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The data is based on statistics from the debt collection agency Debt Consultant for the first eight months of 2026.
The volume of overdue mortgage debt for secondary housing in Russia in January-August 2026 increased by 29 percent and reached 244.4 billion rubles. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to data from the Debt Consultant collection agency.
On average, the volume of non-payments increases by 6.8 billion rubles monthly. The agency estimates that every month about 813 families in the country stop paying their mortgage.
The largest volume of overdue debt was recorded in Moscow - 27.8 billion rubles, an increase of 18 percent over eight months. In the Moscow region, the debt reached 25.4 billion rubles, an increase of 28 percent.
In the Krasnodar Territory, the volume of overdue payments amounted to 19.3 billion rubles, showing an increase of 45 percent.

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