From July 1, 2026, it will be possible to sell an apartment or carry out another real estate transaction remotely using biometrics, without a handwritten signature. Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, told RIA Novosti that the use of biometric data will replace the current procedure, under which electronic registration required submitting a separate consent to Rosreestr in advance.
At present, the remote transaction procedure requires submitting an application in advance consenting to electronic registration. After the amendments come into force, identification through the Unified Biometric System will become sufficient confirmation of the parties' intent. In Aksakov's view, such a mechanism will reduce the risks of fraud, since criminals have not yet learned how to forge biometric data.
The UBS already supports contactless payments, transport fare payment, issuance of electronic signatures, and services at MFCs. Expanding its functionality to the real estate market completes the chain of legally significant actions within the digital framework, where the role of regulator is performed not by a person with a stamp, but by a cryptographically protected facial or voice template.
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