Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Georgiy Zadonsky Author-Name-First:Georgiy Author-Name-Last: Zadonsky Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: RUSSIA’S REAL PROPERTY MARKET IN JANUARY-NOVEMBER 2014 Abstract: In January–October 2014, entities of all the forms of ownership built 729,400 apartments with the total fl oorspace of 56.1m sq. m. which is equal to 123.7% on the respective period of 2013. Despite the macroeconomic situation, in 2014 in the country the ratio between the price of housing and households’ income points to higher aff ordability of housing both on the primary and the secondary market. In 2014, the weighted average rate on MHL in rubles extended within a month rose from the minimum value of 11.97% in March to 12.84% in October. As of October 1, 2014, the debt on MHL amounted to 6.19% of the respective GDP which value is 1.21 p.p. higher than that as of October 1, 2013. Classification-JEL: G21, K11, L74, L85, R14, R21 , R31, R52 Keywords: : REAL ESTATE MARKET Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2015 Issue: 1 Month: January Pages: 37-40 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/442Zadonsky.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:442