New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Strong occupier demand in India’s real estate market is increasingly outpacing institutional capital deployment, creating a widening supply gap despite an estimated $2.3 billion available as dry powder for future investments, a report said on Tuesday.Real estate‑focused alternative investment funds recorded $14.5 billion in capital commitments between 2021 and 2025, but only $7.9 billion has been raised and $5.7 billion deployed, the report from Knight Frank India sa…
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New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Small office occupiers incurred the highest facilities management (FM) costs per sq ft while large office campuses benefitted substantially from scale efficiencies, centralised operations and integrated workplace infrastructure, a report said on Saturday.The report from Knight Frank India found Mumbai, Bengaluru and Gurugram as the highest-cost office markets across small office categories, due to premium Grade A office ecosystems, higher workforce costs and greater dema…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India’s Tier 2 cities are rapidly emerging as major retail and consumption hubs, outperforming several larger urban centres in international brand penetration and quality retail infrastructure, according to a report released on Tuesday.The report from Knight Frank India found that Tier 2 cities in India now have cleaner, more institutional retail stock with 61 per cent Grade A space compared with 45 per cent in Tier 1 cities.Chandigarh topped the International Brand Pe…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Transactions for large office spaces of 1 lakh square feet and above continued to dominate India’s commercial office market in Q1 2026, with large deals accounting for 65 per cent of total leasing activity across eight leading cities, a report said on Friday.The report from Knight Frank India said the large office space leasing saw year‑on‑year growth of 3 per cent to 19.5 million sq ft from a base of 19 million sq ft in Q1 2025.Bengaluru continued to maintain its l…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Mumbai city is poised to record 13,864 property registrations in April 2026, marking a 6 per cent year‑on‑year increase and the highest April tally in 14 years, a report said on Thursday.The report from Knight Frank India cited data from the Maharashtra Department of Registrations and Stamps saying the state exchequer is projected to collect over Rs 1,114 crore in stamp duty revenue in April 2026.The previous peak was recorded in April 2025, highlighting the resili…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh’s nearly-600-km-long Ganga Expressway, built at a cost of around Rs 36,000 crore and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh, will unlock new growth opportunities across 12 districts of the state, driving logistics, industrial and real estate development along the corridor, according to a report released on Wednesday.As per Knight Frank India’s analysis, spanning 594 km between Meerut and Prayagraj, the new expressway expected to sign…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Private equity investment in Indian real estate rose to $637 million across nine transactions in Q1 2026, marking a 2.1 times increase from $300 million seen in Q1 2025, a report said on Thursday.The report from real estate consultancy Knight Frank India said office assets led investment activity, drawing $529 million or 83 per cent of total inflows across four transactions.All deals involved stabilised, income-generating assets, indicating a clear investor preference …
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India’s decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent is likely to provide stability for mortgage rates, real estate industry leaders said on Wednesday.Shrinivas Rao, FRICS, CEO, Vestian welcomed the pause as a relief for developers and homebuyers as it will keep mortgage rates competitive when construction costs remain elevated over the ongoing West Asia crisis.Rao said the move could help cushion the impact of rising input costs on demand…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The flexible office space market of India has witnessed a sharp surge over the past eight years, with annual transaction volumes rising 8.4 times from 2.2 million sq ft in 2017 to 18.6 million sq ft in 2025 across the top eight cities, a report showed on Wednesday.The report by Knight Frank India highlighted that such growth indicated a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30 per cent, significantly outpacing the broader office market, which grew at 9 per cent over the…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Delhi-NCR’s second airport, Noida International Airport at Jewar, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, is expected to boost developer confidence and drive fresh residential supply in Greater Noida, according to a new report.The report by Knight Frank India said that Greater Noida has strengthened its position in the NCR residential market on the back of the airport.The micro-market accounted for 28 per cent of total NCR residential lau…