Almost a third of Russians plan to refinance their mortgage in 2024 as interest rates continue to rise. TV channel reports this “News” with reference to experts.
At the same time, Russian interest in ready-made housing remains high; 25% of respondents are interested in a large area and 15% want to buy an apartment as soon as possible. Survey respondents are confident that property prices will rise soon.
Issuance of mortgage loans in Russia for January-September 2023 amount According to VTB estimates, about 5.4 trillion rubles. This is 10% more than in the whole of 2022. Since the beginning of the year, VTB customers have issued 214 thousand mortgages worth 1.1 trillion rubles, which exceeds the figure for the whole of last year. Amid expectations that interest rates would increase, the peak occurred in September with 232 billion rubles. VTB predicts a decrease in issuance in the 4th quarter, but they expect the volume to be 6.9 trillion rubles by the end of the year. Leaders in mortgage lending are Moscow, St. It was St. Petersburg and Tatarstan.
It was previously known that there were Russians. to be saved from flats with low mortgages.