Despite Telangana issue, the Housing Sentiment Index (HIS) for Hyderabad increased by 22 per cent to 101 points during the October-December quarter, breaking a largely negative streak to end close to neutral, according to an assessment by IIM Bangalore and Magicbricks.
The IIMB MB HSI is a sentiment index of the Indian real estate market that aims to capture buyer 'mood' and indicates residential real estate market performance.
"Hyderabad, which fell sharply last quarter (July-September), bounced back by 21 per cent amidst concerns over the Telangana issue. North and East Hyderabad posted positive sentiment this quarter with Hyderabad HSI coming in at 101. South Hyderabad also saw an increase of 24 per cent in HSI although still ending below 100 (HSI 91)," the report said.
The report further said that 91 per cent of residents in Mumbai intend to purchase flats (HSI 83), 30 per cent of residents in Chennai intend to purchase land (HSI 100) while 34 per cent of Hyderabad residents intend to purchase villas (HSI 96).
While property in the Rs 1-2 crore range has risen overall, Chennai witnessed a drop of 18 per cent (HSI 85). Sentiment for property in the below Rs 20 lakh range has either remained flat or witnessed a drop of up to 28 per cent in Hyderabad, except Pune where it rose by 29 per cent (HSI 133), it said.
A total of approximately 3,000 buyers are surveyed every quarter in an online survey across 10 cities Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Noida, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata (last two cities added in Q3 2013). The survey was conducted online in the month of Jul, Oct and Dec 2013.
