Sergei Zaitsev, sales director of real estate company Etazhi, said that interest in buying housing in the primary market increased by 59% in early January compared to last year, at a time when privileged mortgage conditions in Russia have worsened. This was reported by RIA News.
According to him, any deterioration in credit has become a catalyst for demand curtailment in recent times. For example, in the summer of 2013, many Russians began to step up their efforts to solve the housing problem.
He emphasized that a similar situation is currently happening in the primary market. Compared with the beginning of 2023, interest in purchasing new buildings in the first days of January 2024 was 77% in Moscow, 77% in St. It increased by 54% in St. Petersburg and 59% in Russia as a whole.
Before this, it was known that there was an increase in new building prices in Russia slowed down Uncertainty in mortgage loans continues.
According to Alexey Popov, president of Cian.Analytics, large volumes of new supply were effective in the slowdown in prices. In December, sales started in 84 new residences with a total area of 1.38 million square meters in the Moscow region. metre.
Previously Mishustin in the name Avoid excessive optimism.