This was reported by the Kremlin press service.
According to him, the demand for mortgages, which fell during the restrictions due to the coronavirus, has already recovered.
In June, requests for mortgage lending increased by 29%, Mutko said.
“Taking into account all the support measures, we proceed from the fact that by the end of the year we will reach, perhaps, the previous practically level: 1.2 - 1.3 million mortgage loans,” he said.
Mutko added that within the framework of the preferential mortgage program at 6.5%, citizens submitted up to 400 thousand applications, "80 thousand have already been paid."
Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced a reduction in the down payment on preferential mortgages to 15%.