“Historically, if you see, people used to invest either in real estate or gold to hedge inflation. Only in recent times people are investing in shares, but real estate is a long-term investment and so it is the best bet for investment when inflation is higher,” Hiranandani Construction’s Managing Director Niranjan Hiranandani said.

The higher the inflation, the more the depreciation of rupee and the costlier the properties. Thus when inflation is inching up, people should invest in real estates, the prices of which are certain to go up further, he said.

“When inflation starts to pick up and people should start investing in properties. It will be a big mistake for the investors to wait for the price to cool down,” Hiranandani said.

Inflation in India is a worry for the decision makers and the people at the receiving end as it notched up to 11.05 per cent on the back of rising crude prices, currently hovering around USD 140 per barrel.