Tatarstan full of mortgages

Tatarstan is fifth in mortgages

423,000 mortgages were granted in Tatarstan, one in three families on average repay a long-term mortgage, reads Russian rental and real estate site CIAN’s research. Its analysts found out what regions had the biggest number of loans per family and where a mortgage is in low demand. Tatarstan is in the top 10 regions with the biggest growth of the mortgage market, which means more houses are purchased with the help of a mortgage. The republic ranks fifth in number of deals sealed after a currency crisis (2015-2020). The total size of the mortgage portfolio is 624,7 billion rubles, or 3,9% of the Russian size, the analysts calculated on the basis of the Central Bank’s data.

Director of Etagi’s branch Marat Gallyamov confirmed to Realnoe Vremya that the mortgage gained momentum in 2020. It accounted for 60-62% of the total sales of the company in 2019, while in 2020, it rose to 65-68%:

But there is another reason, it may be even the main— an upsurge in prices. The average price in new builds rose from 70,000 rubles per square metres to 110,000 rubles per square metre. And the fear that the price will skyrocket pushes Tatarstan residents to buy their own flat: “Go and buy, it will be maybe hard for you to pay for it, but you have to buy it, at least you will save the price”. The price didn’t increase in other regions as suddenly as it did in Tatarstan. This is why the fear that the price will be exorbitant in a year and a person won’t be able to buy a flat works as catalyst.

Loan becomes 3 times bigger and 5 years longer

However, Tatarstan residents’ credit burden has become notably heavier over these years. If the average price of a mortgage was 700,000 rubles (in 2009), now it is 2,1 million rubles (in 2020). Moreover, a mortgage repayment term has grown too — from 12,4 years to 18,4 years.

According to the National Bureau of Credit Histories, a recommended family income of a Tatarstan family should be no less than 60,900 rubles to comfortably repay a mortgage. This will be enough, so a monthly payment won’t be bigger than a third of the monthly income. The research reads, that the debt in mortgages in Tatarstan is the lowest, which means that the majority manages to repay it.

The Caucasus doesn’t want to carry the mortgage yoke

Moscow with around 590,000 mortgages, 5,6% of the total number across Russia was a leader from 2009 to 2020. Moscow Oblast (540,000 mortgages) is second, Tyumen Oblast (470,000 mortgages) is third.

“The list of leading regions almost hasn’t changed in the last six years: in 2016-2017, Krasnoyarsk Krai replaced Samara Oblast, which was in the top 10. In 2018, in turn, it was substituted by Novosibirsk Oblast. Moreover, from 2010 to 2012, precisely Tyumen Oblast was first with the number of mortgages, which is linked with a big amount of solvent employees working in the oil and gas sector,” authors of the research note.

The lowest number of mortgages among all Russian regions was found from 2009 to 2020 in Ingushetia (1,900), a loan per 36 families on average, this is the country’s lowest indicator. Chechnya (8,100 mortgages, one agreement per 32 families) is also in the top 3 regions with the smallest number of agreements. Dagestan has few mortgages per family (one loan per 24 families). The North Caucasian Federal District distinguishes itself for high demand for private, not industrial development, which explains the low share of mortgages per family.

One in three people are in debt

From a perspective of the number of families per loan, Kazan (3,3) went ahead of Moscow where 7,5 families repay a debt and Moscow Oblast where 5,1 families have one loan. By the way, this is the country’s average number. Kazan gave way only to Tyumen Oblast where 2,6 families repay a loan.

With the growth of the mortgage burden, Kazan starts to follow the road of Moscow where the price for a square metre considering the investment growth started to catch up with the real salary, the analysts explain.

According to him, an incredibly big number of loans was granted during the preferential mortgage when it was enough to pay the first instalment of 500,000 rubles. “And if a baby was born, the sum was smaller. So a lot of Kazan citizens decided to buy enough investment housing,” he indicated. He forecasts the housing price will rise by around 10%. Moreover, the housing price covers loan rates of 6,5-7,3%. According to other data, new homes rose by 12,3% a year, while second-hand dwelling did by 14,5%.

Price range of Kazan

The average price of a square metre in the market of new homes is diversified depending on the district. The most expensive realty is traditionally in the city centre, Vakhitovsky District (125,800 rubles). It is followed by Aviastroitelny and Novo-Savinovsky (111-112,000 rubles). Kirov District is the cheapest (77,200 rubles). Privolzhsky District was also at the bottom of the list (86,900 rubles). New real estate in Moscovsky and Sovetsky Districts (94,000 rubles per square metre) has the average price. So housing “in the periphery” and city centre still significantly differs in price. The difference between the average realty price in the most expensive and cheapest districts is more than 2,5 times.

It seems that one will have to forget about holiday and eat only buckwheat. “In reality, the statistics of the National Bureau of Credit Histories show that the average mortgage repayment term in Russia is seven years (moreover, the average mortgage loan term is equal to 18,1 years), many simply repay their loans in advance and without fines preferring to decrease the amount of overpayment,” experts and market players allayed the fears.