Housing sales see 4.5-fold annual growth in Apr-Jun across 8 cities; demand up 5 pc from Jan-Mar qtr

Sales were up 13 per cent from 2,860 units in the January-March quarter of 2022 calendar year.Housing sales in Mumbai jumped multi-fold to 26,150 units during April-June 2022, from only 3,380 units in the same period last year.

Housing sales jumped over 4.5 times year-on-year in April-June across eight cities at 74,330 units on a lower base effect, while demand was up 5 percent from the previous quarter, according to PropTiger data.

Housing sales stood at 15,968 units in the April-June period last year and 70,623 units in the January-March quarter of 2022.

In its latest 'Real Insight Residential' report, Australia's REA group-owned PropTiger.com said the YoY (year-on-year) growth in April-June 2022 is multi-fold due to the low base as demand in April-June 2021 was severely impacted owing to the second wave of the COVID pandemic.

On the sequential rise in sales, Vikas Wadhawan, Group CFO of REA India, said: ''Even though the RBI increased the repo rate twice during the quarter, home loans remained largely affordable.'' The biggest booster to housing demand has been the increased importance of owning a property, he said.

This, he said, has been further backed by consumer confidence in the overall economic scenario and impending income stability.

As per the data, housing sales in Ahmedabad rose sharply to 7,240 units in April-June 2022, from 1,280 units in the year-ago period. Sales were up 30 percent from 5,550 units in the January-March quarter this year.

Bengaluru saw sales of 8,350 units in April-June, as against 1,590 units in the year-ago period. Sales were up 9 percent from 7,670 units in the previous quarter.

Housing sales in Chennai jumped to 3,220 units in April-June 2022, from 710 units in the corresponding period of the previous year. However, sales were down 2 percent from 3,300 units in January-March 2022.

Delhi NCR market saw a 60 percent increase in sales to 4,520 units during April-June 2022, from 2,830 units in the year-ago period. But, sales fell percent from 5,010 units in the previous quarter.

The sales of residential properties jumped to 7,910 units in April-June 2022, from 2,430 units in the year-ago period. The demand was up 21 percent compared to 6,560 units sold in January-March 2022.

In Kolkata, sales more than doubled to 3,220 units during April-June 2022, from 1,250 units in the corresponding period of the previous year. Sales were up 13 percent from 2,860 units in the January-March quarter of the 2022 calendar year.

Housing sales in Mumbai jumped multi-fold to 26,150 units during April-June 2022, from only 3,380 units in the same period last year. Sales were higher by 12 percent from 23,360 units in the previous quarter.

Pune saw sales of 13,720 units in April-June 2022, as against 2,500 units in the year-ago period. Sales were up 16 percent from 16,310 units in January-March 2022.

REA India is a part of REA Group Ltd of Australia. It is one of the leading full-stack real estate technology firms in India and owns three realty portals Housing.com, Makaan.com, and PropTiger.com.