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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Housing satisfaction with apartments in Henan

Second, this study identified key factors (internal the characteristics of the Chinese apartment residential
facilities, internal structure, management characteristics, environment reflected in housing satisfaction
and economic characteristics) that can improve housing measurement tools. In addition, research should explore
satisfaction for residents in Henan Province’s apartments. residents’ housing movement between different housing
These factors, encompassing not only spatial aspects but types by comparing and analyzing housing satisfaction
also post-moving-in living and management aspects, and residential intentions to move between condominium
should be reviewed and considered in the planning and apartments and public rental housing, offering insights
provision of condominium apartments to elevate resident for housing policy development.
satisfaction. On the other hand, the decline in residential
satisfaction for apartments is associated with a reduced Acknowledgments
consumer willingness to purchase, potentially contributing None.
to a slowdown in the housing market (China Quality
News Network, 2022). In the face of a sluggish economic Funding
environment, improving satisfaction through new supply None.
may prove to be a challenging task. Instead, transitioning
beyond the era of apartment bubbles and moving toward Conflict of interest
market stability can be achieved by elevating satisfaction The authors declared no competing interests and no
through ongoing maintenance and post-supply economic
characteristics. This approach should take precedence potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research,
over relying solely on adjustments to indoor facilities or authorship, and publication of this article.
structural features that may be available in new supply. Author contributions
Third, the study identified several resident characteristics, Conceptualization: All authors
including occupation, income, region, residence period, Data curation: All authors
and housing area, as important factors related to housing Formal analysis: All authors
satisfaction. While the structural equation revealed the Investigation: Shaozheng Bian
relationship between housing satisfaction factors, overall Methodology: Byungsook Choi
housing satisfaction, and housing movement intention, it Supervision: Byungsook Choi
is important to note that this study did not identify actual Validation: All authors
housing movement intentions, leaving this as an avenue Visualization: All authors
for future studies. In addition, the results emphasize Writing – original draft: All authors
the importance of maintaining a high level of housing Writing – review & editing: Byungsook Choi
satisfaction through effective maintenance management
and economic value enhancement. This approach is favored All authors have read and agreed to the published version
over the reliance on adjustments in housing satisfaction of the manuscript.
through the housing movement, as it has implications for Ethics approval and consent to participate
housing market stability. However, it is essential to recognize
the challenges posed by real estate bubbles resulting from In this study, an online survey was conducted on apartment
urbanization. In this context, long-term urban housing residents in Henan Province, China, with approval from
may encounter limitations if it relies solely on management the Jeonbuk National University’s Institutional Review
strategies rather than the supply of high-quality new Board (IRB No. 2022-08-024-001).
housing. Therefore, it is necessary to consider strategies
that focus on improving performance management and Consent for publication
enhancing economic value through remodeling processes. Not applicable.
As the housing satisfaction measurement tool Availability of data
proposed in this study has been validated exclusively
for apartments in urban areas of Henan Province, it The data are available upon reasonable request by
is necessary to generalize it as a housing satisfaction contacting the corresponding author through email.
measurement tool for condominium apartment residents
across China through continuous research. Future Further disclosure
research should delve more deeply into discussions This paper contains content consistent with the unpublished
with Chinese residential experts to better understand Master’s degree thesis of the first author.

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