In January-August 2012, mortgage housing loans for Rb 611,561bn were extended which figure is 54% higher than the volume of lending in the respective period of 2011. As of September 1, 2012, the outstanding debt on MHL in the amount of Rb 1,765 trillion exceeded by 34.52% that as of September 1,...

Within three quarters of 2012, the volume of mortgage housing loans (MHL) (Rb 698.59bn) exceeded by 50% that extended in the respective period of 2011. With growth in lending volumes, a decrease in the overdue debt on MHL in rubles both in monetary terms and as a percentage of the outstanding...

Though the lending rate on mortgage housing loans (MHL) in rubles increased from 11.4% as of December 1, 2011 to 12.7% as of January 1, 2013 the volume of mortgage housing lending in 2012 increased 32% and 44% as regards the number of loans (690,661 loans) and in money terms (Rb 1,029 trillion),...

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...

Over 10 months of 2015, entities of all patterns of ownership have built 792,000 flats with total floor space of 58.9 million sq. m., which climbed to 104.2% of floor area commissioned as of 1 November 2014. For the category “all flats” the rate of accessibility decreased in 2015 on the...

In Q1 2015 credit institutions provided Rb 218.13bn worth of 135184 mortgage housing loans (MHL) which was 31.76% and 34.85% lower in quantitative and monetary terms, respectively, as compared to Q1 2014. In 2015, the average weighted rate on MHL in rubles increased substantially: as regards MHL...

In 2014, the volume of housing mortgage lending (HML) in the Russian Federation continued to grow despite the development of crisis phenomena in the Russian economy. The volume of housing mortgage credits (HMC) allotted in 2014 (Rb 1.762 trillion) was 30.18% above the same index for 2013, while...

Despite worsening of the financial and economic situation, within 11 months of 2014 the volume of mortgage housing loans (MHL) (Rb 1530.3bn) exceeded by 22.2% and 30.2% in quantitative terms and monetary terms, respectively, the volume of MHL extended within the respective period of 2013. As of...

Within three quarters of 2014, the volume of the extended MHL (703,160 loans for the amount of Rb 1219.38bn) exceeded by 34.57% and 26.12% in monetary terms and quantitative terms, respectively, the volume of loans extended in the same period of 2013. As of October 1, 2014, the share of MHL in...

The purpose of this chapter is to survey recent research on housing markets and policy in what used to be called the “second” and “third” worlds. We adopt the labels “transition” economies to refer to countries as disparate as Russia and Vietnam, and “developing” to refer to...