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Publication date: 5 October 2010

Sadi A. Assaf, Abdulaziz A. Bubshaitr and Fawaz Al‐Muwasheer

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the main factors that affect the construction cost of affordable housing in Saudi Arabia.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the main factors that affect the construction cost of affordable housing in Saudi Arabia.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey of 14 consultants, 16 contractors and five real estate investors was performed. The survey included 34 different factors affecting the construction cost of affordable houses and their degree of importance. The severity of those factors was measured by the level of importance and ranked according to the severity index for consultants, contractors and real estate investors and a combination of all respondents.

Findings

There is an agreement (correlation) by each group and the overall ranking by all participants. It was concluded that inadequate labor availability, material standards, design quality and design changes are the most severe factors with relatively high overall scoring.

Originality/value

The paper provides a holistic approach that considers all factors affecting affordable housing in Saudi Arabia and the interplay between them. It will serve as a guide to the focus areas to be considered in policy development aiming at improving conditions in the construction industry for affordable housing programs.

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International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, vol. 3 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1753-8270

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Publication date: 12 August 2019

Ali Alqahtany and Ameen Bin Mohanna

The purpose of this paper is to identify the obstacles to the availability of suitable housing units for various socioeconomic segments of society with an emphasis on…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to identify the obstacles to the availability of suitable housing units for various socioeconomic segments of society with an emphasis on single-family homes, which is the most preferred housing type in the Saudi society.

Design/methodology/approach

To achieve the aim of this paper, the Delphi method was used to explore the experts’ opinions on the most important obstacles.

Findings

The findings of the study underline 17 different obstacles affecting the availability of suitable housing units for various segments of the Saudi society. The most critical obstacle is the high cost of land followed by the low income of the families, high cost of construction, high interest rate of mortgages and shortage of suitable residential lands.

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The study concludes with a number of proposed recommendations that can contribute to address the current shortage of suitable housing units.

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Housing, Care and Support, vol. 22 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1460-8790

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