India’s tech hubs see property prices zoom by around 30%

<ul><li>The 30-share BSE index opened 150.72 points higher, and the NSE Nifty was up 0.34% at 13,402.70.</li><li>Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. </li><li>These are the top stocks that are buzzing in trade today.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Indian equity benchmark indexes touched a fresh lifetime peak in early trade on Tuesday tracking gains in index majors Infosys, HDFC Bank and Maruti amid persistent foreign fund inflow. The 30-share BSE index opened 150.72 points higher, and the NSE Nifty was up 0.34% at 13,402.70. Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Gainers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Losers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">UltraTech Cement </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sun Pharma </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">RIL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Coal India </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Tech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IndusInd Bank </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">UPL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">JSW Steel </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Maruti Suzuki </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech Mahindra </td></tr></tbody></table>*as of December 8, 10:30 am These are the top stocks in news today. Reliance Industries shares trade 3% higher The Mukesh Ambani-owned RIL shares soared 3% after a tepid start on Tuesday. While speaking at the India Mobile Congress 2020, Ambani said<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/mukesh-ambani-says-jio-will-rollout-5g-services-by-june-2021-and-it-will-go-beyond-india/articleshow/79619222.cms"> Jio would start 5G services</a> by the second quarter of CY21. [link it] Canara Bank surges 7% The shares of Canara Bank <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/canara-bank-launches-2000-crore-qip-sets-the-floor-price-at-103-50-per-share/articleshow/79617503.cms">surged almost 7%</a> after the bank announced that it had set a floor price of ₹103.50 per share for its qualified institutional placement (QIP) to raise up to ₹2,000 crore. The bank sought its shareholders’ nod during the annual general meeting, held in August, for raising up to ₹2,000 crore by way of QIP. Coffee Day Enterprise soars 5% The shares of Coffee Day Enterprise soared nearly 5% after it appointed Malavika Hegde, the wife of late VG Siddhartha Hegde, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company from December 7. Jet Airways advances 5% The shares of Jet Airways advanced over 5% after the consortium led by Murari Lal Jalan, and Kalrock Capital said that it plans to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/jet-airways-could-resume-operations-by-summer-of-2021/articleshow/79607964.cms">operationalise Jet Airways by the summer of 2021</a>, subject to certain conditions. Accordingly, the consortium has announced the revival of Jet Airways as a full-service carrier. Godrej Properties gains nearly 3% The shares of Godrej Properties gained nearly 3% after the company on Tuesday announced that it has entered into an outright transaction to purchase a well-located land parcel in Whitefield, Bangalore. Titan gains nearly a percent The shares of Titan gained nearly a percent after its board has decided to scale down the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Favre Leuba AG (FLAG), with immediate effect. Titan said that it has been continuously supporting FLAG, and has made a series of investments. However, the current COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the revival plans and prospects. 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<ul><li>Positive economic data, lowering inflation and timely project completion is expected to drive home sales in 2024 too.</li><li>The possibility of interest rate cuts in 2024 can be another driver for residential home sales.</li><li>Hybrid work policies, love for amenities and community living will determine choice of homes.</li><li>Changing lifestyle preferences of tier-2 and tier-3 consumers expected to drive more branded home developments from Chandigarh to Coimbatore. </li></ul> Indian home sales are all set to hit a 15-year peak in 2023, with over 3 lakh residential units purchased. Come 2024, they will go higher as lower inflation will push more fence-sitters ahead in addition to all around positivity around the Indian economy. There is also another key factor that will drive more people to buy homes. Grade A developers who are completing their projects on a war-footing, providing a supply of new-homes. “Timely project completion is giving a major boost to overall consumer sentiments, and they are coming forward to take the plunge,” Anuj Puri, chairman of <keyword id="6354553" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="real-estate" source="Orion">real estate</keyword> consultancy Anarock group, tells Business Insider India. Pricier yet affordable Residential home sales for the ongoing festive quarter have been 30% higher than that of 2022. Thanks to heavy demand and new