In October, the share of family mortgages in the North Caucasus Federal District increased 1.6 times, in the Urals - 1.4 times, and in the Volga region - 25%, Vedomosti writes with reference to VTB data. At the same time, Moscow's share in the total volume of such loans decreased from 24% to 15%, and St. Petersburg - from 10% to 6%. The bank anticipates that the downward trend in some of the capital's regions will gain a foothold in the market.