Khusnullin called on the regions to consider measures to increase the volume of housing construction

Regional authorities need to work out measures that will increase the volume of housing construction. This was stated on April 22 by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin during a speech at the forum "Small Motherland — the strength of Russia."

"Look at what needs to be done to build more housing," Khusnullin said, addressing the regional authorities.

He noted that more than 100 million square meters will be built in Russia this year. m housing. However, according to him, this will happen due to the groundwork that was laid in previous years, and in the future there is a risk of a slowdown.

The Deputy Prime Minister added that by 2027-2028, it is possible to reduce the volume of housing starts by 30 million square meters. m. It will happen if new projects to support residential construction are not launched now.

Khusnullin stressed the importance of the investment cycle. According to him, it is necessary to ensure that developers are interested in the implementation of projects. He added that all the built real estate works for the region's economy in one way or another.

"Housing is about the quality of life, it's about demographics, and it's about the largest amount of investment," he said.

In addition, it is necessary to take into account the interests of residents, in addition to high-quality housing, to create a comfortable environment. This is especially important, he added, given that citizens are the largest investor in the industry, investing about 16 trillion rubles annually.

"Today, the largest investor in the country is the population"

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On April 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to "de-bureaucratize" the housing construction industry as much as possible so as not to slow down its pace. He noted that it is important not to slow down the pace of work on housing construction and individual residential construction.