A lack of space of the size and format that is currently in demand resulted in the decline of available areas in all sectors and as a result rental rates are starting to increase, particularly in the most successful properties. Not only snow but also the commercial real estate market is thawing with the coming […]
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There are signs of recovery on the Moscow commercial real estate market, selective rental rates growth will spread out everywhere After long stagnation, the vacancy rates across all Moscow commercial real estate segments have declined to a low level, leading to a start of construction activity, and some submarkets have already recorded smooth rental rates […]
The US continues to impose new sanctions on Russia to threaten additional ones. A bill introduced last week by US Senator Linsey Graham includes a ban on new Russian sovereign debt purchases by US individuals and banks and on Russian state banks. This week, the US has imposed a new set of sanctions against Russia […]
Digital technologies are everywhere around us. Using the Internet we read the news, check emails and update our calendars, review social networks and news feeds, and communicate with people via instant messengers. We visit banking branches less frequently, as we pay bills either online or through mobile applications. We order food and make purchases online. […]
The Russian State Duma is going to consider amendments to the Tax Code, which are to affect the tax burden of real estate companies. The changes would bring in a new base for tax calculation: which would be changed to cadastral value from the previously used book value. Recently similar changes to property tax of […]
Investment into Russian real estate is gaining momentum, with the total volume of Q2 2011 investment in Russia up 139% YoY; to USD2.5bn. Commercial real estate investments increased 164% YoY in Q2 2011, to USD2.4bn. We expect a further increase in real estate investment volumes in 2011, with the annual volume reaching USD7bn, of which […]