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House prices in India: RBI house price index (Q2 2010=100)

August, 29, 2020

India

House prices in India We use the Reserve Bank of India quarterly all-India index, which dates back to Q2 2010.  The National Housing Bank (NHB) also publishes a quarterly house price index for India called Residex. It is based on actual transaction prices, and covers house prices in many different regions of India.

House prices in India, % change 1 yr

Nominal and inflation-adjusted ('real')

India

Source: Reserve Bank of India


Quarterly change in house prices, inflation-adjusted

 Q1Q2Q3Q4
20201.13-0.95
2019-0.48-3.140.26-1.63
20181.9-0.42-1.50.57
20173.13-0.71.37-0.22
20162.11-3.453.962.26
20154.393.1-0.8-0.53
20143.421.890.582.52
20134.49-0.12-2.622.38
20124.413.232.691.11
2011-2.196.494.721.19
20103.43

This table shows the change in house prices during a single quarter, adjusted for inflation.

Adjusting house price rises (or declines) for inflation produces a more accurate picture of the change in value of housing than the usual nominal figures cited in the newspapers.