Housing Criteria/Location Selection Using Analytic Hierarchy Process : A Universiti Utara Malaysia Study

The report presents the findings of a survey of the housing location selection preferences among the Malaysian house buyers, in particular the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) staff. In this study, eight criteria for housing location selection decision were determined and five housing locations were...

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Main Author:	Aida Mauziah, Benjamin
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	2002
Subjects:	HD Industries Land use Labor.
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/484/1/CIK_AIDA_MAUZIAH_BT._BENJAMIN.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/484/2/CIK_AIDA_MAUZIAH_BT._BENJAMIN.pdf
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spelling	my-uum-etd.4842023-09-06T06:47:00Z Housing Criteria/Location Selection Using Analytic Hierarchy Process : A Universiti Utara Malaysia Study 2002 Aida Mauziah, Benjamin Sekolah Siswazah Sekolah Siswazah HD Industries. Land use. Labor. The report presents the findings of a survey of the housing location selection preferences among the Malaysian house buyers, in particular the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) staff. In this study, eight criteria for housing location selection decision were determined and five housing locations were identified. The decision problem was structured into a three level hierarchy using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique. The findings revealed that the most important criteria considered by UUM staff in selecting their housing location was road facilities, followed by religious centres and cost of living. Three factors namely, gender, marital status and incomes that might affect one's decision when selecting a housing location were also discussed in this study. Generally, those who were married with family consider road facilities as the most important criteria whereas bachelor house buyers tend to give priority to cost of living. This criterion was also the most important for the first incomes group (RM5000 or less) while social standing of an area was the top criteria for the second incomes group (above RM5000). However, the gender factor did not give much influence for the UUM staff in selecting their housing location. Both the male and female staff considered road facilities the most important criteria. The results of this study may be useful to housing - developers because it provides information regarding the importance of location selection criteria and thus may help housing developers to choose the best housing location to match the house buyers' needs. The AHP model also offers house buyers a systematic framework for making a multiple criteria decision that involves huge investment such as buying a house. 2002 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/484/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/484/1/CIK_AIDA_MAUZIAH_BT._BENJAMIN.pdf text eng validuser https://etd.uum.edu.my/484/2/CIK_AIDA_MAUZIAH_BT._BENJAMIN.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
collection	UUM ETD
language	eng eng
topic	HD Industries Land use Labor.
spellingShingle	HD Industries Land use Labor. Aida Mauziah, Benjamin Housing Criteria/Location Selection Using Analytic Hierarchy Process : A Universiti Utara Malaysia Study
description	The report presents the findings of a survey of the housing location selection preferences among the Malaysian house buyers, in particular the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) staff. In this study, eight criteria for housing location selection decision were determined and five housing locations were identified. The decision problem was structured into a three level hierarchy using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique. The findings revealed that the most important criteria considered by UUM staff in selecting their housing location was road facilities, followed by religious centres and cost of living. Three factors namely, gender, marital status and incomes that might affect one's decision when selecting a housing location were also discussed in this study. Generally, those who were married with family consider road facilities as the most important criteria whereas bachelor house buyers tend to give priority to cost of living. This criterion was also the most important for the first incomes group (RM5000 or less) while social standing of an area was the top criteria for the second incomes group (above RM5000). However, the gender factor did not give much influence for the UUM staff in selecting their housing location. Both the male and female staff considered road facilities the most important criteria. The results of this study may be useful to housing - developers because it provides information regarding the importance of location selection criteria and thus may help housing developers to choose the best housing location to match the house buyers' needs. The AHP model also offers house buyers a systematic framework for making a multiple criteria decision that involves huge investment such as buying a house.
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author	Aida Mauziah, Benjamin
author_facet	Aida Mauziah, Benjamin
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title	Housing Criteria/Location Selection Using Analytic Hierarchy Process : A Universiti Utara Malaysia Study
title_short	Housing Criteria/Location Selection Using Analytic Hierarchy Process : A Universiti Utara Malaysia Study
title_full	Housing Criteria/Location Selection Using Analytic Hierarchy Process : A Universiti Utara Malaysia Study
title_fullStr	Housing Criteria/Location Selection Using Analytic Hierarchy Process : A Universiti Utara Malaysia Study
title_full_unstemmed	Housing Criteria/Location Selection Using Analytic Hierarchy Process : A Universiti Utara Malaysia Study
title_sort	housing criteria/location selection using analytic hierarchy process : a universiti utara malaysia study
granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	Sekolah Siswazah
publishDate	2002
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/484/1/CIK_AIDA_MAUZIAH_BT._BENJAMIN.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/484/2/CIK_AIDA_MAUZIAH_BT._BENJAMIN.pdf
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Housing Criteria/Location Selection Using Analytic Hierarchy Process : A Universiti Utara Malaysia Study

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