Evaluation of Housing Defects in Build-Then- Sell Houses: A Study of Six Residential Areas
The Build-Then-Sell (BTS) is a novel system
implemented in Malaysia after a number of complaints have been
received from buyers in the preceding Sell-Then-Build (STB) system.
When the government announced the implementation of the BTS in
2007, proponents of BTS have asserted that the new system will
provide houses with low level of defects. Their argument however is
not supported by any empirical data. Hence, this study is conducted
to evaluate the housing defects in BTS houses. Six BTS residential
areas have been surveyed to collect the defects data. Questionnaires
were administered directly to the occupiers in each of the BTS houses
through door-to-door visits. The result has shown that the rate of
defects for the six residential areas is ranged from minor to slight,
which only affect the aesthetic value of the house.
[1] Umakanthan, 2004. "Great idea but not now," House Buyers
Association, [internet] 29 May. Available at:
http://www.hba.org.my/news/2004/504/great_idea.htm
[Assessed 17 August 2010]
[2] N. Yusof, and M. W. Mohd Shafei, "Knowledge creation and sharing in
the malaysian housebuilding industry: improving the housing delivery
system" In: Al-Shammari, ed. 2011. Knowledge Management in
Emerging Economies: Social, Organizational and Cultural
Implementation. United States of America: IGI Global. Ch. 8, 2011.
[3] A. Sufian, and A. R. Sapian, "An invention of "Build-Then-Sell" in
Malaysia via the housing law," In proceeding of International
Symposium in Developing Economies: Commonalities among
Diversities. pp. 103-108, 2009.
[4] HBA (National House Buyers Association of Malaysia), 2006.
Complaints Statistic. [Online]. Available at:
http://www.hba.org.my/HBA/Statistic/complaints_2006.htm
[Assessed 14 April 2009]
[5] A. Mills, P. E. D. Love, and P. Williams, "Defect cost in residential
construction," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management,
Vol. 135, no. 4, pp. 12-16, 2009.
[6] P. E. Josephson, and Y. Hammarlund, "The causes and costs of defects
in construction: a study of seven building projects," Automation in
Construction, Vol. 8, no.6, pp. 681-687, 1999.
[7] S. E. Ong, "Building defects, warranties and project financing from precompletion
marketing," Journal of Property Finance, Vol. 8, no.4, pp.
35-51, 1997.
[8] A. Sufian, and R. Ab. Rahman, "Quality housing: regulatory and
administrative framework in Malaysia," International Journal of
Economic and Management, Vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 141-156, 2008.
[9] N. Yusof, M. W Mohd Shafei, and S. Yahya, "Strategies to implement
the "Build Then Sell" housing delivery system in Malaysia," Habitat
International, Vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 53-58, 2010.
[10] N. Yusof, M. W Mohd Shafei, and I. Said, "Dimensions of housing
developers- readiness for innovation: The case of the Build-Then-Sell
system in Malaysia," In Proceedings of 2010 International Conference
on Innovation, Management and Service, pp. 155-160, 2010.
[11] B. Leung, E. Hui, and B. Seabrooke, "Risk transfer of presale properties
and the construction of a forward property price index," Pacific Rim
Property Research Journal, Vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 194-212, 2007.
[12] J. Frey, B. Jahnet, and K. Russell, "Northern Ireland house condition
survey 2006," Final report from Ireland Housing Executive, 2007.
[13] J. A Pedro, "Portuguese Method for Building Condition Assessment,"
Structural Survey, Vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 322-335, 2008.
[14] R. Djebarni, and A. Al-Abed, "Housing adequacy in Yemen: an
investigation into physical quality," Property Management, Vol. 16, no.
1, pp. 16-23, 1998.
[15] A. I. Che-Ani, A. Zaharim, M. F. M. Zain, N. Mohd-Tawil and M.
Surat, "Timber defects in building: a study of Telapak Naning, Malacca,
Malaysia," WSEAS Transaction on Environment and Development,
Vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 109-118, 2009.
[16] R. R. Rindfuss, M. Piotrowski, V. Thongthai, and P. Prasartkul,
"Measuring housing quality in the absence of a monetized real estate
market," Population Studies, Vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 35-52, 2007.
