Monthly Watch: Homes Sales, New Launches Increase in Ahmedabad

The first month of the year 2017 brought with it good news for the real estate sector in Ahmedabad. According to a PropTiger DataLabs report, for January 2017, homes sales and new launches both saw a monthly uptick while prices witnessed only a marginal increase.

According to the report, as against 50 units in December last year, the number of new launches in the city increased to 2,000. A majority of these launches, says the report, were concentrated in the affordable segment. On an annual basis, too, number of new project launches in Ahmedabad saw an increase of 113 per cent.

 Home sales, on the other hand, witnessed a monthly increase of 10 per cent—on an annual basis, however, sales declined 41 per cent.  In December, new project launches in the city declined 91 per cent over November while sales increased one per cent. While there has been no monthly increase in price, property rates increased three per cent on an annual basis, the report shows.  

The performers

Among the localities that contributed the highest to monthly homes sales in Ahmedabad were Gota, Narolgam, Chandkheda, Bopal and Maninagar, in that order. According to the report, these localities together accounted for 38 per cent of the total home sales in the month. These localities offer property options across segments. For instance, while average property prices in Narolgam stand at Rs 1,900 per square foot (sq ft) , you have to pay Rs 4,200 per sq ft for property in Maninagar. In Gota, Chandkheda and Bopal, average property prices vary from Rs 3,000 per sq ft to Rs 3,800 per sq ft.

Ready and steady

Developers who launched new projects in the city in the first month of this year include Elite Group Ahmedabad, Mahadev Developers, Milan Enterprise, Om Developers Ahmedabad and Ratnamani Developers. Real estate developer Milan Enterprise launched its new project – Karnavati 4, with 400 units --at Narolgam. Houses in this project are priced at Rs 1,888 per sq ft. On the other hand, units at Elite Group's new project Elite Greens in Gota are priced at Rs 3,000 per sq ft. The developer has launched 136 units. Similarly, houses at Rainbow Heights 2 (Ratnamani Developers) are priced at Rs 1,722 per sq ft. At Shashwat Mahadev 3, the new project by Mahadev Developers at Vastral, units are priced at Rs 1,977 per sq ft. At its new project at Maninagar, Shreenand City 100, Om Developers has priced units at Rs 2,111 per sq ft.

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