Abstract

Today, the impact and importance of housing and its role in the country's economy is not hidden from anyone and Housing is considered as one of the basic needs of households as a shelter and an important property. The expansion of urbanization in Gilan province, due to its special economic and agricultural situation, has caused housing goods to find an important place in this province. Research Method In this study, the causal relationship between the variables affecting housing on housing demand using composite data (panel) in the period 2016-2019 for 8 major cities in Guilan province has been investigated. The purpose of this study is to reduce the cost of housing and housing low-income groups in the target area. The variables used in this model include the price per square meter of housing unit, net urban household income, population and number of households, interest rate on facilities, urban household costs and housing cooperatives with a special focus on Mehr housing cooperatives and withe approach of sustainable development. The applied results of this study showed that the income elasticity of demand for Mehr housing in this study is negative and smaller than number one, meaning that Mehr housing in Gilan province is a low commodity and with increasing household income, the demand for Mehr housing decreases.