[17] A. M. M. Liu, "The quest for quality in public housing projects: a
behaviour-to-outcome paradigm," Construction Management and
Economics, Vol. 21, pp. 147-158, 2003.
[18] J. Georgiou, P. E. D. Love, and J. Smith, "A comparison of defects in
houses constructed by owners and registered builders in the Australian
State of Victoria," Structural Survey, Vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 160-169, 1999.
[19] S. Fernandes, J. C. Teixeira, and J. Lopes, "Improving housing quality
as a marketing strategy," CIB world building congress, pp. 1859-1869,
2007.
[20] T. Auchterlounie, "Recurring quality issues in the UK private house
building industry," Structural Survey, Vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 241-251.
2009.
[21] M. N. Islam, An introduction to research methods: a handbook for
business & health research. Dhaka: Mullick & Brothers, 2008.
[22] W.L. Neuman, Social research methods: qualitative and quantitative
approaches. 4th ed. United States of America: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.
[23] E. Babbie, Survey research methods. 2nd ed. United States of America:
Wadsworth Group, 1998.
[24] K. Malterud, Qualitative research: standards, challenges, and
guidelines. The Lancet; Qualitative Research Series, 358, pp. 483-488,
2001.
[25] D. Driscoll, A. Appiah-Yeboah, P. Salib, and D. J. Rupert, "Merging
qualitative and quantitative data in mixed methods research: how to and
why not," Ecological and Environmental Anthropology, Vol. 3, no. 1,
pp. 19-28. 2007.
[26] A. J. Alston, and W. W. Miller, "Analyzing the barriers and benefits
toward instructional technology instruction in North Carolina and
Virginia Secondary Agricultural Education Curricula," Journal of
Southern Agricultural Education Research, Vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 50-62,
2001.
[27] H. N. Boone, E. M. Hersman, D. A. Boone, and S. A Gartin,., 2007.
"Knowledge of sustainable agriculture practices by extension agents in
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia," Journal of Extension,
[Online]. 45(5), Available at:
http://www.joe.org/joe/2007october/rb2.shtml
[Accessed 22 July 2005]
[1] Umakanthan, 2004. "Great idea but not now," House Buyers
Association, [internet] 29 May. Available at:
http://www.hba.org.my/news/2004/504/great_idea.htm
[Assessed 17 August 2010]
[2] N. Yusof, and M. W. Mohd Shafei, "Knowledge creation and sharing in
the malaysian housebuilding industry: improving the housing delivery
system" In: Al-Shammari, ed. 2011. Knowledge Management in
Emerging Economies: Social, Organizational and Cultural
Implementation. United States of America: IGI Global. Ch. 8, 2011.
[3] A. Sufian, and A. R. Sapian, "An invention of "Build-Then-Sell" in
Malaysia via the housing law," In proceeding of International
Symposium in Developing Economies: Commonalities among
Diversities. pp. 103-108, 2009.
[4] HBA (National House Buyers Association of Malaysia), 2006.
Complaints Statistic. [Online]. Available at:
http://www.hba.org.my/HBA/Statistic/complaints_2006.htm
[Assessed 14 April 2009]
[5] A. Mills, P. E. D. Love, and P. Williams, "Defect cost in residential
construction," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management,
Vol. 135, no. 4, pp. 12-16, 2009.
[6] P. E. Josephson, and Y. Hammarlund, "The causes and costs of defects
in construction: a study of seven building projects," Automation in
Construction, Vol. 8, no.6, pp. 681-687, 1999.
[7] S. E. Ong, "Building defects, warranties and project financing from precompletion
marketing," Journal of Property Finance, Vol. 8, no.4, pp.
35-51, 1997.
[8] A. Sufian, and R. Ab. Rahman, "Quality housing: regulatory and
administrative framework in Malaysia," International Journal of
Economic and Management, Vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 141-156, 2008.
[9] N. Yusof, M. W Mohd Shafei, and S. Yahya, "Strategies to implement
the "Build Then Sell" housing delivery system in Malaysia," Habitat
International, Vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 53-58, 2010.
