The Housing Finance System

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A. Primary Housing Finance Market

A.1 Industry Structure and Performance
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Number of firms originating and funding mortgage loans410484559.00
Central Bank of Russia
A.1.1
Types of originating lenders/market share:A.1.2
Universal/ commercial banks100% of total100% of total100% of total
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A.1.2.1
Other depository institutions (savings and loans/mutual savings and credit institutions)0% of total0% of total0% of total
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A.1.2.2
Non-depository financial institutions specialized in housing financeNon-applicableNon-applicableNon-applicable
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A.1.2.3
General non-depository financial institutionsNon-applicableNot availableNot available
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A.1.2.4
Others (e.g. insurance co, pension funds, labor tax funds)Non-applicableNot availableNot available
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A.1.2.5
Identify the 3 largest loan originating lendersSberbank, VTB, GazprombankSberbank, VTB, Gazprombank Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank
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A.1.3
Are there (quasi) public mortgage lenders:YesYesYes
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A.1.4
Universal/ commercial banksYesYesYes
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A.1.4.1
Other depository institutions (savings and loans/mutual savings and credit institutions)NoNoNo
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A.1.4.2
Non-depository financial institutions specialized in housing financeYesYesYes
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A.1.4.3
General non-depository financial institutionsNoNoNo
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A.1.4.4
Others (e.g. insurance co, pension funds, labor tax funds)NoNoNo
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A.1.4.5
Typical lending spreads for mortgagesNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.1.5
Level of Non-Performing Mortgage Loans (90 days or more past due):A.1.6
as a % of # of loansNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.1.6.1
as a % of outstanding loan amount2.2%2.7%3.03%
Central Bank of Russia
A.1.6.2
Average 1997-2007 A.1.7
as a % of # of loans Not availableNot availableNot available
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A.1.7.1
as a % of outstanding loan amount Not availableNot availableNot available
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A.1.7.2
Lowest decile of the income distribution served by the dominant mortgage lendersNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.1.8
A.2 Size of Mortgage Finance Sector
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:88,184.57 USD (millions)67,006.08 USD (millions)64,208.16 USD (millions)
Central Bank of Russia
A.2.1
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current)5.59%5.22%4.93%
Central Bank of Russia
A.2.1.1
and as % of all credits outstanding42.4%41.7%37.4%
Central Bank of Russia
A.2.1.2
Total # of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of yearNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.2.2
Total amount of home mortgages made in calendar year in millions of USD34,646.98 USD (millions)21,971.82 USD (millions)19,063.14 USD (millions)
Central Bank of Russia
A.2.3
and as % of GDP (current) 2.2%1.71%1.44%
Central Bank of Russia
A.2.3.1
and as % of all credits originated in calender year21.89%20.43%19.8%
Central Bank of Russia
A.2.3.2
Total # of home mortgage originations made in calendar year1,086.94 thousand856.46 thousand699.42 thousand
Central Bank of Russia
A.2.4
What % of total new mortgages is refinance?Not availableNot availableNot available
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A.2.5
A.3 Housing Finance Products
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Mortgage products as % of all mortgages (approx.) in local currency:A.3.1
Fixed rate for life of loan100%100%100%
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A.3.1.1
Variable rate/indexed0%0%0%
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A.3.1.2
Variable rate/discretionary0%0%0%
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A.3.1.3
Other fully amortizing loans (e.g. Rollover)0%0%0%
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A.3.1.4
Non-fully amoritizing loans (e.g. Price level adjusted/Interest only) 0%0%0%
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A.3.1.5
Loans based on foreign currency as % of all mortgage products.03%.07%.34%
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A.3.2
Most prevalent type of foreign currency mortgage used:A.3.3
Fixed rate for life of loan100%100%100%
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A.3.3.1
Variable rate/indexed 0%0%0%
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A.3.3.2
Variable rate/discretionary0%0%0%
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A.3.3.3
Other (describe in the Notes section)0%0%0%
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A.3.3.4
Most frequent interest rates on fully amortizing:A.3.4
10 year fixed rate mortgage11%12.5%13.5%
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A.3.4.1
most common indexed ARM/10 year termNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.4.2
discretionary ARM/10 year termNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.4.3
5 year roll-over/10 year termNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.4.4
foreign currency based 10 year FRM7.5%8.7%10%
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A.3.4.5
Most frequent rate on interest only 10 yr FRMNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.5
Typical lender fees associated with mortgage origination: A.3.6
Fixed in amount Not availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.6.1
as % of loan amountNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.6.2
Typical third party fees associated with mortgage origination:A.3.7
Appraisal feesNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.7.1
Title related feesNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.7.2
Legal feesNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.7.3
Search feesNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.7.4
Loan-to-Value (LTV) on first mortgage: A.3.8
