In Russia, an increase in interest in new buildings was recorded by 10% over the year

Interest in apartments in new buildings has grown by 10% over the year, and November 2025 was a record month in terms of the number of registered equity participation agreements. This is evidenced by the results of the Avito Real Estate study, the results of which were reviewed by Izvestia on December 24.

"In November, 62.6 thousand were registered. This is 6% more than in October and 45% higher than in November last year. The main catalyst for the growth was the activity of buyers seeking to complete transactions before the Family Mortgage conditions change, which is expected in February 2026," the analysts said.

The leaders in the number of transactions were Moscow (8.1 thousand DDU), Moscow region (5.5 thousand), St. Petersburg (3.6 thousand), Krasnodar Territory and Sverdlovsk Region (3.2 thousand each). The share of mortgage transactions reached 74%, an increase of 12 percentage points over the year.

The most noticeable increase in interest in new buildings was in the category of studio apartments — by 20%. Regionally, growth was recorded in 28 of the 40 cities studied, especially in Omsk, Tver, Ulan-Ude, Saratov, Ivanovo, Bryansk, Kaluga, Perm and Chelyabinsk.

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According to the results of 11 months of 2025, 487.9 thousand were registered in the primary market. DDU, which is only 4% less than in the same period last year. At the same time, a strong recovery was observed in the second half of the year: in the Moscow region, the number of transactions increased by 12%, in the Rostov region — by 11%, in the Leningrad Region — by 4%, while in Moscow it remained at the level of last year. The volume of construction in November increased by 1% year-on-year to 120.8 million square meters, however, the launch of new projects and the commissioning of facilities decreased by 15% and 5%, respectively, which, according to experts, is due to the desire of developers to prevent overstocking of the market.

"The cost per square meter in new buildings decreased by 2% in Tver and Ufa over the year. The most affordable markets in November were Smolensk (102 thousand rubles per square meter), Lipetsk (105 thousand) and Bryansk (108 thousand). The highest prices were recorded in Moscow (522 thousand rubles), Sochi (489 thousand) and St. Petersburg (271 thousand). The offer on the platform increased in November by 17% year—on-year, while the average apartment area increased in 17 out of 40 cities, including Tomsk, Kirov and Ryazan," the study noted.

According to Dmitry Alekseev, Managing Director of Avito Real Estate's primary real estate business, the record number of transactions confirms the market's sensitivity to government loan programs, and Family mortgages remain a key driver, accounting for up to 80% of housing loans issued in the new building segment.

On December 10, GMK founder, REPA co-founder Sergey Razuvaev, at the summing up of the year of the Association of Real Estate Market Professionals, said that developers would start building smaller apartments in 2026 because housing costs were rising, demand was falling, and preferential programs were not suitable for all properties. He also reported a reduction in the income of developers.

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