The impact of the competitive environment on the formation of business associations in the sphere of housing and communal services

The article deals with topical issues of the effect of the competitive environment in the form and structure of business associations housing sector. On the basis of the strategic analysis of the competitive environment in the housing sector, conducted by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, were identified types of competitive environment, characterized by different levels of competition and concentration of production services. Depending on the type of competitive environment we have been proposed different organizational forms of business associations that can function effectively in their respective market segments housing sector.