Residential satisfaction of private tenants in China's superstar cities

Residential satisfaction of private tenants in China's superstar cities: The case of Shenzhen, China

Li, B. (TU Delft Housing Systems)
Jin, C. (TU Delft Housing Systems)
Jansen, S.J.T. (TU Delft Housing Systems)
van der Heijden, H.M.H. (TU Delft Housing Systems)
Boelhouwer, P.J. (TU Delft Housing Systems)

2021

In recent years, Chinese housing policies have been shifting from encouraging homeownership toward developing the private rented sector, especially in the superstar cities. Nevertheless, what are the target groups and characteristics of private rental housing in Chinese superstar cities, and whether the private rental housing is capable of meeting private tenants' housing needs remain unclear. This paper attempts to bridge this gap from the tenant perspective by examining the determinants of private tenants' residential satisfaction. We argue that residential satisfaction should be examined within different submarkets. By adopting the Structure of Housing Provision thesis, we identified three main sub-sectors in China's superstar cities, i.e. urban village housing, commercial rented housing, and Long-term Rented Apartment (LTRA). Based on a questionnaire survey in Shenzhen, we examined the characteristics of the three subsectors and tenants living in each sub-sector. Furthermore, we evaluated whether the residential satisfaction levels varied significantly in different sub-sectors and the determinants of residential satisfaction in each sub-sector. The results of an ANOVA showed that tenants living in commercial rented housing and LTRAs were more satisfied than those living in urban village housing. The regression results showed that the determinants of residential satisfaction vary considerably among different sub-sectors. The results of this paper can be useful not only for the landlords to improve tenants' residential satisfaction but also for policy-makers engaged in private rental market development and urban renewal.

Commercial rented housing
Long-term rented apartment
Private tenants
Residential satisfaction
Structure of housing provision
Superstar cities
Urban village

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103355

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Cities: the international journal of urban policy and planning, 118

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© 2021 B. Li, C. Jin, S.J.T. Jansen, H.M.H. van der Heijden, P.J. Boelhouwer