In Karelia recorded an increase in prices for primary housing

According to the current statistics of the Unified Register of Developers, the cost per square meter in Karelian new buildings in August 2026 increased by 6.4%. In parallel, there is a trend for enlargement of residential areas: in September, the average square footage of the apartment was 50.2 square meters. m, which is 0.9% more than a year earlier.

The scale of development in the region shows a significant increase: the current volume of housing under construction reached 225.8 thousand square meters, showing a jump of 62.1% for the year. However, the rate of commissioning of facilities has slowed down – over the past 12 months, developers have averaged 8.8 thousand square meters per month, which is 22.7% lower than last year’s values. The share of professional developers in the total volume of housing commissioned decreased to 33.5% (minus 3.6 percentage points).

The mortgage sector also shows activity: in July 2026, 115 loans for the purchase of housing under DDU were issued, which is 38.6% more than in the same period of 2025. At the same time, the average rate on such loans rose to 8%, adding 1.89 p.p. In total, in August, 370 mortgage loans were issued in the republic for a total amount of more than 1.1 billion rubles.