Property prices fall 15% in a month Chandigarh Tribune
Property prices fall 15% in a month
Rising interest rates, hike in collector rates leading to crash in demand; developers offering 10-15% discount
Ruchika M Khanna
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 31
Rising interest rates on home loans and loans taken by real estate builders; hike in collector rates; and a total crash in demand for property, has led to a sharp fall in real estate prices in the region.
Prices in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali and the periphery have fallen almost 15 per cent over the past month.
With finances drying up for finishing projects, because banks are over-cautious in lending to the sector, developers see discounts as an option to give them some much-needed cash.
Most developers in the region are offering flats at a discount of 10- 15 per cent.
With investors a rarity, most developers are also offering an additional discount of 5 per cent, in case the investor agrees to make a down payment.
Some


