Measuring long-run housing affordability for Malaysian millennial households: a geospatial and income distribution analysis

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作者
Rangel, Gary John [1 ]
Ng, Jason Wei Jian [2 ]
Murugasu, Thangarajah Thiyagarajan [3 ]
Poon, Wai Ching [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sains Malaysia, Dept Finance, George Town, Malaysia
[2] Sunway Univ, Dept Appl Stat, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
[3] Monash Univ Malaysia, Dept Econometr & Business Stat, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
[4] Univ Teknol PETRONAS, Management & Humanities Dept, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
关键词
Millennials; Housing affordability; Lifetime income; Malaysia; Home-ownership; Housing policies; HOME-OWNERSHIP; YOUNG-PEOPLE; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFERS; POLITICAL-ECONOMY; MENTAL-HEALTH; HOMEOWNERSHIP; AUSTRALIA; MARKET; GEOGRAPHY; PATHWAYS;
D O I
10.1108/IJHMA-02-2023-0017
中图分类号
TU98 [区域规划、城乡规划];
学科分类号
0814 ; 082803 ; 0833 ;
摘要
Purpose - The purpose of this study is to use a lifetime income measure to evaluate the long-run housing affordability for an understudied cohort of households in the literature - the millennials. The authors do this in the context of Malaysia, measuring long-run affordability for four housing types across geographic locations and income distributions.Design/methodology/approach - This study calculates a long-run housing affordability index (HAI) using data on house prices and household incomes. Essentially a ratio of predicted lifetime incomes to house prices, the HAI is computed for four common housing types in Malaysia from 2005 to 2016 and for six states in the country. The HAI is also compared across four income percentiles.Findings - The analysis reveals varying patterns of housing affordability among different states in Malaysia. Housing affordability has declined since 2010, with most housing types being unaffordable for millennial-led households with the lowest income. Housing is most affordable for those in the highest income bracket, although even here, there are pockets of unaffordable housing as well.Practical implications - Based on the findings, this study proposes three targeted interventions to improve housing affordability for Malaysian millennials.Originality/value - This study fills a gap in the literature by examining the long-run housing affordability of Malaysian millennial-led households based on both geographic location and income distribution. The millennial population is understudied in the housing affordability literature, making this study a valuable contribution to the field.
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页码:1129 / 1156
页数:28
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