Kazan is among the outsiders in the housing yield ranking.

      The capital of Tatarstan has made it to the list of major cities where investments in housing result in losses. This is evidenced by data from a study by RIA Novosti. Over three years (2023–2025), the average annual real return from purchasing and renting out a typical one-bedroom apartment in Kazan was minus 1.5%. Meanwhile, consumer inflation was higher, which prevented owners from preserving their invested funds. The only worse figures were in Kaluga (-1.7%), Oryol (-1.8%), Yakutsk (-2.1%), and Kaliningrad (-2.9%). South Sakhalinsk also had a return of minus 1.5%, the same as Kazan. Analysts took into account the increase in apartment value and rental income, subtracting personal income tax, utility payments, contributions for major repairs, and property tax. The leaders in profitability were Abakan (25.3% per annum), Orenburg (20.2%), and Chelyabinsk (16.4%). In Moscow, the return was 0.3%. A total of 79 administrative centers of regions participated in the ranking. Positive returns above 10% were recorded in 20 cities.