The Residence Purchasing Motives, Preference and Patterns of Chinese White Collar Residents in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area: Using an Interview Survey

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  • Yaodan ZHANG
    (Graduate Student of Integrated Sciences for Global Society, Kyushu University)

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  • 東京大都市圏における中国人ホワイトカラー層の住宅の購入動機と選好パターン──インタビュー調査を用いて──
  • 東京大都市圏における中国人ホワイトカラー層の住宅の購入動機と選好パターン : インタビュー調査を用いて
  • トウキョウ ダイトシケン ニ オケル チュウゴクジン ホワイトカラーソウ ノ ジュウタク ノ コウニュウドウキ ト セン コウパターン : インタビュー チョウサ オ モチイテ

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<p>This research investigated the residence purchasing motives, preference patterns, and backgrounds of Chinese white-collar workers in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Twenty-two Chinese who had purchased a residence were interviewed.</p><p>The results showed that economic factors were strong motives in purchasing a residence, especially good cost performance compared with rented housing when the survey respondents expected to live in Japan for a long time. Additionally, the favorable exchange rate due to the appreciation of the RMB meant that the respondents could buy housing at a relatively lower price. Many also pointed out that housing prices were comparatively less expensive in Japan than in big cities in China.</p><p>On the other hand, those surveyed had decided to purchase houses on the premise of staying in Japan over the long term even before examining the above-mentioned economic factors. Therefore, when deciding which type of house to purchase, they prioritized the degree of satisfaction while residing in it and the asset value gained when they lived in it for a long period. In terms of the type of housing purchased, many survey respondents preferred to buy new homes because that is the usual Chinese preference. At the same time, many indicated that they were eager to buy single-family detached homes because opportunities to purchase such housing in major Chinese cities are generally limited to the very wealthy. This result shows that psychological factors also play a role in housing preferences.</p><p>In addition, as a geographical element, the majority of respondents in the Tokyo area preferred to make purchases in districts with convenient transportation and relatively low home prices. Those surveyed were mainly white-collar workers who had lived in Japan for long periods and were accustomed to Japanese life. Therefore, when considering a purchase area, they would not specifically choose to live in a Chinese catchment area for cultural insulation. Their distribution in residential areas is therefore more dispersed.</p>

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