The most attractive cities for real estate buyers in the Moscow region

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• First place – Krasnogorsk
• Second place – Balashikha
• Third place – Lyubertsy
• Fourth place – Railway
• Fifth place – Podolsk
• Sixth place – Khimki
• Seventh place – Lobnya
• Eighth place – Reutov
• Ninth place – Moscow
• Tenth place – Zhukovsky

In the past few years, due to an acute shortage of free space that could be used for the construction of new multi-storey buildings in Moscow, developers have begun to develop unusually actively the cities of the Moscow region, located just a dozen kilometers from the capital..

Such popularity of the construction of new buildings in the cities of the Moscow region is also facilitated by the increased demand for housing outside the city. Buyers, of course, are primarily attracted by the lower cost of apartments in comparison with Moscow, while such housing makes it possible to get to work in the center of the capital in a fairly short time.

When compiling a rating of the most attractive cities of the Moscow region for potential home buyers, the following criteria were taken into account:

• transport interchange;
• developed infrastructure;
• cost of 1 square meter of residential property.

It should be noted right away that the rating of attractiveness does not quite coincide with the rating of cities with the highest cost per square meter of housing. For example, Reutov, who, according to the Guild of Realtors of the Moscow Region, will earn the “title” of the most expensive city in the Moscow Region based on the July 2011 sales results, could not take first place in the popularity rating among buyers. The cost of 1 square meter of residential real estate in Reutov has come close to Moscow housing prices and is about 100.3 thousand rubles. Probably, it is such a high cost that reduced the attractiveness of purchasing real estate in this city for investors and buyers..

The affordable cost of housing also does not always become an incentive for purchasing an apartment. So, the lowest price per 1 square meter of a residential property in the Moscow region was recorded in Roshal – about 27.8 thousand rubles. However, the city is located 145 kilometers from Moscow and does not have a passenger connection by rail with the capital, so the transport issue is the main obstacle to increasing the attractiveness of Roshal for apartment buyers. Such cities as Zaraysk, Taldom, Lotoshin, Silver Ponds, located at a distance of more than 100 kilometers from the capital, found themselves in a similar situation. In all these settlements, the cost of 1 square meter of housing is in the range from 30 to 35 thousand rubles, however, the remoteness from Moscow, problems with public transport and poorly developed infrastructure prevent them from becoming active participants in the real estate market of the Moscow region.

First place – Krasnogorsk

So, according to realtors, Krasnogorsk heads the rating of the most attractive cities in terms of buying real estate in the Moscow region..

This unofficial capital of the Moscow Region, which, by the way, houses the Government House of the Moscow Region and the Regional Court, is not only located in the immediate vicinity of Moscow – only 2 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road and 22 kilometers from the center of the capital, but also has the only metro station among the Moscow Region cities – “Myakinino”. In addition, Krasnogorsk is easily accessible via Volokolamskoye, Novorizhskoye and Zvenigorodskoye highways, the Mitino and Volokolamskaya metro stations are nearby, and electric trains run quite regularly, so residents of the city do not have problems with trips to work in the white stone. Krasnogorsk of all cities of the Moscow region has the closest links with the capital and the best transport network.

In addition, the attractiveness of Krasnogorsk is also added by its location in the north-west of Moscow – in an ecologically clean area, the Opalikhovsky forest park is located around the city, the Moskva River flows nearby.

The city has a well-developed infrastructure – kindergartens, schools, shopping centers, clinics, restaurants and sports complexes, that is, everything you need for a comfortable stay, including families with children.

It is this attractiveness in the eyes of buyers that has led to the fact that today the cost of 1 square meter of residential real estate in Krasnogorsk is in the range from 73 to 97 thousand rubles, that is, it is quite consistent with high Moscow standards. And yet, if in Moscow only economy-class housing can be bought for such a price, then in Krasnogorsk a buyer can become the owner of a luxury home.

Currently, the city is continuing the construction of a large-scale new building – the Krasnogorye microdistrict, the cost of a luxury apartment in which starts from 80 thousand rubles per square meter.

Second place – Balashikha

According to the Guild of Realtors of the Moscow Region, it is Balashikha that is currently the main construction site of the Moscow Region. Construction of such new buildings as the Shchitnikovo microdistrict, the May 1 microdistrict, Sacramento, Balashikha-City, the Lukino quarter and 22 microdistrict.

Balashikha boasts close proximity to Moscow – the city center is located just 6 kilometers from the capital, developed infrastructure and relatively low cost of housing – from 51 thousand rubles per square meter.

The disadvantages of the city include the need to get to the capital along the busy Gorkovskoye, Shchelkovskoye or Nosovikhinskoye highways, and electric trains, despite the presence of 6 railway stations, do not go in this direction too often. The proximity of peat bogs also somewhat reduces the attractiveness of buying real estate in Balashikha – it was the residents of this city near Moscow who were the first to experience all the “delights” of the past hot summer.

