Housing sales up 14% in Jan-Mar to 113k units across top 7 cities: Anarock
Housing sales in India's top seven cities are estimated to rise 14 per cent during January-March to over 1.13 lakh units on strong demand despite increase in prices by 6-9 per cent, according to Anarock.
Real estate consultant Anarock, which tracks the primary (fresh sales) residential market, said the "bull run" continued in the housing segment of Indian realty sector despite rise in interest rates on home loans, leading to highest quarterly sales in the last one decade.
According to the data compiled by Anarock, housing sales are estimated at 1,13,770 units in January-March, up 14 per cent from 99,550 units in the year-ago period across seven major cities.
Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Pune contributed 48 per cent to total sales.
Delhi-NCR is the only city likely to witness a decline in sales during the first quarter of this calendar year.
"The residential market's winning streak continued in the first quarter of 2023 with housing sales in top cities breaching the previou