In the Murmansk region, thanks to the systematic work of the head of the region, Andrei Chibis, and the government, housing construction is being revived as part of the strategic plan "Live in the North!" Buyers will receive the keys to the first apartments in the residential complex, built by private developers, as early as 2026. The Ministry of Construction of the Murmansk region analyzed the preferences of Northerners in the housing issue.
According to statistics, the Arctic Mortgage is the most popular among residents of the Murmansk region. This preferential program has already been used by 2,065 families for a total amount of 7 billion rubles. The majority still prefer housing on the secondary market – 1,051 loans have been received for this purpose. The second most popular target is new buildings – 223 loans. Even fewer take out preferential mortgages to move into their own home: 135 loans were taken for construction and 75 for the purchase of a finished house.
The picture for the "Family Mortgage" is somewhat different. Of the 441 loans issued, 187 were spent on the purchase of housing on the primary market, 146 on the construction of an individual apartment building and 38 on the purchase of a "secondary".
Nevertheless, there are much more apartments purchased from developers than in the statistics on preferential mortgages – 668 of those put on the market by 2030. THE SUBMITTED HOUSE.In the Russian Federation, 74% of them were purchased using preferential mortgages. And sales in the Murmansk region are going quite briskly. The all–Russian trend of purchasability when putting a residential complex into operation is about 40%. In the Murmansk region, sales from three developers have already exceeded this mark, and the remaining two are confidently approaching it, despite the still far from high construction readiness.
In addition, the Northerners unexpectedly for federal developers did not fit into the all-Russian trend in apartment construction. Residents of the Murmansk region are in demand for two- and three–bedroom apartments - they account for 50% of all sales. In second place are studio apartments, which were preferred by 43% of buyers. Studios account for only 5% of sales.
As for the number of floors, Northerners often purchase apartments on the upper floors – from 10 to 15.
The cost per 1 square meter in a new building starts from 129 thousand rubles, and the larger the project being implemented by the developer, the higher it is.
"There is undoubtedly a demand for apartments in new buildings in the Murmansk region, and it differs from other regions. Developers understand this and adapt to the demands of the Northerners. In turn, we are actively working on launching housing construction projects in other cities of the region. Promising territories have already been identified, and the issue of the demand for new buildings with city–forming enterprises is being worked out," sums up the Minister of Construction of the Murmansk Region, Alexandra Karpova.
/ Ministry of Construction of the Murmansk Region /