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Home purchase versus rent: For long-term end users, mkt timing not crucial

Buying makes sense for those planning to stay in a city for at least 7-10 years. Financial preparedness is crucial

Prices of art, wine, whisky, diamonds, furniture drop in 2024: Knight Frank

Prices of art declined maximum by 18.3 per cent annually during the last year among top 10 popular investments of passion while rates of wine and rare whisky fell by 9 per cent each, according to Knight Frank. On Wednesday, global property consultant Knight Frank released its 'The Wealth Report 2025'. In a statement, the consultant said that Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index (KFLII), which tracks the performance of 10 popular investments of passion, revealed that only five out of the ten collectibles managed growth in 2024. Handbags were the best performing luxury asset class with prices rising 2.8 per cent in 2024, followed by jewellery 2.3 per cent, coins 2.1 per cent, watches 1.7 per cent and classic cars 1.2 per cent. "The weakest sectors were fine art, wine and whisky. Art was down 18.3 per cent, with the market seeing a total reversal from the double-digit growth of 2023 and a worse performance than during the COVID-19 crisis when values fell 17 per cent," Knight Frank ...

Mumbai property registrations fall 4% in February: Knight Frank India

11,541 property sale registrations second highest till date, contributing Rs 896 crore revenue

India records 15% increase in GCC lease deals in 2024: Knight Frank

Bengaluru emerging as the most preferred market

Mumbai sees highest Jan property registrations in 13 years: Knight Frank

About 11,773 properties were registered in January 2025, up 7 per cent Y-o-Y

Bain Capital backed 360 One WAM to acquire B-K Securities for $205 million

The number of individuals with more than $30 million of assets is expected to grow by 50% between 2023 and 2028, according to a Knight Frank wealth report

Office leasing in 2024 rises 20.8%, records 72 msf in transactions: Report

One-fourth of total transactions concentrated in Bengaluru

Housing sales up 7% in 2024 across top 8 cities at 350K units: Knight Frank

Housing sales rose 7 per cent annually in 2024 across eight major cities to reach 12-year high at 3,50,613 units on better demand for premium homes amid stable mortgage rates and strong economic growth, according to Knight Frank. Last month, real estate consultant Anarock had reported that housing sales declined 4 per cent in 2024 to nearly 4.6 lakh units across seven major cities. In a virtual conference on Tuesday, property consultant Knight Frank India Chairman and Managing Director Shishir Baijal noted that the Indian housing market saw a strong demand for homes priced between Rs 2-5 crore each. Hyderabad and Pune reached an all-time highs and Mumbai recorded a 13-year peak. "The higher ticket size segments drove momentum despite concerns of overheating, with the Rs 2-5 crore category witnessing an 85 per cent annual growth, although the sub-Rs 50 lakh and Rs 50 lakh-1 crore segments saw declining or fatigued sales," the consultant said. Baijal said the residential market has

Pune sees 11% drop in property registration during Nov: Knight Frank

Registration of properties in Pune fell 11 per cent year-on-year in November to 13,371 units despite strong demand, according to Knight Frank India. In a statement on Saturday, real estate consultant Knight Frank India said Pune recorded 13,371 property registrations in November 2024, generating Rs 475 crore in revenue for the state exchequer. As many as 14,988 units were registered in November last year. Registration of properties fell 36 per cent in November compared to 20,894 units in October this year. Knight Frank India Chairman and Managing Director Shishir Baijal said, "Pune's property market continues to exhibit steady registrations, adapting to evolving buyer preferences and market conditions". Commenting on the data, Rohit Gera, Managing Director of Pune-based Gera Developments, said the registrations in November typically result from sales made in September. "There has been a marginal slowdown in sales as a result of increased prices as well as increased sizes of homes

India needs $2.2 trn investment to be $7 trn economy by 2030: Knight Frank

India will require an investment of USD 2.2 trillion for infrastructure development to become USD 7 trillion economy by 2030, Knight Frank India said on Thursday, while stressing on the need of radical measures to encourage private participation in this area. Real estate consultant Knight Frank India released a report, 'India Infrastructure: Reviving Private Investments', which mentioned that "an estimated investment of USD 2.2 trillion into infrastructure development is imperative to support India's GDP size to expand to USD 7 trillion by 2030." To achieve an economic size of USD 7 trillion by 2030, India's economy is required to grow at a CAGR of 10.1 per cent between 2024-2030, it added. Knight Frank India CMD Shishir Baijal said, "Strong impetus on infrastructural development and increased budgetary allocation by government has led to India's ranking in the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) improve from 54 in 2014 to 38 in 2023." In the last few years, he said, there has been .