Third place – Lyubertsy

The main advantage of the city of Lyubertsy is, of course, a convenient transport interchange. Located just a few kilometers from Moscow (the Lyubertsy railway junction is 19 kilometers from the Kazansky railway station), this city is connected to the capital by two highways – Ryazanskoye and Novoryazanskoye, nearby is the Vykhino metro station, and in Lyubertsy itself there are 4 railway stations.

The ecology of the city leaves much to be desired – industrial enterprises operate in Lyubertsy, and nearby are the treatment facilities of the capital’s sewage system.

However, real estate in the city is in stable demand, currently 13 monolithic-brick buildings and more than ten panel new buildings are under construction, including in the Krasnaya Gorka microdistrict.

Due to the high demand and developed infrastructure, the cost of 1 square meter of residential real estate in Lyubertsy varies from 50 to 87 thousand rubles.

Fourth place – Railway

This city near Moscow is located 10 kilometers from the Moscow ring road along the Nosovikhinskoe highway. Industry is developed here, it has its own infrastructure, and in the past few years, the systematic construction of multi-storey buildings, including panel and monolithic-brick.

The average cost per square meter in Zheleznodorozhny as of July 2011 is about 58 thousand rubles.

The disadvantages of this city include the need to get by road through the numerous traffic jams of the busy Nosovikhinsky highway, but the train ride to the Kursk railway station will take only 35-40 minutes.

Fifth place – Podolsk

Located on the Pakhra River, just 15 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road, thanks to high-speed trains, it has a regular, convenient connection with Moscow, Podolsk has also become an object of mass development. Today, the city is building large-scale residential complexes – “Podolskie Prostory” and “South Park”, the average cost of 1 square meter of housing was set at 53 thousand rubles.

The disadvantages of Podolsk include the presence of a developed industry, which has a bad effect on the ecology of the city, as well as the need for daily trips to the capital through the traffic jams of the narrow Simferopol and Varshavskoye highways.

Natalya Basigalupo. City pond (Reutov). 2009

Sixth place – Khimki

Another very close to Moscow city of the Moscow region. To take a higher place in the rating of attractiveness for real estate buyers Khimki is prevented only by the need to travel to the capital in turn “Leningradka”, notorious for its traffic jams.

Otherwise, a well-developed infrastructure, a good environmental situation, the proximity of the Moscow Canal, relatively low prices for apartments, leading the construction of apartment buildings, mainly panel, belonging to the economy class contributes to the growth of Khimki’s popularity among home buyers.

On average, the cost of 1 square meter of residential real estate in Khimki is 75 thousand rubles.

Seventh place – Lobnya

This city near Moscow also enjoys a fairly high and stable demand among investors and buyers of residential real estate.

The pluses of Lobnya include the proximity to Moscow – only 15 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road, the presence in the vicinity of the Lobnensky forest park and the Klyazminsky reservoir, as well as the low cost of real estate – only 52 thousand per 1 square meter.

The disadvantages of Lobnya are the proximity to the Sheremetyevo airport, the presence of numerous industrial enterprises, transport problems due to the fact that the city is connected to Moscow by the busy Dmitrovskoye highway and the even more problematic Leningradskoye highway.

Eighth place – Reutov

This city near Moscow, which has recently become the most expensive city in the Moscow region, is nevertheless popular among those who want to become the owner of real estate in the Moscow region..

The western border of Reutov is close to the Moscow Ring Road, so getting to the capital is not a problem, and next year the authorities promise to launch a new metro station, Novokosino, which will make communication with Moscow even closer.

The average cost of 1 square meter in a residential apartment in Reutov was set at 80 thousand rubles, but in some new buildings it reaches quite the Moscow level – about 100 thousand rubles per square.

Georgy Shurygin. View of Khimki. 2009

Ninth place – Moscow

The city with such a “telling” name is located 8 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road along the Kiev highway and until recently was a small, insignificant village. The situation changed dramatically with the start of large-scale construction in Moscow residential complexes with their own infrastructure – “Yugo-Zapadny” and “Grad Moskovsky”.

Modern apartments in these complexes, fully equipped with kindergartens, schools and shopping centers, are currently being sold at a price of 71 thousand rubles per square meter, which immediately brought Moskovsky closer to the leaders in the cost of residential real estate among the cities of the Moscow region.

Tenth place – Zhukovsky

This city is located a little further from Moscow than the rest of the rating participants, which in many respects determined its last place in the list of the most attractive cities for home buyers in the Moscow region.

Zhukovsky is located 25 kilometers southeast of the capital, famous for its research centers, as well as the International Aviation and Space Salon.

In general, the city has a well-developed infrastructure, it is actively being built up, so the average cost per square meter in Zhukovsky is not very affordable – about 70 thousand rubles per square meter, although you can find economy class offers at a price of 47 thousand rubles per square meter..

Thus, today’s real estate market in the Moscow Region is developing at an even more dynamic pace than the market of the capital itself. The availability of free space used by developers for construction sites for new residential complexes, relatively low housing prices, a variety of proposals – all this makes the purchase of apartments in the cities of the Moscow region more and more attractive for both investors and ordinary buyers.