Popular house buying trends in Karachi

Zameen.com Trends is a good measure of seeing and understanding where people are interested in buying and renting properties. Our recent data shows that the people in Karachi are primarily interested in buying houses in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, DHA, and Gulistan-e-Jauhar.

These most searched home options highlight that people are especially eager to buy property here. To understand the most sought-out property options and buying prospects here, we talked to our experts and gathered information on the prevailing price patterns.

For each of these localities, various areas have emerged as the most sought-out options. For Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, the most preferred areas are Iqbal Town, Bahadurabad and Gulzar-e-Hijri. For DHA, Phases 6-8 are popular, and for Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Blocks 12, 14, and 15 are the most famous. The data below has been gathered from our experts and tells the average prices in these areas.

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

Area (yards)	Price (old construction) PKR	Price (new construction)
Iqbal Town
120	20,000,000-22,000,000	Old price+1,000,000
250	32,500,000-35,000,000	40,000,000-45,000,000
500	45,000,000-50,000,000	65,000,000
Bahadurabad
166 yards	40,000,000-50,000,000	50,000,000-60,000,000
275-276	65,000,000-70,000,000	80,000,000-85,000,000
500-550	100,000,000-105,000,000	90,000,000-95,000,000
Gulzar-e-Hijri
120	12,000,000	11,000,000
240	20,000,000	19,000,000
400	35,000,000-40,000,000	24,000,000

The above data shows the average prices in all of these areas. These fluctuate on the basis of old and new construction, as well as the location of the house. For houses close to commercial areas or if located on corners, prices are even higher. According to our experts, these two variables can bring about a 10%-20% change in prices.

According to Syed Wajahat Ali, in Gulzar-e-Hijri, there is no standard size for houses. The houses are based on various sizes, rather than 120-, 240-, and 500-yards² which have been used here for standardisation.

Gulistan-e-Jauhar

Area (yards)	Price (old construction) PKR	Price (new construction)
Block 12
Almost 150	15,000,000-20,000,000	20,000,000
240	5% less than new construction price	25,000,000-30,000,000
500	5% less than new construction price	40,000,000-50,000,000
Block 14 and 15
150, 240, 500	10% more than above mentioned prices	10% more than above mentioned prices

According to our expert Munawar Uddin Khan, Gulistan-e-Jauhar’s Blocks 14-16 are considered VIP blocks and these are high-end properties. He has added that the size of properties available here is the same as Block 12, and prices are 10% higher than the rates in Block 12. For houses situated on the corner of each street, prices can come at about 25% more than those of plots in Block 12. The same, according to him, can be said about houses located close to commercial areas such as shops etc.

Defence Housing Authority is the second most preferred locality for house buying in Karachi. The prices for houses here can be found on our Property Listings page. These are the prevailing prices, however, these are subject to market fluctuations.

These were our top picks for Karachi. The most preferred size, in all of these, according to our experts remains to be 120 yard² because of the ease of maintenance associated with them.

You can talk to these experts for more details:
Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

Syed Khurram Gillani +92-3219878600

Bahadurabad

Syed Khurram Gillani +92-3219878600

Syed Khurram Gillani +92-3219878600

Gulistan-e-Jauhar

Syed Khurram Gillani +92-3219878600

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