The elderly (senior) is a unique generation with specific housing preferences. This study aims to provide an overview on the elderly housing preferences of the Malaysian generations. The objectives of this study are: (i) To define elderly; (ii) To identify the elderly housing preferences features; and (iii) To determine the elderly housing preferences by different age group (generations). The study adopts mixed-method strategy and revealed; (i) Health; (ii) Safety; (iii) Convenience; (iv) Amenity; and (v) Community as the preferred elderly housing features. This study provides guidance to the main actors of property development on the preferred elderly housing features.Keywords: Elderly (Senior) Housing; Aging-in-Place; The Residential Environment Preferences; GenerationseISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.2102

The elderly generation is distinctive, and this reflects their housing preferences. This study aims to offer an outline of the Malaysian generational elderly housing preferences. The main objectives of this study; (i) To define elderly; (ii) To classify the features of elderly housing preferences; and (iii) To ascertain the elderly housing preferences by generations. This study applies mixed-method strategy and shown; (i) Health; (ii) Safety; (iii) Convenience; (iv) Community; and (v) Amenity as the preferred elderly housing features. This study guides the main actors of property development on the preferred elderly housing by the Malaysian generations.Keywords: Ageing in Place; Generations, Elderly (Senior) housing; Residential Environment PreferenceseISSN 2398-4295 ©2020 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v5i18.185

Housing is a basic human need as explained in the Maslow hierarchy needs. Having a house is a very important entity in ensuring a sense of security for each individual and family. Deciding on buying a house is a crucial decision since housing expenses involved a large amount of cost in individual monthly expenses. Furthermore, the homeownership rate in Malaysia as reported by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) in 2019 didn’t increase significantly. Thus, the government and house developers need to identify the important factors that influence the house buying decision-making to increase the homeownership rate in Malaysia. This study investigates the factors influencing housing buying decisions and the difference in factors influencing different income groups in Sepang, Selangor. This study measures the internal factors and external factors influencing house-buying decisions. The internal factors measure the income, stage of life cycle, employment and education subfactors. The external factors measure the financial and economic condition, house price, location, neighbourhood, house type and design and also government housing incentives. A mixed method was applied in this study by interviewing real estate experts and also a survey of 184 respondents in the case study area. Using transcribe method and analysing of the survey data with descriptive and inferential analyses to study the influencing factors. The real estate expert and respondents agreed all the factors were influencing house buying decisions except for education. The importance of the factors is also different among the income groups. For internal factors, all income groups agree that income is the most influential factor followed by employment, stage of life cycle and education. The importance of external factors is different among the groups.

The continuous rise of the ageing population requires more attention to the refined concept of Elderly-Friendly (EF) Housing Neighbourhoods to meet the diverse needs of the elderly (seniors). The EF housing concept is an Age-Restricted Housing Concept with Assisted and Non-Assisted types. This study aims to outline the Elderly-Friendly Housing Neighbourhood Preferences Features of Malaysian Generations. The objectives of this study: (i) To define the generations; (ii) To identify the Elderly-Friendly Housing Neighbourhoods' Preference Features; and (iii) To determine the main preferred features of Elderly-Friendly Housing Neighbourhoods by Generations in Shah Alam, Selangor. The generations here refer to The Baby Boomers, Generation X (Gen-X), Generation Y (Gen-Y), and Generation Z (Gen-Z). The study adopted a mixed-methods approach. The five (5) main Elderly-Friendly Neighbourhood Preferences Features derived: (i) Services and Facilities, (ii) Physical Environment, (iii) Design, (iv) Location, and (v) Social. This study offers vital information to the housing providers, which will assist in providing better housing for the elderly (seniors).

Nearly all older adults prefer to age in their homes and neighbourhoods instead of in an institutional facility. The concept of ‘ageing-in-place’enables people to maximise their self-realisationand preferred lifestyle in familiar surroundings or elsewhere. The study aims to provide an in-depthoverview ofthe place attachmentfactors and living arrangement structure preferences that affectthe generationsinShah Alam, Selangor.Themainobjectives ofthis studyare:(i) to identify thefactorsaffecting place attachment for ageing-in-place; and(ii) to determine the types of living arrangement preferencesfor ageing-in-place. This study adopts a mixed-method research strategy combining qualitative (interviews with industrial experts) and quantitative (survey questionnaires to the housing consumers) data gathering. The findings from this study revealfour(4) main place attachment factors:(1) Facilities & Amenities; (2) Geographic Location; (3) Physical Environment;and(4) Social & Well-being. The main types of preferred living arrangement for ageing-in-place are; (1) Living alone; (2) Living with parents; (3) Living with spouse; (4) Living with son/daughter; and (5) Living with family members. Theresearch findings are vital, whereit can be beneficial to theactors of the development process, including the public and private agencies, to gain more knowledge on the preferences factors for ageing-in-place for a better supply of housing provisions. The housing consumers in Malaysiawill benefit from having more housing choices specifically tailored for future ageing life stages.

This paper explores the integration of biophilic design principles into multi-generational housing environments to enhance the well-being and quality of life (QoL) of residents in Malaysia. Through biophilic design, the study aims to develop a conceptual framework that identifies key factors contributing to improved mental health, reduced stress, and overall QoL in multi-generational households. Adopted a scoping review methodology, using secondary data from the existing literature published between 2019 and 2024 to build the framework. The analysis consisted of a concept matrix to collate the data that has been collected and determine the key drivers of housing environment preference along with the sub-factors. Overall, the findings suggest that biophilic design elements like natural light, ventilation, green spaces and views of nature greatly contribute to residents' wellbeing across generations. Additionally, the research also discovered that Generation Alpha, Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers have such different needs which means spaces must be built for them all. The conceptual framework therefore provides a pragmatic guide that targets improved QoL by integrating biophilic principles in the design of multi-generational housing to alleviate stress, which is detrimental to mental health, among residents. This framework should help architects, urban planners and policymakers working towards healthier and more sustainable living environments.