468,700 sq m of housing was commissioned in Sverdlovsk Region in January-June 2011, which was 4% less than in January-June 2010, SverdlovskStat reports.

5,257 apartments have been built this year so far, although the figure was greater by 525 apartments in January-June 2010.

The local dwellers had 248,600 sq m of housing built with their own or borrowed money, which is 10.9% more than a year earlier. 53% of the total figure was private houses (against 45.9% in January-June 2010).