Is shared housing a viable economic and social housing option for young adults?: Willingness to pay for shared housing in Seoul

《Is shared housing a viable economic and social housing option for young adults?: Willingness to pay for shared housing in Seoul》

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关键字: Shared housing;Co-living;Young adults;Housing preferences;Housing choice;Housing perceptions;Single-person households;Means-end chain theory

作者单位: School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, South Korea;Graduate School of Urban Studies, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea;School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea;School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, South Korea;Graduate School of Urban Studies, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea;School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea

摘要: Shared housing, which provides an individual, private room for each tenant and common spaces for all housemates, is an emerging housing option for young adults in many countries. This study explored housing perceptions and preferences and assessed young adults' willingness to pay for shared housing based on Maslow's hierarchy of human needs and Means-End Chain theory. Stated preferences regarding shared housing often refer to its unique attributes, such as security, affordable rent, better quality of living spaces, as well as social relationships with housemates. Based on a survey of 1000 young, single households in Seoul, the study found that respondents expressed greater willingness to pay for shared housing to gain economic, social, and security benefits; however, the trade-off between affordable rent and privacy was an important consideration. Understanding the needs of young, single adults in the context of shared housing is essential to solving the housing challenges currently facing this demographic group.