Sale of investment apartments started in Moscow

Kommersant: Russians began to resell housing in Moscow, bought for investment Russians who bought housing under construction in Moscow in 2020 for investment purposes, they began to resell it without waiting for commissioning. In January-September 2021, the number of transactions for the assignment of rights in new buildings increased by 38 percent compared to the same period last year. Kommersant writes about this. As the newspaper notes, real estate investment became popular in 2020 due to the launch of a subsidized mortgage program. According to experts, the share of investment transactions then could reach 50 percent of total sales. Apartments purchased at the initial stage of construction in 2020 brought about 40 percent of profit, or 20-25 percent of annual income, experts calculated. In unique projects of the premium segment, the profit margin could reach 60-70 percent for the investment cycle. But now it is not easy for investors to

In the United States announced the modernization of Russian tanks due to Ukrainian drones

The Drive: Russian T-72 and T-80 tanks are being modernized to protect against drones Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian tanks could be upgraded to protect against loitering ammunition and other unmanned aerial vehicles in Kiev's possession, according to The Drive. The material tells about experimental models of tanks, in particular, the T-72 and T-80, which are distinguished by the presence of special armor and mesh structures that provide additional protection, including from above. The publication writes that, probably, we are talking about experimental products, and not serial machines. The Drive admits that such a modernization could potentially reduce the effectiveness of the use of the FGM-148 Javelin missiles, which the United States transferred to Ukraine. Russia is currently “learning from the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, when Azerbaijani forces used Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones.” showed in the fight against tanks. In November, John Denis, professor at the Institute for Strategic Studies at

Sale of investment apartments started in Moscow

Kommersant: Russians began to resell housing in Moscow, bought for investment Russians who bought housing under construction in Moscow in 2020 for investment purposes, they began to resell it without waiting for commissioning. In January-September 2021, the number of transactions for the assignment of rights in new buildings increased by 38 percent compared to the same period last year. Kommersant writes about this. As the newspaper notes, real estate investment became popular in 2020 due to the launch of a subsidized mortgage program. According to experts, the share of investment transactions then could reach 50 percent of total sales. Apartments purchased at the initial stage of construction in 2020 brought about 40 percent of profit, or 20-25 percent of annual income, experts calculated. In unique projects of the premium segment, the profit margin could reach 60-70 percent for the investment cycle. But now it is not easy for investors to

In the United States announced the modernization of Russian tanks due to Ukrainian drones

The Drive: Russian T-72 and T-80 tanks are being upgraded to protect against drones Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian tanks could be upgraded to protect against loitering ammunition and other unmanned aerial vehicles in Kiev's possession, according to The Drive. The material tells about experimental models of tanks, in particular, the T-72 and T-80, which are distinguished by the presence of special armor and mesh structures that provide additional protection, including from above. The publication writes that, probably, we are talking about experimental products, and not serial machines. The Drive admits that such a modernization could potentially reduce the effectiveness of the use of the FGM-148 Javelin missiles, which the United States transferred to Ukraine. Russia is currently “learning from the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, when Azerbaijani forces used Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones.” showed in the fight against tanks. In November, John Denis, professor at the Institute for Strategic Studies at

In the problems of the United States with grain they saw a chance for Russia

Vedomosti: Russian agrarians may start deliveries to new markets due to problems in the USA the problems of the USA and Canada with fertilizers and the ensuing difficulties in the grain market a chance for Russian producers and offered them to take advantage of the difficulties of competitors. Problems in the markets of the USA and Canada are associated with a serious shortage of potash and nitrogen fertilizers, due to which farmers had to significantly reduce purchases. Currently, there is a risk that they will not be able to purchase the required amount. According to the US Agricultural Retailers Association, the country has sufficient stocks of nitrogen fertilizers, but interruptions in current supplies lead to higher prices, and farmers are postponing necessary purchases, due to which they may face shortages during the spring sowing. Since the beginning of 2021, global fertilizer prices have increased by 80 percent, and the cost

The man bought two pies and left 149 thousand rubles in tips to the bakery employees

The buyer at the bakery made an order for 373 rubles and left a tip of 149 thousand rubles shocked when a visitor made an order for five dollars (373 rubles) and left two thousand dollars as a tip. This was reported by the UPI news agency. Preston Rath, an employee of The Omaha Bakery, said that a customer named Nicholas bought two filled pies. The invoice for the order was five dollars (373 rubles). The man paid and entered two thousand dollars (149 thousand rubles) in the “tip” field. “I said:“ This is a mistake, you left too much tip, ”and he replied:“ If you don’t click. ” OK, “I'll go behind the counter and click OK myself,” Rath noted. Photos of the invoice are posted on the bakery's Facebook page. . “He knew the times were tough due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He knew that people are having