What is housing like in Iran?

Answer 1

Housing in Iran

Urban Centres

Housing in the urban centres of the country is pretty comprable to other countries with all the amenities of Europe, US and Canada. With the freely available amount of modern luxuries such as large refriderators and modern cars. Living in cities such as Tehran is similar to European cities such as London, Berlin and Paris and any item you wish to buy is available. The vast majority of the urban population in the country live in newly constructed apartments in many of the larger cities and due to the lack of urban spaces the prices are high in comparison to average wage in the country.

Suburbs

These a relative novelty in Iran at present with the push to live centrally, the idyllic housing style of Iran leaves little room for sprawling suburbs at a minimum. However with new developments outside Tehran these days, there is a push to lower the population density in the centre of the city. Outside the new Imam Khomeini Airport lies new urban developments to pull people out of the capital. In the future there will be a rise in these due to the over whelming demographic of the country who are in the beginnings of their adult life, hence family houses will become more popular in the coming years.

Rural

These are the more neglected areas in the country, but the present administration has made inroads to developing the infrastructure of these rural centres. The build quality has been quite poor for many years but due to the rise in the countries urban elite, villas are popping up all over rural areas, which are in a commutable drive to the urban centres. In the coming decades the local populations will head to and from the urban areas, and at present land property prices in these rural areas is still quite high, considering the lack of amenities.

Vacation Housing

Over the past 30 years many places outside urban centres have become quite popular with the urbanites of Iran. With places like the Caspian sea and the semi-autonimous Kish Island to the south enjoy all the amenities of any holiday destination. In the winter, places such as Dizin and the surrounding ski resorts have also become popular as a place to escape the hustle and bustle of Tehran and ski chalets and apartments can be rented or purchased. However the prices are increasing all time time.