RBI's house price index rises 3.6% in Q1, dips from 4.5% in Q4
This story was originally published at 18:08 IST on 24 August 2026
Register to read our real-time news.Informist, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026
NEW DELHI – The Reserve Bank of India's house price index rose 3.6% on year in the June quarter, same as the growth seen in the corresponding quarter a year ago, with cities like Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Thiruvananthapuram contributing to the rise, the central bank said Monday. On a sequential basis, the index grew 1.1% in the June quarter, largely through contributions from Chandigarh, Lucknow, and Thiruvananthapuram.
At 3.6%, the index maintained its trajectory of being around 3.6% since the March quarter of the financial year 2024-25 (Apr-Mar), barring the 4.5% rise seen in the March quarter of FY26. The rise in the trailing quarter was led by cities like Nagpur, Jaipur, Chandigarh, and Kanpur.
Since the June quarter of FY24, the RBI has been releasing the quarterly house price index with a new base year of FY23. The index now covers 18 major cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Lucknow, Thane, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Chandigarh. End
Reported by Priyasmita Dutta
Edited by Rajeev Pai
For users of real-time market data terminals, Informist news is available exclusively on the NSE Cogencis WorkStation.
Cogencis news is now Informist news. This follows the acquisition of Cogencis Information Services Ltd. by NSE Data & Analytics Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. As a part of the transaction, the news department of Cogencis has been sold to Informist Media Pvt. Ltd.
Informist Media Tel +91 (11) 4220-1000
Send comments to feedback@informistmedia.com
© Informist Media Pvt. Ltd. 2026. All rights reserved.
To read more please subscribe
Share this Story:
