About 80% of surveyed Russians will spend funds from deposits on real estate

More than a half of the surveyed (79%) Russians save money on deposits to buy real estate. This is stated in the results of a survey by Regions Development, which were presented to "Izvestia" on December 4.

Experts noted that Russians have accumulated a record amount on deposits - almost 52 trillion rubles, according to the data of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

At the same time, 79% of respondents see real estate as a priority investment target. This fact confirms the high demand for housing and the desire of citizens to invest accumulated funds in a reliable asset, analysts emphasized. The purchase of cars interested 38% of respondents. 29% of survey participants plan to allocate funds for housing repair.

Among other purposes on which respondents intend to spend their savings, the analysts highlighted education (22%), travel (18%), creation of a reserve fund (15%), purchase of household appliances and furniture (12%), treatment and recovery (11%), as well as the organization of weddings and other family holidays (9%).

The experts also analyzed the financial plans of the survey participants taking into account gender differences. The survey showed that real estate is the dominant investment target for both men (75%) and women (81%). At the same time, men demonstrate a higher interest in buying a car (45% vs. 32% for women). Women are more often oriented towards home and home improvement: the share of those planning to renovate is higher among them (33% vs. 25% for men), as well as the share of those intending to purchase household appliances and furniture (15% vs. 10%).

"The results of our survey clearly show that real estate remains our clients' top investment priority. Even in an environment of high deposit yields, the majority of respondents express their intention to invest their savings in housing in the long term. We expect that after the start of the key rate reduction and, as a consequence, interest rates on deposits, money from savings accounts will gradually flow to the residential real estate market", - said Lilia Artsibasheva, Commercial Director of Regions Development.

In her opinion, there will be especially high demand from buyers from regions where the economy has grown over the past two years on the background of large government orders and import substitution.

Earlier, November 2, it was reported that every third Russian respondent considers the most comfortable "young" secondary housing - real estate, which is 3-10 years old. About 30% of respondents called a country house comfortable. The comfort of new buildings - up to three years from the date of delivery of the house - noted 23%. And only 15% prefer secondary housing, which is more than 10 years old. This is stated in the results of the VTB survey.

November 29, it became known about the priorities of buyers when choosing housing. According to the results of the study developer PIK, free layout of the apartment preferred 35% of Russians surveyed, the classic layout with a clear zoning of all rooms chose 30%. At the same time, 30% of the survey participants would like to have a pantry in their apartment (30%), 32% - separate nurseries for each child, 27% - a dressing room.