On April 15, a law introducing a mechanism called “Shared Housing Construction” within the framework of the program, “My House 2021-2026” came into force in Kyrgyzstan. The program, as defined by the State Mortgage Company (SMC) of Kyrgyzstan, is available to all citizens.
According to authorities, Kyrgyz citizens should be able to participate in collective housing developments without risks. According to the new program, citizens can apply for state mortgages without possessing a bank credit history in the country. Furthermore, those wishing to take out a mortgage will not have their incomes checked and will not have to submit to a work history.
“Until today, one of the problems of housing provision [for] citizens in the republic was the lack of a state mechanism of equity financing of housing construction. In this regard, President Sadyr Japarov on January 30 this year signed a decree ‘On measures to further improve the mechanisms of housing provision and construction of housing for citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of state housing policy'” – reported the SMC’s website.
Loans under the program will be issued under certain conditions: the down-payment should be at least 50% of the cost of the housing, the mortgage can be taken for up to 15 years at 8% per annum. Residential mortgage issuance by commercial banks in Kyrgyzstan today operates on more stringent conditions. For example, the interest rate for borrowers starts at 20% with a down-payment of at least one-third of the value of the property.
Earlier, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to determine the list of state-owned land plots to be transferred to the SMC.
