Monday, February 4, 2008

Russian Boom town blues

The residential property boom that has engulfed Moscow over the past few years is, by almost any measure, impressive. Buoyed by Russia’s rapidly expanding economy, domestic property buyers spent an estimated $20bn in the capital last year, according to government statistics.

Home prices in prime city locations are soaring and estate agency Knight Frank’s Moscow office predicts that appreciation rates could rise a further 18 to 25 per cent through 2008.

Russian Properties News