Maximum LTV909090.00
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A.3.8.1
Typical LTV at origination707070.00
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A.3.8.2
Maximum term over which pmt is calculated? 30 years30 years30 years
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A.3.9
Mortgage pmt-to-income ratio A.3.10
Maximum pmt-to-income ratio (HH income)50%60%60%
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A.3.10.1
Maximum pmt-to-income ratio (Individual income)Not availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.10.2
Typical pmt-to-income ratio (HH income)45%45%45%
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A.3.10.3
Typical pmt-to-income ratio (Individual income)Not availableNot availableNot available
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A.3.10.4
A.4 Lending and Servicing Process
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Does the mortgage industry use standard principles/guidelines for underwriting?NoNoNo
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A.4.1
Which institutions define underwriting rules? A.4.2
Central Bank/Ministry of FinanceNoNoNo
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A.4.2.1
Secondary market facilityNoNoNo
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A.4.2.2
Major LenderNoNoNo
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A.4.2.3
OtherNoNoNo
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A.4.2.4
Are loan originations conducted by others than employees of lenders?NoNoNo
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A.4.3
% of Originations done by brokers0% 0%
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A.4.3.1
% of Originations done on the internet0% 0%
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A.4.3.2
Others (Specify in Notes)0%0%0%
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A.4.3.3
% of appraisals done by employees of lendersNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.4.4
Do third party servicing institutions exist? YesYesYes
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A.4.5
% of loans serviced by originators/lendersNot availableNot availableNot available
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A.4.6
A.5 Credit Risk Assessment
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Do credit bureaus exist? YesYesYes
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A.5.2
Are there legal/regulatory constraints to gaining access to credit information?YesYesYes
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A.5.2.1
What percentage of mortgage originations use credit scoring?Not availableNot availableNot available
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A.5.1
Is mortgage default insurance available?NoNoNo
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A.5.3
When did it begin operating?201020102010
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A.5.3.1
Number of private mortgage insurers0  
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A.5.3.3
Are credit guarantee systems used? NoNoNo
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A.5.4
Is there public sponsored MI / guarantee?NoNoYes
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A.5.5
What % of the market does public MI / guarantee serve?Not availableNot availableNot available
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A.5.6
What share of total annual mortgage production is insured/guaranteed? 0% 0%
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A.5.7
B. Funding Sources for Mortgages and the Secondary Mortgage Market
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
What are the main funding sources for mortgages?B.1
Retail funding (deposits/other)primaryprimaryprimary
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B.1.1
Wholesale funding: loans from other banks or corporationsNon-applicableNon-applicableNon-applicable
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B.1.2
Funding through mortgage bonds tertiarytertiarytertiary
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B.1.3
Funding through securitization of mortgagessecondarysecondarysecondary
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B.1.4
What % of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities is issued by centralized conduit or liquidity facility? 0%0%0%
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B.2
Who are the investors in RMBS?Institutional InvestorsInstitutional InvestorsInstitutional Investors
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B.3
What is the proportion of RMBS in the overall private securities market?Not availableNot availableNot available
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B.4
C. Housing Microfinance
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Are non-collateralized housing micro-finance loans offered? YesYesYes
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C.1
Types of lenders operating in the housing micro-finance (HMF) sector:C.2
Commercial banksYesYesYes
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C.2.1
Specialized non-depository MFIs YesYesNo
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C.2.2
NGOsNoNoNo
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C.2.3
OthersNoNoNo
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C.2.4
NoneNoNoNo
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C.2.5
Typical lending spreads in HMFNot availableNot availableNot available
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C.3
Level of NPLs (>90 days past due) in HMFC.4
as a % of loansNot availableNot availableNot available
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C.4.1
as a % of outstanding loan amountNot availableNot availableNot available
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C.4.2
Are non-collateralized but secured housing finance products offered (e.g. secured by pension or insurance savings)NoNoNo
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C.5
Lowest income decile served with all non-collateralized housing lending productsNot availableNot availableNot available
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C.6
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Notes: AHML and Deltacredit
Notes: No such statistics exist. On average, the typical dwelling across Russia is affordable for 2nd-3rd deciles from the top only, but regions vary significantly and in oil rich regions it is down to 6-7th decile.
