Sber started accepting applications for preferential mortgages for IT specialists

The maximum amount of a preferential mortgage loan is ₽18 million rubles.for million-plus cities and ₽9 million for other settlements

Sberbank has opened a preliminary acceptance of applications for preferential mortgages for employees of Russian it companies at a rate of 5% per annum. Nikolai Vasev, vice president of Sberbank, DIRECTOR of the Domclick division, said this at the residential real estate conference "Time of Change: State Support and New Opportunities", RBC Real Estate correspondent reports.

According to the preliminary parameters of the program, the maximum amount of a preferential mortgage loan will be 18 million rubles. for the purchase of housing in cities with a population of 1 million people and 9 million rubles. - in other localities. Employees aged 22 to 44 inclusive can take out a mortgage at a preferential rate, their employment contract must be concluded with an organization that operates in the field of information technology, is accredited by the Ministry of Digital Development (Mintsifra) and enjoys tax benefits for at least one quarter.

"Today it is important to support the population, including individual professionals, and create affordable conditions for them to purchase housing in RUSSIA. The rate under the new program is one of the lowest on the market. We hope that employees of IT companies will take the opportunity to improve their living conditions at the minimum interest rates," Nikolai Vasev said.

Preconditions for preferential mortgages for IT professionals:

rate - 5%; loan amount: 18 million rubles. - for million-plus cities, 9 million rubles. - for other cities and towns; monthly income of the borrower - 150 thousand rubles. for million-plus cities, 100 thousand rubles. for all other regions; the duration of the program is 2022-2024.

The parameters of the preferential mortgage have not yet been approved, the program is expected to be adopted between the May holidays or after them, Sberbank noted.

In early March 2022, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced preferential mortgages for Russian IT professionals. Earlier, the Ministry of Digital Development proposed to adopt a package of measures to retain software developers in the country and develop IT companies, the outflow of which increased abroad after Russia launched a special operation on the territory of Ukraine.

The HEAD of the Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC), Sergey Plugotarenko, said that 50-70 thousand people left Russia in the "first wave". According to him, in April there will be a "second wave" - ​​already 70-100 thousand people will leave the country. “These are only IT people,” said the head of the RAEC.

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