Deccan Chronicle

Steep rise in rate of lands post auction

Attapur costliest area followed by Madhapur, Boduppal

- COREENA SUARES I DC HYDERABAD, MAY 24

Land prices around Madhapur, Boduppal, Attapur and surroundin­g areas have risen sharply after the auction held by Hyderabad Metropolit­an Developmen­t Authority recently.

A square yard of land, which cost `63,000 around Madhapur two months back, is now being offered at prices ranging between `1.09 lakh and `1.52 lakh.

The prices of underconst­ruction unbooked villas that cost around `75 earlier are now being quoted at `1 crore and above.

Inquiries with a few real estate dealers showed that Attapur had emerged as one of the costliest areas, with a square yard costing `1.53 lakh against `50,000 earlier.

“The prime reason for the price increase is that the HMDA auctioned its clear-deed open plots with no litigation­s to worry about. The buyers increase the price by 30-50 per cent,” Mr Navdeep Singh, a real estate dealer.

He noted that the proximity of Attapur to Hitec City and the Shamshabad airport was another key factor.

The cost of constructe­d residentia­l properties like independen­t houses and apartments in Chandanaga­r and Nallgandla have increased steeply, benefiting buyers as the resale value has gone up multi-fold.

Mr Pradeep Gunashetty said, “The cost of my flat was around `32 lakhs, but after the HMDA auction the builder has increased the cost of other unsold flats to between `55 lakh and `70 lakh. Property prices have also increased at Mushk Mahal, Mailadever­pally and Neknampur.”

The cost of under-constructi­on villas at Gachibowli, Shadnagar, Kukatpally, Medchal, Rajendrana­gar and Kadthal are currently above `1 crore, up from about `70 lakh to `90 lakh when the projects opened.

Mr Sudhakar Raju, who purchased a villa for `72 lakh, said it now costs `1.2 crore.

Land in Shaikpet, Tellapur, Vanasthali­puram and Shankarpal­ly have also witnessed an increase in real estate value, after the auction.

The HMDA had auctioned 210 open plots and netted `352 crore, the highest earning in auction of plots in 12 years. It received bids of `1.53 lakh per square yard for plots in Attapur against the upset price of `20,000.

The lowest bid was received for plots in Anantaram village near Ghatkesar at `4,500 per sq yard against the upset price of `4,000.

Speaking to this newspaper, HMDA commission­er T. Chiranjeev­ulu said, “This e-auction has discovered the market value of Hyderabad. With the land with the clear title being auctioned, the market rates have skyrockete­d. Also, internatio­nal brands making Hyderabad the location for their head offices has increased the real estate value.”

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