Digitalization of the Residential Mortgage Market in Crisis Conditions: Main Factors and Drivers of Development

Abstract

The industrialization of the residential mortgage market during the pandemic has undergone significant changes, like all sectors of the economy, including the banking system. During the transformation, a positive dynamics has been noted in the volume of loans, which contradicts the usual scenarios for the behavior of the mortgage market in the period of the unstable macroeconomic situation in recent years. The crises of 2008 and 2014 showed the vulnerability of the banking system and the market for residential mortgage market, the lack of timely measures to prevent drastic consequences for the banks and the state. At the moment, it is important to understand what drivers triggered the growth in the volume of residential mortgage. The research analyzed the reasons that had a key impact on the mortgage market and the banking sector during the covid-19 pandemic. As a result of the study, the main factors that help to draw up directions and digital algorithms for further development have been highlighted and classified.