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: MORTGAGE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN Q1 2015 Abstract: 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 extended from the beginning of the year and those in March it rose by 2.08 p.p. to 14.53% and 1.53 p.p. to 14.7%, respectively. Classification-JEL: G21, K11, L74, L85, R14, R21 , R31, R52 Keywords: : REAL ESTATE MARKET Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2015 Issue: 6 Month: June Pages: 32-34 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/532Zadonsky.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:532