THE PROBLEM OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AS A DURABLE ECONOMIC GOOD FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF TYUMEN CONSUMER PURCHASING POWER

In connection with the modern economic collapse of the housing policy reform, there has been a significant change in the housing availability of Russian citizens. At the same time, the peculiarity of housing as a long-term economic good causes the need for an effective state housing policy. It should be noted that for the majority of Tyumen citizens it is impossible to improve their living conditions or solve the housing problem on their own due to the high cost. The article presents the sociological study results of Tyumen residents' needs in housing improvement, it points toward the fact that the housing purchase at their own expense is available to less than 10% of the population, and due to this fact, the ways to solve the housing problem are proposed.