Selecting rental houses among young adults using integrated entropy Fuzzy VIKOR model

The demand for rental houses is increasing since property prices continue to rise. Hence, it is difficult to become an owner of a house, especially for young adults. In Malaysia, numerous young adults face financial difficulties, which often lead them to rent a house. Identifying the crucial criteria that influenced their rental decisions is important. Hence, the decisions they make will correspond with their preferences and requirements. In this study, criteria such as price, location, accessibility, security, and amenities were the inputs that were used to establish a framework for determining rental decisions. By applying the Integrated Entropy Fuzzy-VIKOR Model, it tackled the issue of selection for rental house preferences among young adults and provided a significant impact on decision-making. The entropy method was used to avoid subjectivity in the selection process. Then, the Fuzzy-VIKOR method was applied to determine the rank of rental house alternatives, which were the apartment, double-story house, terrace, and bungalow, according to these weighted criteria. The findings of this study showed that security received the highest prioritized criteria by implementing the entropy method, and apartment was the most preferred alternative among young adults using the Fuzzy-VIKOR model.