launches, the prices of homes have also been going up. A few micro-markets, in and around the tech hubs of Hyderabad, Bangalore and Pune, prices have shot up by anywhere between 25-33%. “Capital value growth is expected to witness divergent trends across micro-markets and property categories and will largely be governed by unsold inventory levels and inventory overhangs,” says Anshuman Magazine, chairman &amp; CEO - India, South-East Asia, Middle East &amp; Africa, CBRE. Whitefield in Bangalore, Gachibowli in Hyderabad and Wagholi in Pune are some of the micro-markets that have seen good price appreciation. Overall, across the top 7 cities, the average growth in property prices has been anywhere between 8-10%. As per Anarock, it’s expected to see at least 12% increase in 2024. Emerging infrastructure is also expected to push for price growth. Mumbai Metro Connectivity in the western suburbs has pushed up the housing demand in the Andheri-Borivali belt significantly. “With the backdrop of tremendous infrastructural development going on in full swing across the cities and states, we foresee the emergence of newer micro-markets as well as the strengthening of the existing ones. Similarly, the demand for housing in other cities and peripheries is expected to grow, owing to the phenomenal connectivity boost, leading to price growth across the targeted micro-markets,” Dhaval Ajmera, director, Ajmera Realty tells Business Insider India. While home prices might turn pricier, there is a chance that the net costs of home buying may go down if interest rates ease. The central bank has kept base interest rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive time in December. A few experts hope that a lower interest rate cycle might kick off in the coming year. "In 2024, we are likely to see a renaissance with affordability levels expected to be on an improving trajectory as macroeconomic fundamentals support a repo rate reversal and thereby interest rate reduction that could provide another fillip to the residential sales market," said a JLL report Home Purchase Affordability Index' (HPAI). The depreciation of the rupee against major global currencies, together with stable economic conditions in India is also a factor. "A notable trend has been the heightened interest in Indian real estate from NRIs. The advancement of technology has streamlined the process of property management from far away which has boosted NRIs confidence in Indian real estate as an avenue for investment, said Saurabh Garg, Co-founder &amp; Chief Business Officer, NoBroker. Space not price is the criteria Indians’ love for spacier and larger homes might not go away and are ready to shell out more. The lockdown-era love for people needing more space will not reverse as fast as companies went back from work-from-home policies. Lingering hybrid work policies are expected to keep people yearning for workstations inside homes that support remote work and flexi-living. It indicates a long-term shift in behaviour. “Buyer demand for large homes is still high, even in light of impending changes to laws about remote work. This tendency is anticipated to continue, reshaping the real estate market in 2024 as people look for homes that strike a balance between comfort, usefulness, and adaptability to changing work environments,” said Manju Yagnik, VC of Nahar Group. Indians will no longer base their home buying decisions on affordability alone. More factors have come into play like health &amp; safety, community living, sustainability, and integration of smart home technologies. “Home buyers are expected to continue to display strong preferences for projects which offer enhanced accessibility to essential infrastructure, ancillary amenities and thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor spaces – which will propel the demand for this segment going forward,” says Magazine. Emerging tier-2, tier-3 opportunity Growing affluence in smaller cities and towns is also building demand for branded homes. Many developers will be going beyond top 8 cities where demand for amenities-driven homes is going up. Most of this demand is seen in tier 2 &amp; 3 cities such as Lucknow, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore and Chandigarh. “What aids the real estate market in these smaller towns and cities is their affordable prices as against big cities and the superior infrastructure that many of these Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities provide,” said Chitnis. There is a lot of home-buying interest by NRIs in such cities too, especially Kochi and Ahmedabad. That’s where a chunk of the new demand for the coming year will come from. These regions provide profitable prospects for developers and homeowners, say developers. “Our prognosis for continued development is positive beyond the top 7 and 8 cities. We anticipate a spike in major branded properties due to growing demand and promising development opportunities in emerging economies. This growth is driven by greater connectivity, changing lifestyle preferences, and infrastructure developments,” says Yagnik. 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Real estate market on the boil but homes will still be ‘affordable’ in 2024

