Apartment prices in the secondary market in Russia began to increase in May. In this respect informs Kommersant newspaper.
According to CIAN.Analytics, the average cost of secondary real estate in Russia’s 18 largest regional markets (more than 16 million cities, Moscow and Leningrad regions) in May amounted to 126.5 thousand rubles. per square meter. Compared to April, the price of “square” increased by 0.7%. In “Etazhy” they quoted the following statistics: the average price per square meter in May was 112.6 thousand rubles. During the month, the indicator increased by 0.6%.
They said in CIAN.Analytics that Chelyabinsk, Omsk and Rostov-on-Don rose the most in finished real estate prices with 2.4%, 1.9% and 1.5% respectively. Now a “square” in Chelyabinsk costs 76.5 thousand rubles, in Omsk – 87.7 thousand, in Rostov – 111.8 thousand.
In St. Petersburg, prices increased by 1.2% to 191 thousand rubles. per square meter, the increase in Moscow was 0.1%. “Square” in the capital now costs 301.2 thousand rubles.
Experts noted an increase in the activity of buyers in the secondary market, explaining that with modern renovations, furniture and appliances, they currently tend to buy apartments that are most suitable for living. Experts do not expect a decrease in demand and prices for finished housing in the near future.
According to the news of the Izvestia newspaper, about 20% of the apartments for sale in Russia at the moment are in houses built after 2020.