In response to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions are driving up mortgage rates in Russia to previously unseen levels. Inman spoke with Russian-based real estate insiders about how decades of gains are slipping away.
Source: Inman News
‘Mortgages in Russia will die’: Agents in Moscow fear worst as Ukraine invasion intensifies
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