Factors affecting housing price in Malaysia which lead to homeownership / Ainun Mardziah Che Muhamad

The performance of Malaysian country in term of economics is important for our national growth. One of activities that distribute for national income and maintain economic growth is the housing activities. But, nowadays the housing price keep increasing year by year because of certain factors such as total population, inflation rate, unemployment rate, interest rate and Gross Domestic Products. This study aims to examine the factors affecting housing price in Malaysia which lead to homeownership from 1988 until 2018 based on time series data. This research paper can be a guide to investors, home buyers, economist, policy makers and also developers in making housing investment decision. The data were collected by using secondary data and presented through Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and Diagnostic Checking. The results of these data will conclude the significants relationship between the housing price and macroeconomics variables.