Being one of the developing countries in Asia, squatters and housing are among the main subject of government focus in … each development programmme in Malaysia. This article focuses on the issue of squatters and housing and seeks to present on … how the Malaysian government has work towards providing a quality life and affordable housing to its citizens. Nonetheless …

Purpose – The general aim of this research is to investigate residents' perception of the quality of public housing and … matter and the need to upgrade the quality of public housing in urban areas in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – Data … constructed public housing estates, and 90 staff members of four key public housing agencies in urban areas of Ogun State, Nigeria …

paper is to examine how housing developers perceive different aspects of the planning process, and if these perceptions … might act as a constraint for the development of new housing projects. Design/methodology/approach – A survey, based on a … questionnaire, has been conducted with housing development companies having at least one project initiated during the period 2001 …

and estimates a housing demand model that incorporates both macroeconomic and housing‐related variables using a panel time … series data for 1988‐2007. The study is different from past research, which mainly focuses on housing demand at the state or … national level, by looking at the factors influencing demand for housing at the MSAs level. Findings – The study finds that …

implications – The findings have several practical implications for housing investors who intend to optimise investment decisions … on housing purchases. The understanding of the nature of regional house dynamics could also enrich the government …'s knowledge of how the local housing markets work and enable the design and implementation of relevant housing policies …