Small-sized apartments are in demand, but often have a "dark spots"

Small flat again at the peak of demand. According to experts, this fall, they are especially in demand. Well, it's understandable for people who do not have sufficient funds to purchase more comfortable housing, malogabaritka - a real solution. Here are the developers of the capital are not yet ready to build them, and many of the objects in the secondary market have "curves" documents. Today, people need housing particularly small area - as they say, not to fat. "The market for small apartments in all major Russian cities, including St. Petersburg and Moscow, is very promising. The secret is simple - their absolute value. Given the possibility of mortgage loans, a down payment for buyers can be $ 8,000-10,000 for Moscow and St. Petersburg, when it comes to the apartment of 30 sq ft, "- says Marketing Director, SC" Pioneer "(Moscow), Vladimir Tribrat. "The interest of the developer is also clear - the higher cost of sales in terms of one square meter. So if one square meter in the "kopeck piece" (55-60 sq m) is conventionally 100 000 rubles., In the "odnushke" (38-42 sq m) for 110 000 rubles. And in the small apartment (28-30 square meters) it would have cost 115 000-120 000 rubles. "- The expert continues. "Malogabaritki, in the jargon of the Moscow real estate agents called 'Dormitory" in all times been one of the most running apartments offered in the housing market, and to determine the point of peak demand for such facilities, I'm afraid not, "- said General Director of" Relayt Real Estate » Oleg Samoilov. Of course, such "Dormitory" is not too comfortable to stay. However, due to the fact that, in comparison with its direct competitors, which have comparable prices - in communal bathrooms - they have an undoubted advantage, allowing a single residence. Demand for them has never disappeared, even in the acute phase of crisis, when the market is almost fully "stood." "So, to say that this fall, consumer interest in small-sized apartments rose again, I would not. Rather, it is appropriate to another statement that because the current demand in the segment of mass housing is focused primarily on relatively low-cost sites offer "gostinok" as outstanding representatives of such housing, has received another batch of effective demand ", - said the expert. Format and form what is this generation of Soviet housing system has successfully taken root in our times? According to experts, the category includes small one-room apartment in Moscow area to 29-30 square meters and two-bedroom - up to 36-39 "squares." But this is literally the most "wide" view of things. Still, "odnushka" 30 sq ft close to almost normal types of housing. Malogabaritka who proudly wear their rank - it is an apartment in Moscow area to 20 sq. m. For two-bedroom upper boundary is located on an area of ​​24-25 sq. m. However, few have malogabaritki modest area, one also has to be planned with a special talent for placing "the elephant in the kitchen." "The secondary market is a typical small-sized apartment has a total area of ​​19-23 square meters, 3-4-foot kitchen and a bathroom with WC, and not striking size and a full sit-bath, - says Oleg Samoilov. - Are such flats mainly in the 5 - and 9-storey buildings of the Soviet period, frequently - the brick. In terms of planning malogabaritka is one room, from which the entrance to the bathroom and the kitchen. Balconies in the apartments do not usually happen. At least, "gostinok" with balconies for 17-plus years in the Moscow real estate market I have not met even once. " Prices malogabaritki in homes buildings, located in an area begin from about 1.1-1.2 million rubles, with the main number of these proposals is concentrated in the region of half a million. The cost of the Moscow "gostinok" lies mainly in the range from 3.5 to 4 million rubles, and buy small apartments legally irreproachable "the minimum" is quite difficult because the low cost of the cheapest apartments in many cases due to the presence of "dark spots" in the legal history . It is interesting that in fact the principal differences in the characteristics of small apartments located in different cities of Russia, are not available. Is that different types of houses in which they are located. In particular, in Moscow, "Dormitory" are mostly in their homes, "Brezhnev" period of construction. The same can be said about the market of Yekaterinburg, where small-sized apartments, wearing a realtor ranks of the name "Malosemeika" are fairly common. But St. Petersburg abundance of small apartments "brag" can not. Moreover, even the "Dormitory", which are present in the housing market of the northern capital, mainly located in the homes of so-called "old fund" that is in pre-revolutionary mansions in the Soviet era have passed through the process of "compaction." Failures and stains the primary market is now also offers a fairly wide range of housing a small area. The dimensions of the small apartments, new buildings are usually not too different from the area "gostinok" from Soviet times. True, there are such flats mainly in the Moscow region, where the post-crisis period have been actively developing projects to build low-rise buildings. "Implement these projects are usually small firms, and often - and at private individuals. Accordingly, in many cases we are not talking not only about the quality of construction, but also on the availability of all necessary legal documentation. In particular, a considerable number of small apartments located in low-rise buildings, it is proposed today, customers in the conditions of purchase are not flat, but share ownership of the house. This is done quite consciously, as this scheme allows developers to bypass many difficulties and avoid many of the approvals required for construction of houses, giving their projects for individual housing construction. Here are the problems associated with such a "knack" in the future may become an integral part of life of its customers, because legally they do not acquire specific apartment, but the proportion abstract, incomprehensible than these, "- says Oleg Samoilov. And then to "fix" these shares to a specific square meters, customers will continue to independently engage in legal matters. In addition, when the need arises for further sales of compact apartments, which according to the documents is not flat, and the stakes, the owner will have to deal with all the "charms" agreements with its neighbors, which are often poisoned life in communal rooms sellers. After the sale of shares to the owner to ensure receipt of all other parties to share ownership (that is, in this case - of all tenants) failure of pre-emptive right of purchase. And what if you try to obtain such waivers may find the seller - it is quite obvious. For example, any of the owners of other apartments simply can not be in place. Others may ignore the request for denial of pre-emptive right of purchase. And even without the intention is to implement pre-emptive right. That is simply out of harm. "For the seller, as this may result in harm numerous challenges when trying to turn his property into money. Therefore, those customers who are interested in purchasing these apartments, it is necessary to show double attentiveness and extreme care. And instead of buying an apartment share, at least, do it consciously and with full understanding of problems and complications that are possible in the future ", - says Oleg Samoilov. Peter progressive experts also wonder why the market of new Moscow is still no distinct and surround offers small apartments of 30 sq.m. "In St. Petersburg, for example, such" studio "appeared long ago. Today they are represented in more than 30 variants mainly in the solid complexes of economy class from different developers. The reasons for this are several: First - and this is the main reason - there are strict limits on cars. Each apartment in the segment of economy and comfort-class, no matter what area it was, according to the norms need to build one parking space. And to build on its territory. For example, in a complex consisting of 1-2-3-4-room apartments, the average size of the apartment will be about 62-63 meters If the complex consists of 500 apartments, so need to build 500 parking spaces, - said Vladimir Tribrat. - If we were at the same location, laid the studio with an average area of ​​29 square meters, the number of parking spaces would have to increase to 1,100 units. This would require the construction of several levels of parking and all parking lots just can not be sold to buyers studios even at cost. " Second, it clarifies how an expert, to 2009 on the Moscow real estate market was dominated by the primary business-class with the corresponding areas of apartments. Build small-sized housing was considered mauvais ton. Thirdly, if we talk about the Moscow economy class, he presented first with standard DSC series 1,2 and 3, where the minimum area of ​​1-room apartment - 36 sq.m. That is, malogabaritki possible to build only in a monolithic design. At least not yet.