The original text of the article is located at https://muv.com.ua/blog/detail/2 How to choose an apartment in the secondary real estate market
You decided to buy an apartment on the secondary market, pay attention to our warnings and advice.
First of all, pay attention to the area of the future purchase of housing. If you buy an apartment for further renting, then the outskirts of the city should be considered last. Here comes into force the rule of rental demand. That is, is there a sufficient number of people who want to live in this particular area. This factor is influenced by many factors: the availability of good communication with other parts of the city by car or public transport, the availability of the necessary infrastructure in the form of supermarkets, shops, markets, schools, kindergartens, places for recreation and so on. If the central part of the city is not accessible for you, you should consider sleeping areas with developed infrastructure.
If you buy a home for personal living with your family, you need to pay attention to the profitability of housing. Of course, it is possible to stay in your native area, where every street is familiar to you and there are many friends and acquaintances. But I suggest to look a little bit into the future and think. If the area is being renovated, new houses, shops, infrastructure are being built, or it is a new area with many new buildings, then you can safely choose it. But if you do not see the prospects of renewal of the area, think about it. Imagine how your children will live here. In what conditions and what will be around? Housing in a profitable area will always be in demand. Even if you are forced to sell the apartment, it will not lose in value and there will always be buyers.
Next, you should pay attention to the building in which you will buy an apartment. There are many different buildings that differ in design features and year of commissioning. Further in more detail:
Kateryninka is a house from two to four floors. Built in the early 20th century. Built of quality brick, but have wooden floors. High ceilings from 3 meters. Service life from 100 years and more, provided that the integrity of the wooden floor is preserved. Stalinka is a multi-storey building, from two to twelve floors high (most up to 6 floors). The construction period is from 1933 to 1961. Houses were built of brick, ceiling height from 3 meters. The service life is from 125 to 150 years. Khrushchovka is a multi-storey building of four or five floors. The construction period is 1956-1973. Can be both panel and brick. Ceiling height up to 2.5 meters. Rooms and bathrooms are usually adjacent, except for corner apartments. Small kitchen area 4-6 m2. The service life is 50-75 years and more. Brezhnovka is a high-rise building with a ceiling height of 2.5 to 2.7 meters. The period of construction is 1964-1985. Most have separate rooms. Five to sixteen stories high. Most houses are of panel construction, but may also be of brick. In many cities accustomed to that Brezhnevka is five floors and 9 floors building and above is high-rise, so there were other names. This can include and living room, cheshki, small families, hostels, Leningrad, special. projects. The service life of 50-75 years and more. Since 1990 the construction of frame-monolithic type houses began in Ukraine. They are usually called new buildings. Standard construction is over, the era of diversity of building projects began. The ceilings height was from 2.5 to 3.5 meters. On the first and last floors, the ceiling height can be up to 4-5 meters. Different layouts of apartments. The height of the house is limited only by the project, taking into account the wind load. In Ukraine, there are monolithic frame houses more than 160m high and more than 45 floors. WARNING: I do not recommend buying an apartment in a house with wooden ceilings. They have outlived their usefulness, and need major repairs or reconstruction at a minimum.
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