National Housing Bank Residex : Chennai Flat Prices See Sharpest Rise 228.4% in 4 years


Flat prices in Chennai & Pune have witnessed steep rise in the last 4 years. As per the quarterly Residex released by National Housing Bank (NHB), price of housing property (Apartments) in Chennai has gone up by 228.4% and Pune by 107% during July­ to September 2012, compared with July to ­December 2008.

However three cities have, however, shown negative growth in property prices. Jaipur has shown a decline of 26.1%, Kochi of 15.8A% and property prices in Hyderabad fell by 8.7%.

The Residex, constituted by NHB in 2007, has been monitoring the residential (apartment - flat) property prices in 15 cities NHB had recently extended its ambit to 5 more cities to 20 cities and showed interest to expand its scope.  The index also takes into account various locations within a city.

Mr. R.V. Verma, Chairman and Managing Director, NHB said, “Lot of infrastructure development in Chennai & Pune is helping the residential prices. However, in some cities like Kochi & Jaipur, with lack of investment in overall infrastructure, prices have come down.Going forward, we expect a lot of movement in prices of residential property in smaller towns & cities. We plan to release this index on a monthly basis from next financial year“

According to NHB, Residex helps housing loan borrowers & lenders in comparing various cities as well as locations to make informed decision.

Residential property in Ahmedabad has become dearer by 80% over the last 4 years, while prices in Faridabad has climbed by 78.5%.

Top 10 Cites - Flat Price Increase...!

Last 4 Year Growth

Chennai        228.40%

Pune             107.00%

Ahmedabad    80.00%

Faridabad      78.50%

Lucknow       71.60%

Mumbai        69.20%

Surat            40.80%

Patna           38.00%

Delhi            36.90%

Kolkata        36.40% 
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