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Urban poor and housing affordability in Malaysia
A. Md. Yusof, C.S. Chai & J. Johan
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
ABSTRACT: Urban poor is related to capability, social exclusion, participation and consensus, human
rights and best visualized as a relative to accessibility of house ownership. An increasing need for hous-
ing especially in the urban area is driven by urbanization and industrialization. This in turn creates high
demand which pressures prices in the event of supply scarcity. Therefore, this study is aiming to examine
the housing affordability level of the people in Kuala Lumpur. Questionnaire ...