Notes: Per square meter
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Notes: 2016 = 100
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Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
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Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
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Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: 2016 = 100
Notes: According to Tax Code everyone who is purchasing housing unit using a mortgage is eliglible for an interest rate deduction, which can only be used once. Roughly, 90-95%.
Notes: According to Tax Code everyone who is purchasing housing unit using a mortgage is eliglible for an interest rate deduction, which can only be used once. Roughly, 90-95%.
Notes: According to Tax Code everyone who is purchasing housing unit using a mortgage is eliglible for an interest rate deduction, which can only be used once. Roughly, 90-95%.
Notes: According to the Law appraisal of pledged property must be done by independent appraisals
Notes: According to the Law appraisal of pledged property must be done by independent appraisals
Notes: According to the Law appraisal of pledged property must be done by independent appraisals
Notes: According to the Law appraisal of pledged property must be done by independent appraisals
Notes: According to the Law appraisal of pledged property must be done by independent appraisals
Notes: AHML and Deltacredit
Notes: AHML and Deltacredit
Notes: AHML and Deltacredit
Notes: AHML and Deltacredit
Notes: AHML and Deltacredit
Notes: AHML and Deltacredit
Notes: AHML standards if the bank collaborates with AHML
Notes: AHML standards if the bank collaborates with AHML
Notes: All first buyers get interest deduction (restriction - 3 mn rubles of interest payments and 2 mn on house price)
Notes: An experiment of AHML that is expected to close in 2019
Notes: An experiment of AHML that is expected to close in 2019
Notes: Average housing construction cost per sq.m.
Notes: Average housing construction cost per sq.m.
Notes: Average housing construction cost per sq.m.
Notes: Average housing construction cost per sq.m.
Notes: Average housing construction cost per sq.m.
Notes: Average housing construction cost per sq.m.
Notes: Average National
Notes: Average Urban
Notes: banks, investment companies, pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers.
Notes: banks, investment companies, pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers.
Notes: banks, investment companies, pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers.
Notes: banks, investment companies, pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers.
Notes: banks, investment companies, pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers.
Notes: Between 1-2%.
Notes: Between 1-2%.
Notes: Between 3-4%
Notes: Between 3-5%.
