Crimeans spent more than 22.1 billion rubles on real estate last year

In 2025, residents of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol purchased private and commercial real estate with the financial support of Sberbank in the amount of more than 22.1 billion rubles, which is 30% more than in 2024. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the South-West Bank of Sberbank.

According to Sber experts, in 2025, Crimeans and Sevastopol residents purchased private and commercial real estate with the support of Sber worth more than 22.1 billion [рублей]which is 30% more than in 2024. Most often in 2025, residents of the peninsula purchased apartments in new buildings; this type of lending accounted for 13.3 billion rubles — 60% of the total volume of loansthe message says.

Crimeans spent about 6 billion rubles (27% of the total amount) on the purchase of suburban real estate, including under government support programs (of which 2.6 billion were allocated for individual housing construction). Another approximately 1.8 billion rubles (8% of the volume of mortgage issues) was spent on the purchase of secondary real estate. Crimeans also used the bank’s services to purchase garages/parking spaces under construction or ready-made and commercial premises.

Andrey Podsvirov, manager of the Sberbank branch in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, noted that the structure of preferences has changed in recent years:

Now residents of the peninsula have begun to more often choose housing under construction, preferring to live in modern residential complexes with a convenient layout and infrastructure. The real estate market is also growing due to government support programs implemented in the country, which provide more opportunities for purchasing housing.