The premium segment of housing has risen in price by almost 30%

At the beginning of 2025, there was an increase in the average budget in almost all segments of real estate: comfort (+0.3%), business (+0.7%). The budget of transactions in the premium segment has grown most noticeably (+6.1%), specialists from Ricci's residential real estate department told Izvestia on March 18.

Compared to the beginning of 2024, all segments showed an increase in the price of 1 sq. m, with the highest rates in the premium class (+29.4%) and de-luxury (+21.4%).

The average lot area on display in February 2025 decreased compared to January 2025: in comfort class, the decrease was 0.4%, in business class - 1.5%, and in the deluxe segment — 0.9%. The exception was the premium segment, where the index increased by 2.5%. Compared to the same period last year, the situation is somewhat different: during this period, the average lot area decreased in the business (-5.7%) and premium (-0.7%) segments, while the average lot area increased in comfort (+2.3%) and luxury (+3.8%) segments..

As for demand, in January 2025, the business class occupied a large share of the space sold on the market - 73.6%, while in the same period last year the figure was at the level of 54%. The comfort class accounted for 14.6%, while the premium segment accounted for 11.8%.

"The continued interest in real estate is dictated both by the need to improve the living conditions of buyers and by a good moment for diversifying investors' investments: a large number of discounts and installment programs from developers allow them to purchase assets without losing profitability from deposits," said Ekaterina Lomteva, Director of the department.

According to her, developers continue to provide customers with a wide range of options: in just three winter months, 23 new buildings went on sale — two in the deluxe class, four in the premium class, 11 in the business class and six in the comfort segment.

The prospects for the residential real estate market in spring will depend more on the key interest rate, as well as on new measures taken by the Central Bank. In addition, the area of purchased lots will continue to decrease in the future, and there may also be an increase in demand for both finished and pre—finished lots.

Metropolitan diet: comfort-class housing does not have enough space in old Moscow

It is unprofitable for developers to build such facilities due to expensive sites and the cost of projects.

Earlier, on January 9, Izvestia reviewed a study by the COLDY development company, which reported on current trends in the luxury real estate market in Moscow. According to experts, the number of new high-budget projects is increasing, prices have risen following strong demand, while buyers' preferences for internal infrastructure have shifted towards options for family holidays and education.