Investigating the role of government housing policies in improving the quantity and quality of housing in the city of Sari

Abstract

Abstract. Initially, the need for housing was a matter of providing shelter but after satisfying this basic human need, users` expectation of housing has increased. Due to the population growth and increased need for housing followed with a rise in construction statistics, paying attention to quantitative and qualitative criteria is particularly important. This study is of a descriptive - analytic type and its overall purpose is to identify the effects of government policies on improving housing quality and quantity of housing in the city of Sari. The main hypothesis of this study is the effectiveness of government policies on the quality and quantity of housing in the city of Sari, and after carrying out surveys, data was collected by means of questionnaires and analyzed through SPSS software. The results of the study showed that applied government policies in Housing and Urban Development system have improved the quantity and quality of housing in this city that the most effective policies were the ones related to providing banking facilities for the construction and reconstruction of housing units and the least effective ones were the ones related to importing building materials from outside the country.