diff --git a/tradein-mvp/backend/app/core/config.py b/tradein-mvp/backend/app/core/config.py
index 77269e80..df2ac627 100644
--- a/tradein-mvp/backend/app/core/config.py
+++ b/tradein-mvp/backend/app/core/config.py
@@ -110,10 +110,14 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # Диагноз: estimator систематически промахивается по эре дома + размеру —
     # недооценивает новостройки, плохо держит крупные лоты. Held-out fit (n=2366
     # прод-сделок, 2026-06-27) регрессии log(actual_sold/expected_sold) ~ year +
-    # ln(area) даёт мультипликативный фактор, применяемый к expected_sold:
-    #   median-abs-error 18.5%→16.1%; бизнес bias −22%→−14% (MAPE 22.3→15.5),
-    #   эконом/комфорт/премиум лучше, элит без изменений (no harm).
+    # ln(area) даёт мультипликативный фактор, применяемый к expected_sold.
     #   factor = exp(b0 + b_year*(year-2000)/20 + b_larea*ln(area)), clamp [min,max].
+    # ВАЖНО: цифры ниже — метрики ТОГО ЖЕ 2366-сделочного held-out FIT, а НЕ
+    # 277-сделочного frozen backtest-фикстура, на котором гоняется regression-gate
+    # (там overall expected_sold MAPE 18.63→14.24):
+    #   held-out median-abs-error 18.5%→16.1%; бизнес bias −22%→−14% (MAPE 22.3→15.5),
+    #   эконом/комфорт/премиум лучше, элит без изменений (no harm).
+    # После фактора заново применяется le_asking-кламп (expected_sold ≤ asking).
     # OFF ⇒ точно старое поведение expected_sold.
     estimate_hedonic_correction_enabled: bool = True
     estimate_hedonic_b0: float = 0.6146  # fit log(sold/es) ~ year + ln(area), n=2366 (#2002)
diff --git a/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/estimator.py b/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/estimator.py
index d222dc15..970bf3df 100644
--- a/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/estimator.py
+++ b/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/estimator.py
@@ -2531,6 +2531,15 @@ def _price_from_inputs(
             if expected_sold_per_m2:
                 expected_sold_per_m2 = round(expected_sold_per_m2 * _factor)
             expected_sold_price = round(expected_sold_price * _factor)
+        # #2002: re-assert the le_asking invariant — the hedonic factor (≤1.30) can
+        # push expected_sold above the asking headline (median) for new/small lots,
+        # which is an overpay risk for trade-in. Re-clamp the corrected point back to
+        # the headline so the calibrated PI range below wraps the clamped point.
+        # round(median_ppm2) keeps expected_sold_per_m2 an int (median_ppm2 is float).
+        if settings.estimate_expected_sold_le_asking and expected_sold_price:
+            expected_sold_price = min(expected_sold_price, median_price)
+            if expected_sold_per_m2:
+                expected_sold_per_m2 = min(expected_sold_per_m2, round(median_ppm2))
         if settings.estimate_calibrated_pi_enabled and expected_sold_price:
