Gurugram leads list of top Indian cities with 31.3% YoY surge in rents: Magicbricks

financialexpress.com:

A robust 17.4% YoY surge in rents was recorded across 13 major Indian cities, with Gurugram (31.3% YoY), Greater Noida (30.4% YoY) and Bengaluru (23.1% YoY) taking a lead, according to Magicbricks’ flagship Rental Update (October- December 2023).

The report also sighted that rents increased 1.6% QoQ, following an increase of 4.6% QoQ between July and September 2023.

Based on the preference of over 2 crore customers on Magicbricks platform, the report further observed that the rental demand increased modestly by 1.6% YoY. Greater Noida (6.9% YoY), Ahmedabad (6.6% YoY) and Chennai (4.1% YoY) observed the highest growth in rental demand.

Concurrently, rental supply reduced considerably by 16.9% YoY with outliers like Noida (19.6% YoY), Hyderabad (3.2% YoY) and Greater Noida (2.7% YoY) demonstrating an increase in rental supply.

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Explaining the dynamics, Abhishek Bhadra, Head of Research, Magicbricks, elaborated, “In 2023, the economic expansion, thriving job markets, rising disposable incomes, and a migration influx to Tier 1 cities increased rental demand substantially. Simultaneously, rental supply reduced, possibly as interest rates surpassed rental yields, deterring investors and property owners to participate in the rental housing market.”

He added, “Between October and December 2023, we have observed a cyclical dip in the rental demand. However, we anticipate a rebound in the short to medium term, underscoring the dynamism of the rental market.”

The report concluded that millennials (age 18-34) constituted 67% of rental demand and 2 BHK units dominated the market, commanding 41% of the rental demand in these cities.

* 64% of tenants were