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Mumbai property registrations rise 20% in Navratri 2025: Knight Frank

Mumbai recorded 6,238 property registrations during Navratri 2025, up 20% year-on-year, with state revenue collections touching ₹587 crore, Knight Frank said in a report

Top 8 cities grapple with severe undersupply of affordable houses: Report

Demand for affordable housing projected to reach 30 mn units by 2030

Rera reshapes India's housing market, boosts investor confidence: Report

Knight Frank-Naredco report says Rera has curbed speculation, moderated prices, restored consumer trust and attracted long-term investor inflows into India's housing sector

Knight Frank upbeat about the next phase of India's robust growth

The need for GCCs and India-facing businesses in India has increased dramatically. These two factors have contributed to the office demand, said Baijal, Knight Frank India, chairperson

Realtors, financial firms bullish on Indian real estate growth: Report

Real estate developers and financial institutions have become more optimistic towards growth in India's property market for the next six months despite global uncertainties, according to NAREDCO and Knight Frank. On Tuesday, realtors' body NAREDCO and property consultant Knight Frank India have released the 45th edition of the 'Real Estate Sentiment Index' for April-June quarter, which showed a significant shift in the mood of the supply-side stakeholders in the Indian real estate sector. "Following a year-long moderation in sentiment, stakeholders are beginning to look beyond short-term global uncertainties and are anchoring their expectations on India's structural economic strength, accommodative monetary policy, and robust demand in premium residential and office segments," the consultant said. The Current Sentiment Score rose modestly to 56 in the April-June quarter, from 54 in the preceding January-March period, ending a four-quarter downward streak. The Future Sentiment Score

Housing sales dip 2% but office leasing jumps 41% in H1 2025: Knight Frank

India's top eight property markets saw a 2 per cent decline in housing sales during the January-June period, but office space leasing rose 41 per cent, according to Knight Frank. In a webinar on Thursday, real estate consultant Knight Frank released its data for the Indian real estate market for January-June 2025. The data showed that housing sales fell 2 per cent annually to 1,70,201 units during the first six months of this calendar year across eight major cities. In contrast, the leasing of office spaces rose 41 per cent to 48.9 million (489 lakh) square feet area during January-June 2025. The gross leasing stood at a record 71.9 million square feet for the entire 2024. Considering the strong performance during the first half, the consultant expects the leasing number to scale a new high of 80-90 million square feet in the full current year. In the residential segment, the consultant noted that the weighted average price across eight cities rose in a range of 2 per cent to 14

PE inflow in real estate at $1.73 bn, set to drop in H1: Knight Frank

Private equity (PE) investments in the Indian real estate sector stood at USD 1.73 billion till June 15 this year and are likely to fall sharply in the first half of 2025 as investors have become cautious, according to Knight Frank India. The PE inflow in real estate stood at USD 2.96 billion in the first half of 2024. Real estate consultant Knight Frank India on Thursday attributed the likely fall in PE investments to "...a shift in global capital flows due to elevated interest rates, tightening liquidity, and increased investor scrutiny over risk-adjusted and post-tax returns". The office segment attracted the highest share of PE capital at USD 706 million till June 15 of the 2025 calendar year. Indian real estate received USD 4.9 billion in PE investments in the full 2024 calendar year. The sector attracted record PE inflow in 2018 at USD 7.8 billion. The consultant noted that western institutional capital receded further so far this year, primarily due to narrowing India-US yi

Housing affordability in H1 CY25 improves as RBI cuts interest rate: Report

Ahmedabad is the most affordable housing market and Mumbai the least: Knight Frank

Global firms target over 100 mn sq ft workspace: Knight Frank survey

Knight Frank's (Y)OUR SPACE report finds companies are not abandoning offices but seeking better, flexible, ESG-compliant spaces despite global uncertainties

Sales of homes priced up to ₹50 lakh down 9% in Jan-Mar: Knight Frank

Sales of affordable homes, costing less than Rs 50 lakh each, declined 9 per cent in January-March this year to 21,010 units across eight major cities due to high prices, elevated mortgage rates, and low supply, according to Knight Frank. Real estate consultant Knight Frank India data of primary residential market showed that sales in Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore segment, too, fell 6 per cent to 26,832 units during the first quarter of this calendar year. "While sales in the higher ticket sizes have been driving market growth, those in the Rs 5-10 million (Rs 50-100 lakh) and less than Rs 5 million (Rs 50 lakh) categories have dropped by 6 per cent and 9 per cent year-on-year, respectively as homebuyers focus remained on the premium category during the quarter," the report said. "As high prices and elevated interest rates kept homebuyers away from the market in this price-sensitive segment, the lack of supply also played a significant role in curtailing sales volumes," the consultant ..

Ultra-luxury home sales grow 483%, affordable segment falls: Knight Frank

The premium housing segment (Rs 1 crore and above) was the key market driver, accounting for 46 per cent of total sales, up from 40 per cent in Q1 2024

Housing sales up 2% in Jan-Mar in 8 cities on strong demand: Knight Frank

Housing sales in the January- March period rose 2 per cent to 88,274 units across eight major cities as consumer demand for residential properties continues to be strong, according to Knight Frank. On Thursday, real estate consultant Knight Frank India released its report 'India Real Estate: Residential and Office (January-March 2025)' which showed stability in demand across primary (first sale) housing markets of eight major cities. During JanuaryMarch, the consultant said that primary residential sales reached 88,274 units, a 2 per cent annual increase over the year-ago period. Knight Frank data showed a marginal increase in sales during the latest March quarter, contrary to PropEquity and Anarock reports, which stated a 23 per cent and 28 per cent decline in housing demand in the first quarter of this calendar year. Shishir Baijal, Chairman & Managing Director of Knight Frank India, said, "The real estate market has remained strong in the face of rising concerns of overheating

Mumbai clocks stamp duty revenue of Rs 12,899 crore in FY25: Knight Frank

The revenue collection increased by 22 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), while property registration went up by 9 per cent

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