             # #1966: калиброванный ~80% prediction interval вокруг ТОЧКИ expected_sold.
             # Эмпирически отношение actual_sold_ppm2 / expected_sold_per_m2 по 2366
diff --git a/tradein-mvp/backend/tests/fixtures/backtest_baseline.json b/tradein-mvp/backend/tests/fixtures/backtest_baseline.json
index 67dff914..7763a6c5 100644
--- a/tradein-mvp/backend/tests/fixtures/backtest_baseline.json
+++ b/tradein-mvp/backend/tests/fixtures/backtest_baseline.json
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
       "n_covered": 0
     },
     "low": {
-      "coverage_pct": 82.18,
-      "mape_pct": 14.24,
+      "coverage_pct": 81.82,
+      "mape_pct": 13.23,
       "n": 275,
-      "n_covered": 226
+      "n_covered": 225
     },
     "medium": {
       "coverage_pct": 100.0,
-      "mape_pct": 11.76,
+      "mape_pct": 14.64,
       "n": 2,
       "n_covered": 2
     }
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
   ],
   "expected_sold": {
     "overall": {
-      "mape_pct": 14.24,
-      "median_bias_pct": -2.62,
+      "mape_pct": 13.23,
+      "median_bias_pct": -2.87,
       "n": 277,
       "n_no_analogs": 0,
       "p25_pct": -14.43,
-      "p75_pct": 13.18
+      "p75_pct": 12.51
     },
     "per_rooms": {
       "0": {
@@ -63,37 +63,37 @@
       },
       "3": {
         "label": "3к",
-        "mape_pct": 8.41,
-        "median_bias_pct": 1.72,
+        "mape_pct": 9.77,
+        "median_bias_pct": -3.08,
         "n": 43,
         "n_no_analogs": 0,
-        "p25_pct": -9.8,
-        "p75_pct": 7.98
+        "p25_pct": -10.26,
+        "p75_pct": 5.77
       },
       "4": {
         "label": "4+",
         "mape_pct": 20.27,
-        "median_bias_pct": 8.86,
+        "median_bias_pct": 8.54,
         "n": 30,
         "n_no_analogs": 0,
-        "p25_pct": -3.77,
+        "p25_pct": -3.78,
         "p75_pct": 23.54
       }
     },
     "per_segment": {
       "бизнес": {
         "mape_pct": 12.87,
-        "median_bias_pct": -9.15,
+        "median_bias_pct": -10.19,
         "n": 46,
-        "p25_pct": -21.89,
-        "p75_pct": -0.74
+        "p25_pct": -22.6,
+        "p75_pct": -1.31
       },
       "комфорт": {
-        "mape_pct": 11.93,
-        "median_bias_pct": -3.63,
+        "mape_pct": 11.61,
+        "median_bias_pct": -4.07,
         "n": 104,
         "p25_pct": -15.64,
-        "p75_pct": 8.13
+        "p75_pct": 7.38
       },
       "премиум": {
         "mape_pct": 68.92,
@@ -103,17 +103,17 @@
         "p75_pct": -68.92
       },
       "эконом": {
-        "mape_pct": 15.58,
+        "mape_pct": 15.17,
         "median_bias_pct": 4.28,
         "n": 120,
-        "p25_pct": -6.11,
+        "p25_pct": -6.59,
         "p75_pct": 26.09
       },
       "элит": {
-        "mape_pct": 31.85,
-        "median_bias_pct": -31.85,
+        "mape_pct": 33.2,
+        "median_bias_pct": -33.2,
         "n": 6,
-        "p25_pct": -42.08,
+        "p25_pct": -42.75,
         "p75_pct": -22.4
       }
     }
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@
   },
   "range_coverage": {
     "overall": {
-      "coverage_pct": 82.31,
+      "coverage_pct": 81.95,
       "n": 277,
-      "n_covered": 228
+      "n_covered": 227
     },
     "per_confidence": {
       "high": {
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@
         "n_covered": 0
       },
       "low": {
-        "coverage_pct": 82.18,
+        "coverage_pct": 81.82,
         "n": 275,
-        "n_covered": 226
+        "n_covered": 225
       },
       "medium": {
         "coverage_pct": 100.0,
diff --git a/tradein-mvp/backend/tests/test_estimator_hedonic.py b/tradein-mvp/backend/tests/test_estimator_hedonic.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aae27612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tradein-mvp/backend/tests/test_estimator_hedonic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+"""Focused hedonic year+area correction tests (#2002).
