New Delhi, June 26 -- The sale of houses in the country dipped 20% year-on-year in the April-June quarter, mainly due to an 11% jump in prices and geopolitical tensions, Anarock said on Thursday.

According to data released by the real estate consultancy, the housing sales across seven major cities dipped to 96,285 units during the quarter from 1,20,335 units in the same quarter last year.

Earlier this week, another realty platform, PropEquity, estimated a 19% fall in sales this quarter.

Anarock's data showed that the sales declined in six out of seven top cities - Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata. The highest dip of 27% was witnessed in Pune and Hyderabad.

The demand increased only in Chenn...