“The same figure for metropolitan cities indicates a 7.9% rise, other regions have witnessed a 5.3% increase and all urban areas saw a 12.6% hike,” Valiollah Seif was also quoted as saying in a meeting with several members of parliament. According to Seif, the number of housing deals in the eighth and ninth months of the fiscal year that respectively ended on Nov. 21 and Dec. 21 indicate a year-on-year rise of 20.4% and 50.96%, according to Financial Tribune.