Mortgage in the Russian Federation

In 12 months of 2012, the volume of mortgage housing loans (MHL) exceeded by 47.3% that in the same period of 2011 and amounted to Rb 904.6bn, despite the continued growth in the weighted average rate on MHL in rubles extended within a month. In November 2012, the weighted average rate amounted to 12.5%. In November 2012, the overdue debt as percentage of the outstanding debt on MHL in rubles decreased to 1.38%, while that on MHL in foreign currency increased to 15.35%.