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Is Russia’s Housing Market Facing a Coronavirus Bubble?

Mortgages have never been cheaper and lending is growing at an eye-watering pace. Is it sustainable?

Russia’s Real Estate Sector Set For Expansion

After two years of low investment, Russia’s builders should be in high demand in 2020.

Queen Elizabeth Puts Moscow Apartment Up for Sale, Reports Say

The Queen is reportedly listed as the owner of at least four apartments overlooking Christ the Savior Cathedral.

welcome to my crib

Half of Moscow’s Luxury Suburb Linked to Russia’s Elite – Proekt

A new investigation says 800 Kremlin functionaries, governors and mayors own an estimated $20.75 billion in properties.

VIEW FROM THE TOP

Luxury Moscow Apartment Sales Jump to 5-Year High

Buyers set to splurge $1.3 billion on prime Moscow real estate in 2019.

literary living

Alexander Pushkin’s St. Petersburg Home Goes on Sale for $860K

Pushkin penned “The Captain’s Daughter,” “A History of Pugachev” and other classic works there.

Seller's market

Russia’s Historic Buildings Go On the Market for 1 Ruble

Several “house for a ruble” programs have popped up across Russia in an effort to save historic architecture from ruin.

Russia Plans Mass Relocation of Ministries to Moscow's Skyscraper Citadel, Reports Say

Moscow City’s glass-and-steel skyscrapers, some of the tallest in Europe, have struggled to fill their office space.

Moscow Is Home to the World’s Third-Largest Number of Billionaires

The Russian capital has 71 super-rich residents, behind New York and Hong Kong.

Overseas investment

Russians Buying Up Georgian, Turkish Property Despite Brewing Tensions

Tight Western sanctions are one of the factors raising Russians’ interest in foreign property.

Moscow Luxury Apartment Prices Rising at World’s Second-Fastest Rate

The top end of the market is recovering after a five-year depression.

Business feature

Russian Real Estate Market Getting Back on Its Feet

Investment rose by nearly a third in the first three months of the year.

Seller's market

Moscow Real Estate Prices Among World’s Fastest-Growing

While real estate is on the rise, Moscow's overall cost of living continues to fall.

Foreign Investment in Russian Real Estate Highest Since 2012, Report Says

Investment sentiment suffered after 2014 with Western sanctions over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis.

Russian Demand for Foreign Real Estate up 70% in 2 Years

Seventy percent more Russians are interested in buying real estate abroad than they were two years ago.

Russian Gang Detained Over String of Murders to Acquire Moscow Property

The suspects reportedly killed property owners to acquire their Moscow apartments.

Defrauded Moscow Homebuyers Sign Petition to Putin in 'Blood'

Fraud in residential real estate is a rampant issue in modern Russia.

First Moscow Apartment Goes on Sale for Bitcoin

The lavish three-bedroom apartment is going for a cool 85 million rubles ($1.5 million).

Russians Seek Out Greek Properties for Bargains, Visas

George Kachmazov, a Russian realtor, is buying up property in Athens.

Skyscraper City Becomes a Citadel of Putin's State Capitalism

Russia is cramming the high-rises with ministries and the biggest state firms.

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