Jammu Tawi: Magicbricks, India's leading real estate platform, released its flagship Rental Update (October- December 2023), revealing a robust 17.4% YoY surge in rents across 13 major Indian cities with Gurugram (31.3% YoY), Greater Noida (30.4% YoY) and Bengaluru (23.1% YoY) taking a lead. 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.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.”
Rents spike 17.4% YoY, Gurugram leads with 31.3% YoY surge: Magicbricks Rent Update
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