The COVID-19 era presents a radically transformed real estate market, with preferences changing to accommodate new market realities. With work-from-home a viable option even after the lockdown, many future homebuyers will shift to the <keyword id="9273365" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="peripheral-areas">peripheral areas</keyword> for bigger homes and a better lifestyle - at more affordable prices, say reports. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76198588" title="‘Home prices have to fall’⁠— Indian government’s stern message to realtors has other backers too" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> With the rise of Work-From-Home (WFH), the 'walk-to-work' concept may lose some sheen prospective homebuyers will see sense in shifting to city peripheries, among many trends. The previous 'gold standard' of Indian housing - the walk-to-work/ short drive to work, by definition only in and around central corporate workplace hubs - may shed some of its popularity for the middle class. "The work-from-home concept may become the next fulcrum for home buying decisions, where the walk-to-work option had held the longest sway," says Anuj Puri, Chairman - ANAROCK Property Consultants. "This, and millennials' new-found preference for buying rather than renting homes, are among the most prominent new residential real estate trends of the COVID-19 era. With the rise of the WFH culture, many may now prefer to live in more spacious and cost-effective homes in less central areas. While sufficient supply currently exists in most of the peripheries, this new demand will eventually also dictate fresh supply. Bigger homes, affordable prices and more generous open spaces in the peripheral areas will draw demand from tenants and buyers alike," Puri adds. Affordability and Price Quotient Apart from changing real estate consumer preferences in a strengthening WFH environment, affordability is an enduring concern especially to the backdrop of an ailing economy and job loss/uncertainty. The peripheral areas are more affordable both from a rental and purchase perspective. The cost analysis of real estate difference for the country's three largest economic dynamos - MMR, NCR and Bengaluru are as follows: In NCR, the average price for a standard 1,000 sq. ft. property in areas within city limits is approx. Rs 88.20 lakh, against Rs 37.50 lakh in the peripheral areas  a 57 percent cost difference. Micro-markets within city limits considered include Vaishali, Vasundhara, Indirapuram, Noida, Golf Course Ext. Road, Sushant Lok, <keyword id="6385900" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dwarka-expressway">Dwarka Expressway</keyword>, New Gurgaon, Dwarka, etc. Peripheral areas include Ghaziabad-Rajnagar Extension, Faridabad, Greater Noida, Sohna, Bhiwadi, Bahadurgarh, etc. Average monthly rent for a standard 2BHK home in areas within city limits is approx. Rs 22,000, against Rs 9,500 in the peripheries. In MMR (Mumbai Metropolitan Region), the average price for a standard 1,000 sq. ft. property in areas within city limits is approx. Rs 1.85 crore, against Rs 55.35 lakh in the peripheral areas a 70 percent cost difference. Micro-markets within city limits included Andheri, Vile Parle, Goregaon, Malad, Kandivali, Chembur, Wadala, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Powai, Mulund, etc. Peripheral areas include Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Dombivli, Mira Road, Vasai, Virar, Thane beyond Kasarvadavali and Owale Panvel, Ulwe, Taloja, etc. Average monthly rent for a standard 2BHK home in areas within city limits is approx. Rs 45,800, against Rs 12,500 in the peripheries. In Bengaluru, the average price for a standard 1,000 sq. ft. property in areas within city limits is approx. Rs 69.80 lakh, against Rs 43.50 lakh in the peripheral areas  a 38 percent cost difference. Micro-markets within city limits considered include Sarjapur Road, HSR Layout, Kudlu Gate, Singasandra, Hebbal, Jakkur, Yeswanthpur, Jalahalli, Whitefield, Marathahalli, KR Puram, J P Nagar, BTM, Jayanagar, Banashankari, <keyword id="230372" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kodigehalli">Kodigehalli</keyword>, etc. Peripheral areas include Attibele, Electronic City, Yelahanka, Doddaballapura Road, Varthur, Budigere Cross, Kanakapura Road, Tumkur Road, <keyword id="27934" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mysore">Mysore</keyword> Road, Kogilu Cross and International Airport Road (Bellary Road). Average monthly rental for a standard 2BHK home in areas within city limits is approx. Rs 18,500, against Rs 9,500 in the peripheries. Rent vs Buy The rent vs buy debate involves many highly subjective factors. However, since millennials are increasingly interested in homeownership post-COVID-19, it is worthcalculating what works better for most in the current circumstances. Data reveals that the 5-year rental outgo for tenants living within city limits is equivalent to 27-52 percent of the total property cost in the peripheries of the top 3 cities (MMR, NCR and Bengaluru). Therefore, there is a strong rationale for homeownership in the peripheries. Also, the current home loan interest rates are at an all-time low, averaging around 7.15-7.8 percent - with the possibility of more reduction as the RBI recently cut repo rates even further to 4 per cent. In NCR, the average monthly rental outgo in city-limit areas is Rs 22,000. For five years, this equals nearly INR 13.77 lakh (including standard rental escalation for this period). This is almost 37 percent of the total average cost of a property in NCR's peripheral areas. In MMR, the average monthly rental outgo in city-limit areas is INR 45,800. For five years, this equals nearly INR 28.66 lakh (including standard rental escalation for this period). This is almost 52 percent of the total average cost of a property in MMR's peripheral areas. In Bengaluru, the average monthly rental outgo in city-limit areas is INR 18,500. For five years, this equals nearly INR 11.57 lakh (including standard rental escalation for this period). This is almost 27percent of the total average cost of a property in the peripheral areas. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/data-of-coronavirus-patients-state-wise-in-india/articleshow/74669748.cms">Coronavirus cases in India state wise</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/topic/coronavirus">Coronavirus News and Updates</a>

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India’s tech hubs see property prices zoom by around 30%

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Real estate market on the boil but homes will still be ‘affordable’ in 2024

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Work from home impacts real estate and housing choices

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