Residential Quality and Housing Preference Theories

Housing as a complex sociophysical process has lent itself to a number of theories, concepts and models. These theories and models are essential frameworks for understanding the underlying constructs in housing issues. Theory itself is a framework often invoked to explain and understand the intricate interconnected issues, variables and indicators that link the problem variables to independent variables. The importance is to throw more light to the connections among the various variables in a phenomenon. In the same vein, the theories of housing including the concept of housing, residential quality, housing preferences and choices, as well as those that lie at the intersection of urbanization and housing, help to create comprehension of the housing complexity. Explanation of housing quality and residential choices is predicated upon the theory of urban spatial structure, Herbert’s Residential Choice Decision (RCD) Theory and McFadden Random Utility (MRU) Theory.