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But besides the actual shortage, the authorities were also unable to accommodate the wish of many dwellers for individual housing in suburban areas. As collective housing was favoured by urban authorities, individual housing projects were pushed into illegality (Grubović 2006: 96 f, 101; Zegarac 1999: 366). Moreover, following the Skopje earthquake and flooding in the 1960s, the state reconstruction project was focused on the production of collective housing. As many Skopje residents were not willing to leave their local communities and to resettle in the newly built apartment blocks, residents engaged in an informal (re-)construction of property on the parcels, they had lived on before (UNECE & FIG 2015: 89 f.).  

But besides the actual shortage, the authorities were also unable to accommodate the wish of many dwellers for individual housing in suburban areas. As collective housing was favoured by urban authorities, individual housing projects were pushed into illegality (Grubović 2006: 96 f, 101; Zegarac 1999: 366). Moreover, following the Skopje earthquake and flooding in the 1960s, the state reconstruction project was focused on the production of collective housing. As many Skopje residents were not willing to leave their local communities and to resettle in the newly built apartment blocks, residents engaged in an informal (re-)construction of property on the parcels, they had lived on before (UNECE & FIG 2015: 89 f.).  

On the other side of the spectre there is the informal construction of luxury objects. A notorious example is the ''Dedinje'' neighbourhood of Belgrade, where Slobodan Milošević moved to in the late 1980s. Throughout the 1990s, the elite of Serbia, including the political elite and ''nouveau riches'' followed his example with the intention to elevate their social status. It was estimated that half of the buildings in the ''Savski Venac'' area, to which ''Dedinje'' belongs, were built bypassing the official regulations (Grubović 2006: 176-179). Illegal construction of luxurious residential buildings also took place on the Adriatic coast. For example, an informally constructed villa at the coastal line in Dalmatia has gained significant media attention in 2019 (Klaić Saulačić 2019).

On the other side of the spectre there is the informal construction of luxury objects. A notorious example is the ''Dedinje'' neighbourhood of Belgrade, where Slobodan Milošević moved to in the late 1980s. Throughout the 1990s, the elite of Serbia, including the political elite and ''nouveau riches'' followed his example with the intention to elevate their social status. It was estimated that half of the buildings in the ''Savski Venac'' area, to which ''Dedinje'' belongs, were built bypassing the official regulations (Grubović 2006: 176-179). Illegal construction of luxurious residential buildings also took place on the Adriatic coast. For example, an informally constructed villa at the coastal line in Dalmatia has gained significant media attention in 2019 (Klaić Saulačić 2019).