"Homelessness jumped substantially" is not "Housing became cheaper and affordable". It was all state owned lol, what does affordability even mean in that context? I'm just saying they built more housing than they needed and housed everyone and that was good. The Soviet economy itself was fucked (20% of gdp on defense spending!), and after the collapse housing did obviously become more expensive (ie, not free).
- That housing costed more average Ivan wages than the same after the collapse of USSR.
- Most of it wasn't actually sold hence the fun for inhabitants [sic] to prove their right to own it.