Hyderabad registered 5,900 properties in February 2025, down 16% from 7,135 in the year-ago period. The total value of registered properties stood at ₹3,925 crore, down 10% from ₹4,362 crore in February 2024, as per data from the Telangana Registration and Stamps Department analysed by Knight Frank India.

Hyderabad’s real estate market showed signs of recovery, with registrations increasing 10% month-on-month (MoM) and the total registered home value rising by 13% MoM, the analysis showed.

At least 34 percent of homes listed for sale in Delhi NCR are priced at Rs 10 crore or more. Between January and September 2024, the region saw a 72% increase in luxury property sales, according to data analyzed by eXP India, the Indian arm of the global real estate company eXP World Holdings.

In contrast, Mumbai saw only an 18% increase in luxury property sales during the same period.

Real estate investments in the Asia Pacific market increased 12 percent year-on-year to reach $ 155.9 billion in 2024, according to a report by Colliers. Within the APAC region, India continued to exhibit strong momentum with the second half of 2024 witnessing an 88 percent annual rise in investments at $ 3 billion.

The demand for retirement homes is continuously growing, making it a lucrative investment opportunity.

According to JLL, the year 2024 marked a watershed year in India’s real estate sector, characterized by a surge in land acquisitions. Developers across the country embarked on an ambitious expansion drive, securing a vast 2,335 acres of land through 134 distinct transactions in key 23 cities. These strategic land acquisitions, valued at a staggering Rs 39,742 crore, laid the foundation for potential development of 194 million sq-ft of real estate.

In accordance with the policy issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Government of Punjab, sites reserved for the economically weaker section (EWS) in urban estates of Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) and Patiala Urban Planning And Development Authority (PDA) and in approved colonies, which have been transferred to the PDA, will be converted into residential, commercial and other types of plots. These plots will then be sold to the public through e-auction, as per the policy keeping view in the public interest.

In the post-pandemic period, property prices have risen exponentially across the top 7 Indian cities: Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, NCR, MMR, Kolkata, and Chennai. Property rates in key micro markets of these cities have grown by as much as 128% between 2021-end and 2024-end, according to the latest data by ANAROCK Property Consultants.

In the NCR (National Capital Region), average capital values rose by 128% to Rs 13,000 per sq/ft last year from Rs 5,700 per sq/ft three years ago, ANAROCK data showed.

Redevelopment has become the primary land sourcing strategy for Mumbai's developers and generated considerable hype, but market observers say that actual deals on the ground have not matched expectations, with only a few involving significantly large land parcels.

Small land parcels can decrease the free sale component available to developers, affecting their margins in a flattening real estate cycle.

Within the Asia Pacific region, India continued to exhibit strong momentum with the second half of 2024 witnessing a robust jump in real estate investments.

According to the Nasdaq-listed real estate consultancy firm, India saw 88 per cent annual rise in investments at USD 3.0 billion. Office assets continued to draw majority of the investments at 47 per cent share, followed by industrial and logistics at 27 per cent share.

The recent proposal to increase collector guideline rates by an average of 18% in 1,283 locations across Bhopal has come in for stringent opposition with critics arguing that frequent hikes in benchmark property rates inflate real estate costs, slow down development, and push housing out of reach for the middle class.

While the government claims these increases reflect market trends and earn enhanced revenues for the state, realtors and buyers say they distort the sector and limit accessibility.