Apartments are getting more expensive, buyers are running out over the past 10 years, the new buildings in Moscow have become 3.4 times more expensive. The average cost per square meter increased from ₽121 thousand to ₽408.4 thousand, calculated in Bezer. Since 2016, the market has allowed itself only one small gesture of generosity: in 2023, prices will drop by 1.5%. Now this story gets an interesting twist. According to Metarium, in the nine months of 2026, sales of new buildings in Moscow decreased by 36% compared to last year. A total of about 38 thousand transactions - at least since 2017. The reasons are known: expensive mortgages and a lack of affordable apartments. At the same time, the prices, despite the decrease in demand, remained high. Within 10 years, the price per square meter has increased 3.4 times. The salaries of the buyers, unfortunately, are not required according to the imagination of the entrepreneurs. Now entrepreneurs have to solve a rather uncomfortable problem: how to sell apartments that are getting more and more expensive to a market where there are fewer and fewer people willing and able to buy them.

Apartments are getting more expensive, buyers are running out over the past 10 years, the new buildings in Moscow have become 3.4 times more expensive. The average cost per square meter increased from ₽121 thousand to ₽408.4 thousand, calculated in Bezer. Since 2016, the market has allowed itself only one small gesture of generosity: in 2023, prices will drop by 1.5%. Now this story gets an interesting twist. According to Metarium, in the nine months of 2026, sales of new buildings in Moscow decreased by 36% compared to last year. A total of about 38 thousand transactions - at least since 2017. The reasons are known: expensive mortgages and a lack of affordable apartments. At the same time, the prices, despite the decrease in demand, remained high. Within 10 years, the price per square meter has increased 3.4 times. The salaries of the buyers, unfortunately, are not required according to the imagination of the entrepreneurs. Now entrepreneurs have to solve a rather uncomfortable problem: how to sell apartments that are getting more and more expensive to a market where there are fewer and fewer people willing and able to buy them.