Interview with Morkovkina Xenia V., Development Director of Insurance "Temp"

Ksenia V. How do you assess the situation on the real estate market by the end of this year? In recent months the situation in the housing market is in a state of relative equilibrium - prices have reached its minimum value and the fluctuations are relatively small. By the end of autumn, a new trend to an increase in the prices of individual liquidity facilities and lack of quality supply. Have there been any changes in the market lately? If you take during a crisis, then we can say that it has benefited the market - with its left by unscrupulous developers, prices began to match the quality of facilities offered in the market. What do you think are the main problems in the industry? The main problem in the industry - shortage of land with an engineering background. This is a problem faced by all companies, and that can be solved only with the involvement of the administrative resources of the city. Also the problem of natural monopoly suppliers of building materials - concrete, crushed stone. If the crisis everyone was, roughly, "for itself" and the prices were falling, but recently the company again moved to a policy of contract prices and construction costs began to rise. And what about your company? Our company continues to develop steadily, this year we have gone beyond the Nevsky district. Tell us about new projects of your company? As mentioned, our company began to build facilities not only in the Nevsky district. In the Maritime region of construction works at a furniture street in Vyborg - the Yaroslavl Avenue. Also, construction of a complex of houses at the intersection of Badayeva and Voroshilov - in 2011, our company plans to begin selling apartments in two buildings, "candles." Have the preferences of buyers of apartments? What accommodations are most popular now? If during the crisis, demand has been mainly in the small apartment square footage in Economy Class, but now customers prefer to take some money to buy a mortgage program and become more comfortable and more spacious housing. What accommodations are most popular now? The most popular apartments still remain flat class "economy" and "comfort", they account for about 90% of total sales. What can we expect the housing market in 2011? Major changes in the market are related to the volume of the liquid supply in the housing market. If in the future, the developers will be brought to market a sufficient number of objects, the sharp rise in prices will not, but if buyers feel the shortage of housing, prices will go up and actively.