Project supported by the Ministry for Regional Development of the Czech Republic, no. WD-05-07-3. Project started 1.2.2007, finished 31.12.2011. The head of the project was Martin Lux, Ph.D. Besides the Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (coordinating recipient - researcher) participated on the project also the Institute for Regional Information, Ltd. (recipient - researcher) and VŠB - Technical University Ostrava (recipient - researcher). The total financial support for the Institute of Sociology amounted CZK 7.98 mil.

The goal of the project was to reveal and quantify regional disparities in availability and affordability of housing, describe their development, analyse their socio-economic consequences. Propose tools to decrease disparities and increase availability and affordability of housing.