In February 2024, the total volume of property transactions reached 1,543, surpassing the number recorded in the preceding two years. The number of registered transactions increased by 14.6% compared to February 2023.
In January 2024, the total volume of property transactions reached 1327, surpassing the number recorded in the preceding two years. The number of registered transactions increased by 13% compared to January 2023.
In December 2023, the total volume of property transactions reached 2,074, an all-time high in 2 years of observations. The number of registered transactions increased by 17% compared to November 2023 and by 10% year-on-year.
In November 2023, the total volume of property transactions reached 1,768, showing an increase of 19% over the same month last year (1,484 transactions). The number of transactions remained virtually unchanged compared to October 2023 with an increase of 1.7%.
As of the beginning of 2023, the activity of Russian-speaking property buyers in various foreign countries has more than doubled compared to activity levels at the beginning of 2022.
The authorities of Turkey and Georgia reported a record number of real estate deals concluded by Russians in these countries during the 12 and 9 months of 2022, respectively. The high activity of buyers from Russia was noted by official sources from Thailand and Spain based on the data on registration of ownership rights in 2022.
Cross-border property investors ramped up to or surpassed the pre-COVID-19 level of activity in most countries by the end of 2021.
An increasing number of Russian HNWIs (high-net-worth-individuals) are notifying Russia’s tax authorities about their foreign bank accounts and controlled foreign corporations (CFCs). This follows Russia’s adoption of the Common Reporting Standards (CRS) in 2016, which facilitates the automatic exchange of information regarding bank accounts between partner countries’ tax authorities in a bid to combat tax evasion.
Tranio conducted its eighth annual survey, analysing the investment and property purchasing patterns of Russian and CIS nationals abroad. The survey was primarily focussed on income property, looking at the top locations for investment, yield expectations, budgets, and preferred asset classes, as well as the general presence of Russian-speaking investors in local markets.
How are things going on the global real estate market? What future challenges does it face? International real estate plaftorm Tranio presents an overview of the main trends that investors can focus on today and for the next year.