Notes: Between 4-5%
Notes: consumer loans
Notes: consumer loans
Notes: consumer loans
Notes: consumer loans
Notes: consumer loans
Notes: Data on 90+ NPL as a % of the outstanding loan amount is available since 2010 (6,25% over 2010)
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimate Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimated
Notes: Estimated
Notes: Estimated
Notes: Estimated Average price of housing unit 54 sq. m (federal standard), Nominal
Notes: Estimated Average price of housing unit 54 sq. m (federal standard), Nominal
Notes: Estimated Average price of housing unit 54 sq. m (federal standard), Nominal
Notes: Estimated Average price of housing unit 54 sq. m (federal standard), Nominal
Notes: Estimated average, nominal
Notes: Estimated Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimated Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimated Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimated Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimated Average, Nominal
Notes: Estimated/ 54 sq.m existing and new housing (not only urban areas - across all the regional housing markets)
Notes: Estimated/ 54 sq.m existing and new housing (not only urban areas - across all the regional housing markets)
Notes: Estimated/ Average Price based on the new and existing housing (in national currency)
Notes: Estimated/ Average Price based on the new and existing housing (in national currency)
Notes: Estimated/Average Price based on the new and existing housing (in national currency)
Notes: Estimated/Average price based on the new and existing housing (in national currency)
Notes: Except loans constituting MBS cover (not more than 80%)
Notes: Except loans constituting MBS cover (not more than 80%)
Notes: Except loans constituting MBS cover (not more than 80%)
Notes: Except loans constituting MBS cover (not more than 80%)
Notes: Except loans constituting MBS cover (not more than 80%)
Notes: Federal Law On Mortgage-Backed Securities
Notes: Federal Law On Mortgage-Backed Securities
Notes: Foreclosure process takes at least 12 months. It takes an average 18 months to foreclose on a property from the date the mortgagee applies to the court
Notes: Foreclosure process takes at least 12 months. It takes an average 18 months to foreclose on a property from the date the mortgagee applies to the court
Notes: Generally, the minimum down payment is 10%
Notes: Generally, the minimum down payment is 10%
Notes: Generally, the minimum down payment is 10%
Notes: Generally, the minimum down payment is 10%
Notes: Generally, the minimum down payment is 10%
Notes: Government Subsidized interest rate starting in 2015
Notes: http://www.cbr.ru/statistics/UDStat.aspx?TblID=3-1&pid=ipoteka&sid=ITM_8591
Notes: http://www.cbr.ru/statistics/UDStat.aspx?TblID=3-1&pid=ipoteka&sid=ITM_8591
Notes: http://www.cbr.ru/statistics/UDStat.aspx?TblID=3-1&pid=ipoteka&sid=ITM_8591
Notes: http://www.gks.ru/bgd/regl/b11_1
Notes: http://www.gks.ru/bgd/regl/b12_102/Main.htm
Notes: http://www.gks.ru/bgd/regl/b13_102/Main.htm
Notes: http://www.gks.ru/bgd/regl/b14_102/Main.htm
Notes: https://www.fedstat.ru/indicator/31456.do
Notes: IMF annual average official exchange rate for 2007 used (RUB 25.58 = 1 USD).
Notes: IMF annual average official exchange rate for 2007 used (RUB 25.58 = 1 USD).
Notes: IMF annual average official exchange rate for 2008 used (RUB 24.85 = 1 USD).
Notes: IMF annual average official exchange rate for 2009 used (RUB 31.74 = 1 USD).
Notes: IMF annual average official exchange rate for 2010 used (RUB 30.37 = 1 USD).
Notes: IMF annual average official exchange rate for 2011 used (RUB 29.36 = 1 USD).
Notes: IMF end of year official exchange rate for 2007 used (RUB 24.57 = 1 USD).
Notes: IMF end of year official exchange rate for 2008 used (RUB 28.13 = 1 USD).
Notes: IMF end of year official exchange rate for 2010 used (RUB 30.48 = 1 USD).
Notes: Labor Force Survey
Notes: Labor Force Survey
Notes: Labor Force Survey
Notes: Labor Force Survey
Notes: Labor Force Survey
Notes: Land tax
Notes: Land tax
Notes: Largely technical issues entailing from inefficient management of a registering body (lack of specialists, lack of coordination between registering bodies)
Notes: Largely technical issues entailing from inefficient management of a registering body (lack of specialists, lack of coordination between registering bodies)
Notes: Largely technical issues entailing from inefficient management of a registering body (lack of specialists, lack of coordination between registering bodies)
Notes: Largely technical issues entailing from inefficient management of a registering body (lack of specialists, lack of coordination between registering bodies)
Notes: Largely technical issues entailing from inefficient management of a registering body (lack of specialists, lack of coordination between registering bodies)
Notes: Less than 1%
Notes: Less than 3%
Notes: Loans may be originated for any purposes to any borrowers
Notes: Loans may be originated for any purposes to any borrowers
Notes: Loans with LTV of more than 70% accounted for 47.5% of housing mortgage loans
Notes: Neglibible
Notes: Negligible
Notes: Negligible
Notes: Negligible
Notes: Negligible
Notes: Negligible
Notes: Negligible
Notes: Negligible
Notes: Negligible
Notes: No, but there is a MI insurer with state capital.
