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Neutral, dated analysis and explainers across Iran’s markets.
Iran's Rent Inflation Hit a Cooling Point in Tir 1405, But Real Tehran Leases Jumped Up to 100% the Same Season (Friday, August 14, 2026)
Iran's Statistical Center says rent posted the slowest point-to-point inflation, 31.7%, of any major household spending category in Tir 1405 (roughly June 22 to July 22, 2026), against 87.9% headline inflation. But a Majlis Research Center review reported by Khabaronline on August 8 found real Tehran leases signed this moving season jumped 70 to 100%. The calm official number and the real market tell different stories.
North Villa or Tehran District 1 Apartment? A Real Estate Trader Compares the Two Investments
Comparing prices and investment logic across Iran's two hottest property markets: the Nowshahr-to-Royan coastline versus Tehran's District 1, with Mordad 1405 (July/August 2026) data and a real estate trader's analysis.
Iran's 57 Point Rent Inflation Gap: Three Reasons the Official Index Misses What Tenants Actually Pay (Tuesday, July 28, 2026)
The Statistical Center of Iran put year on year rent inflation at 31.2 percent for Khordad 1405 (June 2026), against 88.6 percent general inflation, a gap of nearly 57 percentage points. Yet registered new leases in Tehran rose close to 40 percent, and the deposit (rahn) share of total rent reached about 65 percent. This report explains why the official figure and the tenant's experience are not contradictory, and which three mechanisms keep much of the real pressure outside the index.
Iran's Housing Inflation Hit 4.7% in Khordad; Why Did It Lag Food and Clothing? (Wednesday, July 8, 2026)
Iran's Central Bank released its Khordad (the Iranian month ending June 21, 2026) inflation report on Tuesday, June 30, 2026: annual inflation at 57.7% and point-to-point inflation at 83.1%. The "housing, water, electricity and fuel" group rose just 4.7% that month, slower than food (8.7%), clothing (9.5%) and furniture (10%), echoing Sahmino's report last week on rent's lagging growth.
Iran's Rent Inflation Hits 31.2% in Khordad (June 2026), Slowest-Rising Item in the Household Basket
Iran's Statistical Center (SCI) reports that year on year rent inflation reached 31.2% in Khordad 1405 (the month ending June 21, 2026), against a nationwide headline inflation rate of 88.6% for the same month, a gap of roughly 57 percentage points that put rent at the bottom of the consumer basket's inflation table. In Tehran, advertised rents reached about 660,000 toman per square meter, up around 43% from a year earlier.
