Property market and Gold were the top two investment options. Fall of gold prices affected the jewelers and those who had investment on gold. The experts now fear that the next to be hit will be the property market.

Is property market safe for the investors to tread on?

NEW DELHI: The fall of gold prices has affected the jewelers and the gold investors. Now the next will be property market, the industry experts express their fear.

The unpredicted and unforeseen fall of gold prices has affected not only the gold jewelers but also those who had investments on gold. Rising prices of gold had wooed the investors.

If the gold prices in 2001 were around Rs.400 per gram, it has gone to Rs.3000 per gram in the beginning of 2013. It means that the gold prices have gone up by 1500 percentages within a span of 12 years. However within a week the prices fell by around Rs.1000 per gram.

In the same way the property prices have been shooting up in all the cities and villages. Along with the fall of gold prices, there can be a fall of property prices.

Though the property market denies the chances of a price correction, the possibilities are not to be overlooked. Continue reading →