{
  "id": 3013573,
  "title": "All-India House Price Index for Q1:2026-27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/all-india-house-price-index-for-q1-2026-27",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T12:20:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reserve Bank of India",
    "slug": "reserve-bank-of-india",
    "url": "https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=63436"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Reserve Bank of India released the All-India House Price Index (HPI) for the first quarter of 2026-27 on Tuesday, with base year 2022-23. The index, which covers eighteen major cities, showed an increase of 1.1 percent compared to the previous quarter, reaching 117.5 in Q1:2026-27. The cities of Chandigarh, Lucknow, and Thiruvananthapuram were primary drivers of this growth. The HPI recorded an annual growth of 3.6 percent for the quarter, consistent with the previous year's Q1 performance. The cities contributing to this annual growth included Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Thiruvananthapuram. The RBI provides time series data on all-India and city-wise HPIs on their 'Database on Indian Economy' (DBIE) portal, available at https://data.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/home under the 'Statistics Real Sector Prices & Wages' heading.",
  "summary": "The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) compiles the House Price Index (HPI) on a quarterly basis using transaction-level data received from the registration authorities. Today, the RBI released 1 the HPI for Q1:2026-27 with base year as 2022-23, covering eighteen major cities 2 . Highlights: The All India HPI increased by 1.1 per cent and stood at 117.5 in Q1:2026-27 compared to previous quarter,…",
  "key_points": [
    "All-India House Price Index released by RBI for Q1:2026-27",
    "Index increased by 1.1% quarter-over-quarter, reaching 117.5",
    "Chandigarh, Lucknow, and Thiruvananthapuram led growth"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}