Rent rates begin to rise in major Russian cities 14:59

Housing rental rates have increased sharply in the largest cities of Russia. This was reported by “Kommersant” With reference to data from CIAN.Analytics.

The average cost of long-term rent of one-room apartments in the 18 largest regional markets in mid-August was 32 thousand rubles per month, two-room apartments – 46.6 thousand rubles. Over the month, the figures increased by 8.3% and 7%, respectively.

Etazhi noted that the average cost of one-room apartments in 17 major cities increased by 4.4% in 30 days, rising to 30 thousand rubles. per month. Prices for “kopeck piece” increased by 4.1%, rising to 37 thousand rubles.

According to CIAN.Analitika’s calculations, the average rental price for a one-room apartment in Moscow reached 68.2 thousand rubles. During the month, the value increased by 12%, and during the year – by 44%.

“Compared to July, activity from potential tenants increased by 33%,” said Oksana Polyakova, deputy director of the rental department of Inkom-Real Estate.

Experts attribute the increase in prices to the approaching business season, the erosion of existing offers and the return of Russians who had previously left abroad to big cities.

Alexey Popov, head of CIAN.Analytics, predicts that tenant activity will continue to increase until early September, after which it will remain at a high level for another month and a half. According to him, limited supply could lead to a further increase in average rates by 5-10%.

Before this, it was known that apartment prices in new buildings would increase by the end of the year. will fall By 15-20%, the number of transactions will decrease by half or three times. This is due to the completion of the concessional mortgage program and the tightening of conditions for family mortgages.

Previous experts to guess a sharp increase in apartment rental costs in the fall.