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Say what you want about the soviet model, but with an ample, cheap supply of housing stock you could just buy a new flat from the house next door
by nikanj 10y ago
Say what you want about the soviet model, but with an ample, cheap supply of housing stock you could just buy a new flat from the house next door
- varjag 10y agoNo, you couldn't buy anything really. There was tremendous housing shortage throughout all USSR existence, and the apartments were distributed. There were some building "cooperatives", but they were massively subsidized too, with the spots rationed and queued for many years ahead.
- gozur88 10y agoMore like you could get on a list that would have you in another apartment eventually (if you lived that long). In practical terms it's no different from "affordable housing" in the US.