The Housing Problem and the Role of the Private Sector in Addressing it During the Years (2009-2018)

This study is trying to investigate the housing problem and the role of the private sector in its solution in Sulaimani during the years (2018-2009), the study, despite a theoretical analysis of the concept of housing and characteristics, based on the most important factors. He explained in Sulaimani, The researcher used a survey form to determine the degree of private sector participation in solving the housing problem. In this survey, 1000 forms were distributed after distribution, 915 forms were filled out correctly and the answers of the participants were analyzed from an economic and statistical point of view. The results of the study are consistent with the hypothesis of the study. The study explains the most important reasons for the housing problem in Sulaimani, which include a large number of Syrian and Iranian refugees and displaced persons from other Iraqi cities in Sulaimani, as well as misuse of land distributed by the municipality, despite increased demand due to increase marriages. The researcher concluded that the private sector has a weak role in solving the housing problem, the amount of housing supply is less than the amount of demand. The housing units produced by the private sector are expensive, and the housing units are not completed on time, which has exacerbated the housing problem