[10] N. Yusof, M. W Mohd Shafei, and I. Said, "Dimensions of housing
developers- readiness for innovation: The case of the Build-Then-Sell
system in Malaysia," In Proceedings of 2010 International Conference
on Innovation, Management and Service, pp. 155-160, 2010.
[11] B. Leung, E. Hui, and B. Seabrooke, "Risk transfer of presale properties
and the construction of a forward property price index," Pacific Rim
Property Research Journal, Vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 194-212, 2007.
[12] J. Frey, B. Jahnet, and K. Russell, "Northern Ireland house condition
survey 2006," Final report from Ireland Housing Executive, 2007.
[13] J. A Pedro, "Portuguese Method for Building Condition Assessment,"
Structural Survey, Vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 322-335, 2008.
[14] R. Djebarni, and A. Al-Abed, "Housing adequacy in Yemen: an
investigation into physical quality," Property Management, Vol. 16, no.
1, pp. 16-23, 1998.
[15] A. I. Che-Ani, A. Zaharim, M. F. M. Zain, N. Mohd-Tawil and M.
Surat, "Timber defects in building: a study of Telapak Naning, Malacca,
Malaysia," WSEAS Transaction on Environment and Development,
Vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 109-118, 2009.
[16] R. R. Rindfuss, M. Piotrowski, V. Thongthai, and P. Prasartkul,
"Measuring housing quality in the absence of a monetized real estate
market," Population Studies, Vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 35-52, 2007.
[17] A. M. M. Liu, "The quest for quality in public housing projects: a
behaviour-to-outcome paradigm," Construction Management and
Economics, Vol. 21, pp. 147-158, 2003.
[18] J. Georgiou, P. E. D. Love, and J. Smith, "A comparison of defects in
houses constructed by owners and registered builders in the Australian
State of Victoria," Structural Survey, Vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 160-169, 1999.
[19] S. Fernandes, J. C. Teixeira, and J. Lopes, "Improving housing quality
as a marketing strategy," CIB world building congress, pp. 1859-1869,
2007.
[20] T. Auchterlounie, "Recurring quality issues in the UK private house
building industry," Structural Survey, Vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 241-251.
2009.
[21] M. N. Islam, An introduction to research methods: a handbook for
business & health research. Dhaka: Mullick & Brothers, 2008.
[22] W.L. Neuman, Social research methods: qualitative and quantitative
approaches. 4th ed. United States of America: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.
[23] E. Babbie, Survey research methods. 2nd ed. United States of America:
Wadsworth Group, 1998.
[24] K. Malterud, Qualitative research: standards, challenges, and
guidelines. The Lancet; Qualitative Research Series, 358, pp. 483-488,
2001.
[25] D. Driscoll, A. Appiah-Yeboah, P. Salib, and D. J. Rupert, "Merging
qualitative and quantitative data in mixed methods research: how to and
why not," Ecological and Environmental Anthropology, Vol. 3, no. 1,
pp. 19-28. 2007.
[26] A. J. Alston, and W. W. Miller, "Analyzing the barriers and benefits
toward instructional technology instruction in North Carolina and
Virginia Secondary Agricultural Education Curricula," Journal of
Southern Agricultural Education Research, Vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 50-62,
2001.
[27] H. N. Boone, E. M. Hersman, D. A. Boone, and S. A Gartin,., 2007.
"Knowledge of sustainable agriculture practices by extension agents in
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia," Journal of Extension,
[Online]. 45(5), Available at:
http://www.joe.org/joe/2007october/rb2.shtml
[Accessed 22 July 2005]
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implemented in Malaysia after a number of complaints have been
received from buyers in the preceding Sell-Then-Build (STB) system.
When the government announced the implementation of the BTS in
2007, proponents of BTS have asserted that the new system will
provide houses with low level of defects. Their argument however is
not supported by any empirical data. Hence, this study is conducted
to evaluate the housing defects in BTS houses. Six BTS residential
areas have been surveyed to collect the defects data. Questionnaires
were administered directly to the occupiers in each of the BTS houses
through door-to-door visits. The result has shown that the rate of
defects for the six residential areas is ranged from minor to slight,
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