In October 2026, Russian banks issued 75.5 thousand mortgage loans worth 308.8 billion rubles, according to data from the consulting firm Frank RG (available from RBC). Compared to the September peak, the issuances fell by almost half in monetary terms, and by 39% in quantitative terms. But in relation to the average values of January-August (364.4 billion rubles), the volume of housing loans did not decrease so significantly - by 15.3%. The number of mortgage loans issued decreased by only 6.8% compared to the average level of the first eight months of 2026. Sharp fluctuations in the market occurred at the same time as the updating of the terms of the family mortgage, which is considered a central preferential government program. RBC channel at max.