apartment search

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,

I'm moving to Irkutsk, Russia next year, and I'm trying to find an apartment, but I'm having a bit of trouble with the abbreviations on the realty websites I've found. Could anyone tell me what the abbreviations on top of the columns on this website mean? Also, what does "т.р." mean exactly in the price column?

Thanks!!

update: link fixed!

another update: it seems these apartments are for sale, not for rent...

Comments

[natha1ie.livejournal.com]

You didn't specify what site are you talking about 8-P

"т.р." - means "тысяч рублей" (genitive voice of plural тысячи рублей) - thousand roubles.

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I fixed the link, by the way.

[dasha.livejournal.com]

Hm, don't see any links to websites in your post :) but I can guess that "т.р." means "thousand rubles".

1 USD is approximately 27 rubles

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And I fixed the link, so you can see the website now...

[dasha.livejournal.com]

Sоб/Sж/Sк - total area/ living aria/ kitchen area
С/у - санитарный узел = lavatory, sanitary arrangements (разд means "separate", совм - "combined")
Б - not sure - "balcony" probably...
Т - dunno myself =( maybe telephone??? =\
Усл прод - terms of sale

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

That helps alot. Thanks!

[dasha.livejournal.com]

Б - most probably "balcony", with "b" meaning "balcony" and "l" - "loggia"

[elada.livejournal.com]

т.р. = тысяч рублей, (thousand of rubles)

Owning apartments outright is actually the norm in Russia

[stpetersburg.livejournal.com]

I've heard that for a young person starting out, when they graduate from university, his or her parents will (attempt) to purcahse him or her an apartment.

If you're brave enough, some Russians are now getting what are effectively mortgages to help pay for their apartments. Though I don't know how much something like that will be available in a city as far afield as Irkutsk.

Re: Owning apartments outright is actually the norm in Russia

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

Right now, I think I'll only be there for a year, so I think renting is a better option. I'm not exactly finding a lot of apartments for rent, though, which your post might explain.

Re: Owning apartments outright is actually the norm in Russia

[oryx_and_crake]

"I've heard that for a young person starting out, when they graduate from university, his or her parents will (attempt) to purcahse him or her an apartment."

It is not even funny (nor is it truthful).

Re: Owning apartments outright is actually the norm in Russia

[onodera.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not 100% true, but it does happen quite often if we're talking about (upper-)middle class.

Re: Owning apartments outright is actually the norm in Russia

[oryx_and_crake]

And how big is this "(upper-)middle class? 1% of the population? 0.5%?

[goshka.livejournal.com]

here is the site about apartaments for rent
http://dom-irk.ru/ (hover your mouse over the word "аренда" (=rent) at the top of the page and then click the "квартиры" (=apartaments) word)
you'll see the list of flats for rent
if you hover over any abbreviation for few seconds you'll get the meaning of this abbreviation
for expample "М" is for "материал" (=material)
and set of materials: К = кирпич, brick; П = панель, panel; Д = дерево, wood; Б = брус, bar; Ш = шлакозаливной, slag
and so on)

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot! I'll check that out right away.

[maisondetranger.livejournal.com]

and btw brick houses (see post above) are usually more comfortable (better insulation) than panel houses..

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[mikole.livejournal.com]

Hello from Irkutsk! :)
Actually, you can't find real information on the real estate agency's websites. Apartments are rented in short time after propose, so offen agency don't even try to post the information on the website.
The price in real life can differ from the website ones. :)
And also the price varies from the district very much. In the most prestige district (Октябрьский) the price today is 10 000 rubles in month for 1-room apartment. In the least prestige district it can be 4 000 rubles in month for the same apartment.
So be careful and... welcome to Irkutsk!