Buyers of apartments in Russia, saving rubles, are looking to buy, while sellers of apartments (not developers) prefer to immediately buy a new apartment. Russian media write about it.

The owners of the ruble are seriously concerned about the situation, since inflation has risen sharply in the country (according to official statistics, 16.7%), that is, they need to protect their capital.

In the first quarter of 2022, 45.6 thousand. equity participation agreements (DDU). This is only 2.3% less than in the fourth quarter of 2021, when the last record of transactions in new buildings was recorded..

It is noted that the high demand for housing at the end of the first quarter of 2022 was more of an investment nature, many buyers sought to save the depreciating rubles.

The share of alternative transactions on the secondary housing market in Moscow has sharply increased. At least 2-3 times! This is due to the fact that sellers are in no hurry to go into cash, fearing their depreciation..

Few people are interested in transactions with money, since rubles can depreciate greatly. Therefore, market participants are primarily interested in quick or alternative transactions: so that, having sold one apartment, one could immediately buy another.

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Earlier it was reported that in Russia yesterday, investors expected the ruble to fall to an economically justified level.. However, a number of currency restrictions remained, which keeps the ruble.