+
+Exercises the multiplicative hedonic factor on the expected_sold POINT directly
+via ``_price_from_inputs`` (hermetic — no DB, no network). Verifies:
+  * the factor magnitude vs the hedonic-OFF baseline (mid case);
+  * both clamp boundaries (≤ factor_min via huge area, ≥ factor_max via small+new);
+  * the neutral year term when ``target_year`` is None (≡ year 2000);
+  * the le_asking invariant — the corrected expected_sold never exceeds the asking
+    headline (median) when ``estimate_expected_sold_le_asking`` is on.
+
+NOTE: importing app.services.estimator pulls app.core.config.Settings which
+requires DATABASE_URL. Set it BEFORE importing app modules.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import math
+import os
+
+import pytest
+
+os.environ.setdefault("DATABASE_URL", "postgresql+psycopg://test:test@localhost:5432/test")
+
+from app.services import estimator
+from app.services.geocoder import GeocodeResult
+
+# ── helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _geo() -> GeocodeResult:
+    return GeocodeResult(
+        lat=56.838,
+        lon=60.597,
+        full_address="ул. Тестовая, 1",
+        provider="nominatim",
+        confidence="approximate",
+    )
+
+
+def _lots(ppm2: float, n: int = 7) -> list[dict]:
+    """n unique-address lots all at the same ₽/m² → median_ppm2 == ppm2."""
+    return [
+        {"price_per_m2": ppm2, "address": f"ул. Тестовая, {i + 1}", "source": "avito"}
+        for i in range(n)
+    ]
+
+
+def _price(
+    *,
+    area_m2: float,
+    target_year: int | None,
+    ratio: float,
+    ppm2: float = 100_000.0,
+) -> estimator.PricingResult:
+    """Pure radius-only spine call (no anchor / dkp / imv) with a forced ratio."""
+
+    def ratio_resolver(appm2: float | None) -> tuple[float | None, str | None]:
+        return ratio, "per_rooms"
+
+    return estimator._price_from_inputs(
+        listings=_lots(ppm2),
+        area_m2=area_m2,
+        rooms=2,
+        repair_state=None,
+        floor=5,
+        total_floors=10,
+        target_year=target_year,
+        analog_tier="W",
+        fallback_used=False,
+        area_widened=False,
+        anchor_comps=[],
+        anchor_tier_fetched=None,
+        dkp_raw=None,
+        imv_anchor=None,
+        imv_eval=None,
+        yandex_val_present=False,
+        cian_val_present=False,
+        ratio_resolver=ratio_resolver,
+        quarter_index_lookup=lambda q: None,
+        quarter_indexes_lookup=lambda qs: {},
+        target_house_cadnum=None,
+        dadata_coarse=False,
+        geo=_geo(),
+        dadata_qc_geo=None,
+    )
+
+
+def _expected_factor(area_m2: float, target_year: int | None) -> float:
+    """Reproduce the production factor from the live settings (no hard-coding)."""
+    s = estimator.settings
+    yr = ((target_year - 2000) / 20.0) if target_year else 0.0
+    raw = math.exp(
+        s.estimate_hedonic_b0
+        + s.estimate_hedonic_year_coef * yr
+        + s.estimate_hedonic_larea_coef * math.log(area_m2)
+    )
+    return max(s.estimate_hedonic_factor_min, min(s.estimate_hedonic_factor_max, raw))
+
+
+# ── tests ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_mid_case_shifts_by_expected_factor(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """year≈2010, area≈50 → expected_sold shifts by the hedonic factor vs OFF."""
+    # OFF baseline (exact legacy expected_sold).
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_hedonic_correction_enabled", False)
+    off = _price(area_m2=50.0, target_year=2010, ratio=0.85)
+    # ON.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_hedonic_correction_enabled", True)
+    on = _price(area_m2=50.0, target_year=2010, ratio=0.85)
+
+    factor = _expected_factor(50.0, 2010)
+    # 2010 + 50 m² → mild uplift, strictly inside the clamp band.
+    assert 1.0 < factor < estimator.settings.estimate_hedonic_factor_max
+    assert off.expected_sold_price is not None and on.expected_sold_price is not None
+    # ratio 0.85 × factor < 1.0 → le_asking re-clamp is a no-op here (no confound).