Notes: No, but there is a MI insurer with state capital.
Notes: No, but there is a MI insurer with state capital.
Notes: No, but there is a MI insurer with state capital.
Notes: No, but there is a MI insurer with state capital.
Notes: None
Notes: None
Notes: None
Notes: None
Notes: None
Notes: None
Notes: On regional other than federal level
Notes: only credits to households (companies are excluded)
Notes: Per square meter
Notes: Per square meter
Notes: Per square meter
Notes: Per square meter
Notes: Per square meter
Notes: Right to claim refund of personal income tax paid by borrower, from mortgage interest payments made in the previous tax period.
Notes: Right to claim refund of personal income tax paid by borrower, from mortgage interest payments made in the previous tax period.
Notes: Right to claim refund of personal income tax paid by borrower, from mortgage interest payments made in the previous tax period.
Notes: Right to claim refund of personal income tax paid by borrower, from mortgage interest payments made in the previous tax period.
Notes: Right to claim refund of personal income tax paid by borrower, from mortgage interest payments made in the previous tax period.
Notes: Since 11/11/2003
Notes: Since 11/11/2003
Notes: Since 2010, only the bank and the lender have access to credit information.
Notes: Since 7/16/1998.
Notes: Since 7/16/1998.
Notes: Since 7/16/1998.
Notes: The Civil Code of the Russian Federation, Federal Law On Mortgage (Pledge) of Real Estate, Federal Law On Mortgage-Backed Securities
Notes: The Civil Code of the Russian Federation, Federal Law On Mortgage (Pledge) of Real Estate, Federal Law On Mortgage-Backed Securities
Notes: The last federal program - without restrictions on income level; Regional programs - 5-6 deciles
Notes: The last federal program - without restrictions on income level; Regional programs - 7-8 deciles
Notes: The permission from the persons whose credit information is provided to or requested from credit bureau (Federal Law "About personal data", "About credit histories")
Notes: These subsidies are not income-specific. They are provided for specific categories of households like young families, teachers, key workers both within federal and municipal housing programs. The key requirement is that the recipient has substantial housing needs.
Notes: These subsidies are not income-specific. They are provided for specific categories of households like young families, teachers, key workers both within federal and municipal housing programs. The key requirement is that the recipient has substantial housing needs.
Notes: These subsidies are not income-specific. They are provided for specific categories of households like young families, teachers, key workers both within federal and municipal housing programs. The key requirement is that the recipient has substantial housing needs.
Notes: These subsidies are not income-specific. They are provided for specific categories of households like young families, teachers, key workers both within federal and municipal housing programs. The key requirement is that the recipient has substantial housing needs.
Notes: These subsidies are not income-specific. They are provided for specific categories of households like young families, teachers, key workers both within federal and municipal housing programs. The key requirement is that the recipient has substantial housing needs.
Notes: this is average house price to average annual HH income
Notes: this is average house price to average annual HH income
Notes: This is average house price to average annual HH income
Notes: This is average house price to average annual HH income
Notes: this is growth in average household income in real terms in national currency (without correction on exchange rate) - 2008-2015 data are provided here
Notes: updated here as a % of all credits outstanding only for HOUSEHOLD (companies are excluded)
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: Urban and rural territories
Notes: While there is no definitive estimate, very roughly it could be 5th-6th deciles and higher.
Notes: While there is no definitive estimate, very roughly it could be 5th-6th deciles and higher.
Notes: While there is no definitive estimate, very roughly it could be 5th-6th deciles and higher.
Notes: While there is no definitive estimate, very roughly it could be 5th-6th deciles and higher.
Notes: Within the framework of the annual financial statements
Notes: Within the framework of the annual financial statements
Notes: Within the framework of the annual financial statements
Notes: Within the framework of the annual financial statements
Notes: Within the framework of the annual financial statements