In 2021, the average area of apartments in new Moscow mass market buildings decreased by 6 sq. m. Against the background of record prices for apartments, mortgages that have risen in price and sharply increased costs, developers thus tried to support the demand for primary housing. Writes about Mk. ru.
Natalya Sazonova, Business Development Director of Metrium, said that the average area of new buildings in the capital's mass segment was 48.9 square meters.
According to her, over the past three years, a typical apartment "lost weight" by 10 square meters. m. In fact, new buildings have lost an entire room. In the business class apartments have decreased by 4.5 "squares" (up to 70.1 sq. M.), In the premium - by 11.2 "squares" (up to 97.7 sq. M.).
The reduction in areas occurs primarily as a result of getting rid of corridors and hallways. Kitchens are combined with living rooms, and entrances to bedrooms are made without corridors, directly from the guest area.
Experts also note that every third new apartment in Moscow is bought by residents of other regions of the country. Many of them have invested in the purchase of new liquid housing in the capital at a time of low mortgage rates. Although the share of "regionals" and decreased from 43% to 34% over the year. There are still more of them now than in 2019 (23%).
Earlier it was reported that a new record was recorded on the Moscow secondary housing market.
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