Russia is ahead of Western countries in terms of housing affordability. However, the quality of the urban environment and the level of comfort of housing are low.
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In Russia, the parameters people think of when starting the search for an apartment on the secondary market are price, area, year of construction and the material of the house.
One of the prerequisites for price increases is a reduction in the number of offers on the secondary housing market.
The volume of real estate transactions in Russia in 2019...
The key (base) interest rate is the minimum percentage at which the Bank of Russia (aka the Central Bank, or Central Bank) issues loans to commercial banks. The key rate is one of the tools that allows...
More than half of foreign tenants are residents of China, Taiwan, Japan, and India.
In Moscow, the number of foreign tenants is growing: compared to February 2018, their share in...
Obtaining citizenship when buying a real estate in Russia is impossible. However, the ownership of a house or an apartment can be an added advantage when considering citizenship or residence permit.
In popular buildings,
the most demanded "odnushki" and two-room apartments can be bought at
the construction stage. Buying an apartment in a new buildings right before
putting the house into operation can be obtained only under a contract of
assignment. What...
Only a third of the respondents are planning to move into their own apartment.
The housing problem has spoiled not only Muscovites. More than half of the tenants are not...
What are non-obvious problems that a foreigner who plans to buy an apartment in Russia will have to face? Below are the most common questions that are often asked by non-residents planning to purchase real estate in...
If you plan to live in Russia or at least stay long term this information about housing prices might be useful. In many regions of the country, an increase in the cost provoked a shortage of supply...