+    assert on.expected_sold_price == round(off.expected_sold_price * factor)
+    assert on.expected_sold_per_m2 == round(off.expected_sold_per_m2 * factor)
+
+
+def test_factor_clamps_to_min_for_huge_area(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """Very large area → raw factor < factor_min → clamped to the floor."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_hedonic_correction_enabled", False)
+    off = _price(area_m2=10_000.0, target_year=None, ratio=0.85)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_hedonic_correction_enabled", True)
+    on = _price(area_m2=10_000.0, target_year=None, ratio=0.85)
+
+    factor = _expected_factor(10_000.0, None)
+    assert factor == estimator.settings.estimate_hedonic_factor_min
+    assert off.expected_sold_price is not None and on.expected_sold_price is not None
+    assert on.expected_sold_price == round(
+        off.expected_sold_price * estimator.settings.estimate_hedonic_factor_min
+    )
+
+
+def test_factor_clamps_to_max_for_small_new_lot(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """Small area + new year → raw factor > factor_max → clamped to the ceiling.
+
+    le_asking is held OFF so the raw ceiling factor is observable on the point
+    (otherwise the re-clamp would cap it at the asking headline).
+    """
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_expected_sold_le_asking", False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_hedonic_correction_enabled", False)
+    off = _price(area_m2=15.0, target_year=2025, ratio=0.85)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_hedonic_correction_enabled", True)
+    on = _price(area_m2=15.0, target_year=2025, ratio=0.85)
+
+    factor = _expected_factor(15.0, 2025)
+    assert factor == estimator.settings.estimate_hedonic_factor_max
+    assert off.expected_sold_price is not None and on.expected_sold_price is not None
+    assert on.expected_sold_price == round(
+        off.expected_sold_price * estimator.settings.estimate_hedonic_factor_max
+    )
+
+
+def test_target_year_none_is_neutral(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """target_year=None → year term is 0 → identical to year 2000 (intercept+area)."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_hedonic_correction_enabled", True)
+    none_year = _price(area_m2=50.0, target_year=None, ratio=0.85)
+    year_2000 = _price(area_m2=50.0, target_year=2000, ratio=0.85)
+
+    assert none_year.expected_sold_price == year_2000.expected_sold_price
+    assert none_year.expected_sold_per_m2 == year_2000.expected_sold_per_m2
+    assert _expected_factor(50.0, None) == _expected_factor(50.0, 2000)
+
+
+def test_le_asking_invariant_holds_under_hedonic(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """With le_asking on, the hedonic-corrected expected_sold never exceeds asking."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_hedonic_correction_enabled", True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_expected_sold_le_asking", True)
+    # small area + new year → factor 1.30; ratio 0.95 → 0.95×1.30 ≈ 1.235 > 1 →
+    # uncorrected the point would exceed the asking headline; the re-clamp must bind.
+    res = _price(area_m2=15.0, target_year=2025, ratio=0.95)
+
+    assert res.expected_sold_price is not None
+    assert res.expected_sold_price <= res.median_price
+    assert res.expected_sold_per_m2 is not None
+    assert res.expected_sold_per_m2 <= res.median_ppm2
+    # The clamp binds exactly at the asking headline (proves it actually fired).
+    assert res.expected_sold_price == res.median_price
+
+
+def test_le_asking_off_allows_hedonic_above_asking(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """Control: with le_asking OFF, the hedonic uplift may exceed asking (no clamp)."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_hedonic_correction_enabled", True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(estimator.settings, "estimate_expected_sold_le_asking", False)
+    res = _price(area_m2=15.0, target_year=2025, ratio=0.95)
+
+    assert res.expected_sold_price is not None
+    # 0.95 × 1.30 ≈ 1.235 → point is allowed above the asking headline.
+    assert res.expected_sold_price > res.median_price