Property prices in Ahmedabad increase by 3.7% in February 2011 - says Makaan.com Property Index

Makaan.com Property Index – City level

• Monthly Trend: The property prices in Ahmedabad have increased by 3.7% in the last one month. The Index in February 2011 stands at 1932 as against 1864 in January 2011.

• Quarter Analysis: Over the last 3 months, the Ahmedabad MPI has seen a rise - it has moved from 1923 in November 2010 to 1932 in February 2011, a marginal 0.5% increase.

• Year-on-Year Movement: As compared to last year, the Ahmedabad Properties Index in February 2011 has increased by a whopping 57.1%. Prices had dropped significantly in the first quarter of 2010 due to the economic slowdown. From thereon, the prices have been rising steadily, with minor highs and lows over the last few quarters.

• City Level: Over the last 1 year,i.e. between February 2010 to February 2011, all the key Indian cities have seen a significant increase in property prices. Ranging between 3.3% to a whopping 57.1%, cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Chennai registered an increase in property prices over the last 12 months.
  

• Going forward: The signals from the Indian Economy are quite positive - Industrial output, Exports and the GDP are rising, and jobs are more secure than before.At the same time interest rates are likely to go up, which may make buyers cautious in their purchase decisions.In the current situation one would expect the realty sector to maintain stability of prices.