Historic Record of Rent Increases in Iran Broken Under Raisi's Government

Following the claim by Ehsan Khandozi, the economic spokesperson of the Islamic Republic government, regarding the government's optimal performance in the area of rent prices, an economic newspaper questioned this claim in a report stating that investigations reveal that "the housing rental market under the thirteenth government has recorded the highest rent growth in the history of official rental data." The newspaper "Donya-e-Eqtesad" in its issue today, April 29, reported that official figures related to rent inflation in Tehran show that from the year 1400 to the end of 1402, "rent prices surged annually by 45%, 44%, and 52% respectively." This newspaper emphasized that from 1370 to 1400, "the highest annual rent growth was in the year 75, amounting to 41.5%." Accordingly, the newspaper stressed that "the most turbulent period of renting" has been during the years of the thirteenth government, and an assessment based on "official data" indicates that this government has not succeeded in "regulating rent prices." In this context, in Aban 1402, Iranian media, citing official statistics published in this sector, emphasized that rental contracts for the year 1402 saw a 55% increase compared to the previous year, which is more than twice the "historical average of this rate." The newspaper "Donya-e-Eqtesad" had also reported at that time that in the past four and a half years, the speed of rent increases in Tehran has outpaced the speed of price increases for other household consumption items. According to this report, the increase in rent prices has been influenced by the rise in housing prices, which has disrupted the rules of the housing market. In this regard, the newspaper "Donya-e-Eqtesad" in its issue on Tuesday, November 16 of last year, wrote that statistics indicate a record number of residents living in houses of up to 40 square meters in the capital during this year. The report mentioned that the share of "small" houses with an area of up to 40 square meters in transactions in Tehran has increased from 3.3% in 1997 to over 5.2%. The critical conditions of housing and rent have also appeared in official reports from government centers, to the extent that the Research Center of the Parliament also referred in a report in Mordad 1402 to the increase in the lower income brackets being excluded from the housing market, stating that income brackets one to three are absolutely unable to secure the necessary housing for their residence, and brackets three to five and even part of the sixth bracket are "relatively" unable to do so. The Supreme Labor Council is not seeking to adjust wages; housing rights will not increase. Raisi's claim: Indicators show economic growth; an analyst: It's sophistry and the promotion of pseudo-science. A parliament representative: The cost of housing construction is unpredictable. The waiting period for buying a house has exceeded 100 years; becoming a homeowner has fallen out of reach. Housing sector activists warn; expect rent increases. The average housing price has surpassed 83 million tomans per square meter; the collapse of housing transactions in Tehran.