Housing shortage to reach 31.2 mn units by 2030: CII-Knight Frank report

India is estimated to have a cumulative affordable housing shortage of 31.2 million units by 2030 with a potential market size of Rs 67 trillion, according to a joint report by CII and Knight Frank. Industry body CII and real estate consultant Knight Frank India on Wednesday released a joint report 'Affordable Housing in India' at a conference here, pointing out that there is already an existing shortage of 10.1 million units. Addressing the event, Ghulam Zia, Senior Executive Director, Research, Advisory, Infrastructure & Valuation at Knight Frank India, pointed out the shortage of affordable housing in India, presenting a huge business opportunity for real estate developers. "The cumulative Affordable housing shortage in India is projected to reach 31.2 million by 2030, with the market size estimated at Rs 67 trillion," he said. The affordable housing segment also could provide a lot of opportunities for financial institutions. "Based on the assumption of a 77 per cent loan ...

Tech investments are the future of hybrid work: Knight Frank's Lee Elliott

He highlighted that private wealth investors are diversifying portfolios and prioritising stable, income-generating assets

Hyderabad shines as fastest-growing city driven by real estate growth

Bengaluru tops in terms of socioeconomic performance; Delhi NCR leads in physical infra

Delhi-NCR 6th most expensive office market in Asia Pacific: Knight Frank

Delhi-NCR is the sixth most expensive office location in the Asia Pacific region, with an average monthly rental of Rs 340 per sq ft, while Mumbai ranked eighth in the list, according to Knight Frank India. Real estate consultant Knight Frank, in its latest edition of the Asia-Pacific Prime Office Rental Index for Q3 (July-September) 2024, said Delhi-NCR is the 6th most expensive office space rental market across the APAC region. Hong Kong SAR continues to be APAC's most expensive office market during the third quarter of this calendar year. Prime rents in the NCR remained stable in Q3 2024, while Mumbai and Bengaluru saw year-on-year (YoY) increases of 5 per cent and 3 per cent, respectively, driven by strong demand from corporates and limited new supply. The prime office market of Delhi-NCR continued to see rental values maintain levels seen in the past four quarters. The prime office rent of the region was recorded at Rs 340 per sq ft per month, making it the 6th most expensive

Crisis brewing? BS BFSI experts raise alarm on affordable housing supply

At the BFSI Insight Summit, industry leaders discuss challenges facing affordable housing, citing high demand but developers' reluctance due to costs, approvals, and low profits

Mumbai property registrations grow 13% during Navratri: Knight Frank

The region witnessed 5,199 property registrations during the nine days of Navratri, from October 3 to October 11, 2024

55% office space demand in top 8 cities for 100K sq ft area: Knight Frank

Around 55 per cent of the total office demand during January-June period across eight major cities was for an area up to 1 lakh square feet while the remaining 45 per cent leasing transactions were for larger workspaces, according to Knight Frank India. Real estate consultant Knight Frank data showed that transactions for office spaces above 1 lakh square feet stood at 15.69 million square feet during the first half of this calendar year. "Large office space contributed 45 per cent of the overall commercial transactions across eight leading cities in the country," it added. Office space leasing in mid-segment or spaces between 50,000 square feet and 1,00,000 square feet was recorded at 7.28 million square feet during January-June 2024, constituting 21 per cent of the total leasing transactions during this period. The consultant's data showed that office space leasing in small office spaces or spaces below 50,000 sq ft were recorded at 11.7 million square feet, accounting for 34 per

Fuelled by high demand, QTS level in India at a historic low: Knight Frank

The demand for luxury homes continues to drive the Indian residential market, but the affordable segment is shaky

Ahmedabad continues to be most affordable housing market in India: Report

Pune and Kolkata rank next in Knight Frank India's index, which says Mumbai is 'unaffordable'

GCCs may occupy 26 million sq ft office space by 2027: Knight Frank India

As per the report, between 2018 and 2023, 5,349 GCC-focused office deals under 50,000 square feet were finalised across eight cities