishers 2017 Article PeerReviewed Yaacob, Mahazril 'Aini and Bakar, Siti Hajar Abu and Wan Abd Aziz, Wan Nor Azriyati (2017) Housing Challenges Among Young People in Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL), Malaysia. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (8). pp. 7870-7873. ISSN 1936-6612, DOI https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9597 <https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9597>. https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9597 doi:10.1166/asl.2017.9597
spellingShingle HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
TH Building construction
Yaacob, Mahazril 'Aini
Bakar, Siti Hajar Abu
Wan Abd Aziz, Wan Nor Azriyati
Housing Challenges Among Young People in Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL), Malaysia
title Housing Challenges Among Young People in Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL), Malaysia
title_full Housing Challenges Among Young People in Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL), Malaysia
title_fullStr Housing Challenges Among Young People in Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL), Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Housing Challenges Among Young People in Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL), Malaysia
title_short Housing Challenges Among Young People in Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL), Malaysia
title_sort housing challenges among young people in greater kuala lumpur gkl malaysia
topic HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
TH Building construction
work_keys_str_mv AT yaacobmahazrilaini housingchallengesamongyoungpeopleingreaterkualalumpurgklmalaysia
AT bakarsitihajarabu housingchallengesamongyoungpeopleingreaterkualalumpurgklmalaysia
AT wanabdazizwannorazriyati housingchallengesamongyoungpeopleingreaterkualalumpurgklmalaysia