Due Correction

By Ramesh Akkineni

from an article in Financial Express
Practically all cities across the country have registered a 15-30% drop in realty rates, depending upon the area. “The boom in the real estate sector that saw rates soaring way beyond your budget has registered a correction in the top-end residential segment in cities across the country. This has also resulted in short-term investors shying away from putting their money into property any more—keeping the market wide open for actual end-users,” says Rajiv Agnihotri, senior business analyst, Propertiesindia.com.
Take the Delhi NCR for instance. Rates at Kundli in east Delhi, which were Rs 2,100 per sq ft. six months ago, have come down to Rs 1,450-1,500 per sq ft. Ghaziabad, which had risen to Rs 1,800 per sq ft, is today selling at Rs 1,450-1,600 per sq ft.
The correction in Mumbai is somewhat nominal in comparison to Delhi. Six months ago, residential rates in Mulund and Thane were Rs 4,000-4,800 per sq ft and Rs 2,500-4,500 per sq ft, respectively.
Today, they are in the region of Rs 4,000-4,600 per sq ft and Rs 2,500-4,200 per sq ft.In Kolkata, New Alipur commanded a price of Rs 3,600-3,900 per sq ft, which has come down to Rs 3,200-3,500. Rajarhat, on the other hand, was selling in the range of Rs 3,500-3,700 per sq ft, which has today reduced to Rs 3,200-3,400 per sq ft.
Somajiguda in Hyderabad is in the range of Rs 2,200-2,600 per sq ft today, a drop from Rs 2,500-3,000 per sq ft six months ago. Rajendra Nagar in the city has fallen from Rs 2,500-3,200 per sq ft to Rs 2100-2,500 per sq ft. Whitefield in Bangalore has decreased to Rs 2,500-3,000 per sq ft from Rs 3,200-3,500 per sq ft. Koramangala, too, has dropped to Rs 3,000-3,250 per sq ft from Rs 3,500 per sq ft.
In Chennai, Kilpauk, which recorded a rate of Rs 3,000-4,500 per sq ft six months ago, has today decreased to Rs 2,400-4,000 per sq ft. Velacheri has dropped to Rs 2,200-3,800 per sq ft from Rs 2,600-4,500 per sq ft .
The correction is not restricted to the metros alone. Zirackpur, outside Chandigarh, has fallen to Rs 2,100-2,450 per sq ft from Rs 2,250-2,600 per sq ft six months ago. In the posh Aliganj area of Lucknow, rates have fallen from Rs 2,800-4,000 per sq ft to Rs 2,500-3,500 per sq ft.

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