Despite the objective drop in the number of transactions in the real estate market, the demand for 3 and 4-room apartments increased in April. The area of the most popular housing ranges from 60 to 100 m². For the first time, according to experts, one-room apartments accounted for only 30% of transactions, while three-room apartments accounted for almost a quarter. Such data is absolutely atypical, the company notes.
“The main demand, as a rule, falls on one-room and two-room apartments,” says Marina Lyubelskaya, first deputy general director of one of the capital's real estate companies. In her opinion, this is due to the month of self-isolation - people re-evaluated the comfort of their homes.
Some experts associate the sharp demand for multi-room apartments with the emergence of a new mortgage lending program at 6.5%. Many clients who previously planned to purchase a 2-room apartment, amid the aggravation of the situation with the pandemic, decide on 3-room apartments.
“The buyers who are now applying for the new program are mainly those who have been getting ready for the purchase, - explains the general director of the real estate agency GK "KVS" from St. Petersburg Angelica Alshaeva. - They have accumulated a down payment and a convenient monthly payment has been calculated. Lower interest rates and cheaper loans allowed them to increase the total amount of the transaction while maintaining favorable conditions for them. Those who planned to buy a studio are now entering a deal for a one-room apartment. Those who wanted to buy a one-room apartment are considering classic or euro two-room options. "
Source: Russian newspaper
