Average housing prices remained stable in the national capital region
(NCR) during January- March period compared with the previous quarter on
low demand.According to a report by real estate portal 99acres.com, "Prices per square foot in Delhi-NCR region
have remained unchanged in Q1-14 as compared to Q4-13. On the other
hand, an annual comparison (Q1-14 with Q1-13) reflects no change in
capital prices."
The report focuses on buying and rental price trends in residential real estate across 7 major cities of India.
Average
rental for 3-bedroom flats also remained stable during the first
quarter of 2014 calendar year against the year-ago period.
Commenting
on the report, 99acres.com Business Head Vineet Singh said: "The real
estate market in India is witnessing stability and Delhi-NCR region
is no exception to it. The confluence of factors namely slowing GDP
growth, higher costs of borrowing alongside the political uncertainty
had taken its toll on the real estate landscape".
Singh expected that developers would start launching their new projects with election process getting completed.
"Pockets
like Gurgaon and Noida which were witnessing scarcity of transactions
will see deals happening in the coming six months," he added.
In
Delhi, Vasant Vihar witnessed an increase of 27 per cent in prices per
square foot during January-March period over previous quarter, while
Vasundhra Enclave and Mayur Vihar Phase-II saw 12 per cent rise in
capital value of apartments.
Prices increased by 8 per cent in Greater Kailash to Rs 18,950 per sq ft during the period under review.
On
the other hand, localities like Kalkaji and Dwarka Sector 22 saw a
decline of 16 per cent each while East of Kailash has seen a dip of 15
per cent.
"The cautious sentiment is pervasive across all
territories. If you look at it in terms of region, the northern region
primarily NCR has witnessed no movement in capital prices with quarter
on quarter analysis (Q1-14 over Q4-13) showing no change in capital
prices," the portal said.
Capital values have improved moderately by 2 per cent in Mumbai, while Pune saw 4 per cent appreciation in Q1-14 over Q4-13.
In
Southern region, Hyderabad saw a 3 per cent increase in capital prices
while Bangalore has seen an increase of 4 per cent, while rates were
stable in Chennai market. In Eastern region, rates were stable in
Kolkata.