QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOUSING IN THE NOVOSIBIRSK REGION: MODERN TRENDS
The problem of improving the living standards of the population of our country is one of the central ones. The direction and rate of economic growth at present and in the future largely depend on its solution. In this regard, the importance of studies of the main groups of indicators of living standards is increasing, among which housing conditions occupy a special place. The article analyzes indicators characterizing the living conditions of the population of the Novosibirsk region from the perspective of the qualitative characteristics of the housing stock. Particular attention is paid to the substantiation of trends in their changes, which are very contradictory. In connection with what they cannot be considered unambiguously as positive or negative. Such an analysis is useful in implementing the housing policy of the region.