The presence of nearby public facilities has an impact on real-estate values; for this reason, the market may reasonably anticipate that public infrastructure projects will affect house prices. But undesirable and semi-desirable facility location choices may be contested by nearby residents, as...

126,100 apartments covering a total of 10.4 million square meters floor space were constructed in Q1 2013, accounting for 106.5% against Q1 2012. Average actual cost of construction of 1 square meter in the housing total floor space increased 7.89% in Q1 2013 vs. Q1 2012 and amounted to Rb...

In the first five months of 2013, 270108 mortgage housing loans (MHL) for the amount of Rb 435,071bn were granted which is 12.41% and 24.86% higher than in 2012 as regards the number of the loans and their value in monetary terms, respectively. As of June 1, 2013, the outstanding debt on MHL...

According to the RF Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr), the land area in the ownership of RF individuals continues to decrease. As of 1 January 2012, it amounted to 119.6 million hectares (m ha) (7% of the total land surface) vs. 121.4 m ha (7.1%) in...

In Q2 2013, the monthly weighted average interest rate on ruble-denominated housing mortgage loans was no longer on the rise, after a more than year-long period of growth: the interest rate for June was 12.6% against its record high of 12.9% in March 2013. The volume of housing mortgage lending...

We explore the effects of mandatory third-party review of mortgage contracts on the terms, availability, and performance of mortgage credit. Our study is based on a legislative pilot carried out by the State of Illinois in a selected set of zip codes in 2006. Mortgage applicants with low FICO...

116,300 residential apartments were built in the period of January 2014 thru February 2014, with a total residential floor space measuring 8.7m sq. meters, an increase 34.3%. year-on-year. According to the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosregister), in 2013...

In January-February 2014, Rb 198.175bn worth of 17,797 mortgage housing loans (MHL) were extended which is 1.4 times and 1.5 times more as regards the number of loans and in money terms, respectively, as compared to the indices of January-February 2013. As of March 1, 2014, the outstanding debt...

The volume of MHL (Rb 905,935bn) extended within three quarters of 2013 exceeded by 29% the volume of loans extended in the respective period of 2012. With growth in lending volumes, a decrease in the overdue debt on MHL extended in rubles to 1.15% of the outstanding debt as of October 1, 2013...

In January–February 2013, 83,925 MHL for the total amount of Rb132.94bn were extended which is 28.24% more in monetary terms than in January–February 2012. As of March 1, 2013, the outstanding debt on MHL amounted to Rb2.05 trillion having exceeded by 36.71% the respective debt as of March...