This was reported by the Kremlin press service.
“The Federal Antimonopoly Service should check the validity of prices prevailing in the primary housing market (for each constituent entity of the Russian Federation).
The report is until May 15, 2021, ”reads the list of instructions following a meeting held on April 8 with members of the government.
Putin called on the FAS to pay attention to the rise in housing prices in the country.
In particular, he noted the dynamics in North Ossetia, where there was an increase of up to 30%.
FAS instructed the territorial authorities to check the pricing in the real estate market.
At the same time, the Russian government noted that the increase in the cost of housing in Russia is due to several factors, including the coronavirus pandemic, the outflow of migrants, the rise in prices for building materials and the transition to project financing.