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Record Housing Purchases in Russia's Far East and Arctic Under Mortgage Program
In 2025, purchases of housing in the primary market of Russia's Far East and Arctic reached a record 94 million square meters under the Far Eastern and Arctic Mortgage program, according to state sources. The program has issued over 198,000 loans totaling 3 billion rubles, with notable uptake among military personnel and professionals.
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Russian state news agency TASS reported on April 14 that the total area of housing purchased in the primary market of the Far East and Arctic in 2025 reached 94 million square meters, a record in the program's history. This figure, attributed to the press service of the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, was cited in a statement by Deputy Minister Elvira Nurgalieva.
Earlier, on April 7, TASS had covered the program's impact on the Arctic specifically, quoting Minister for Development of the Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov on a 72% growth in housing construction in the Arctic Zone over two years. The minister also provided details on loan issuance in Arctic regions.
Both articles present the program in a positive light, emphasizing its role in stimulating housing supply and demand. As both reports originate from the same state news agency, the information should be viewed as reflecting official Russian government positions.
Key Claims
Record purchases: The total area of housing purchased in the Far East and Arctic primary market in 2025 was 94 million square meters, a record for the program, per the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic.
Arctic construction growth: Housing construction in the Arctic Zone increased by 72% over two years, or 5 million square meters, as stated by Minister Chekunkov.
Loan numbers: In 2025, 10,600 loans were issued in the Russian Arctic under the program, bringing the total since 2023 to 23,000 families and professionals in the Arctic.
Recipient categories: Preferential mortgage recipients include 6,900 participants in the Special Military Operation, 10,100 military-industrial complex employees, 20,600 teachers, and 20,300 doctors, according to the Corporation's press service.
Overall program totals: More than 198,000 families and professionals have purchased or built homes using preferential loans, with a total loan value of 3 billion rubles ($13 billion).
Arctic loan characteristics: The average loan in the Arctic is 2 million rubles ($53,300), and 70% of all loans in the Arctic are issued at rates no more than 2% per annum, per Maria Polyakova of the Vostokgosplan Federal Autonomous Scientific Institution.
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ClaimThe total area of housing purchased in the Far East's and Arctic's primary market in 2025 reached 1.94 million square meters, a record rate in the program's history.
ClaimPreferential mortgages recipients include 6,900 participants in the Special Military Operation, 10,100 employees of the military-industrial complex, 20,600 teachers, and 20,300 doctors.
ClaimOver the program's term, more than 198,000 families and professionals have purchased or built their own homes in the Far East and the Arctic using preferential loans.