According to Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific Residential Review Index for H2 2023, Singapore is the best-performing Asia-Pacific market, with a YoY growth of 13.7%.
Regarding annual price growth in H2 2023, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and the National Capital Region have secured a position among the top 10 Asia-Pacific residential markets performing well. Bengaluru ranked eighth on the Asia-Pacific Residential Review, with a YoY growth of 7.1%, while Mumbai ranked ninth, with a YoY growth of 7%.
Another significant residential market, NCR, came in at number eleven with a 6% YoY price rise during that time. Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific Residential Review Index for H2 2023 states that Bengaluru, Mumbai, and the National Capital Region (NCR) will account for 60% of all sales volume in Indian markets in 2023.
Non-city-centric developers are showing interest in Bengaluru, leading to a 24% increase in the number of launches in the city during H2 2023. In the second half of 2023, the town sold 27,799 dwellings. The city’s average price is Rs 5,900 per square foot or Rs 63,508 per square meter.
The heightened demand during festive periods such as Navratri, Dussehra, and Diali is primarily to blame for Mumbai’s notable improvement in sales in 3Q 2023. The city sold 46,073 residences in the second half of 2023. The average price in the town is Rs 84,849 per square meter or Rs 7,883 per square foot.
Overall, 29,888 units were sold in the NCR in H2 2023, with an average price of Rs 4,579 per square foot (Rs 51,226 per square meter).
21 out of 25 Asia-Pacific (APAC) cities have positive annual price growth, according to the Asia-Pacific Residential Review Index for H2 2023. Singapore is the best-performing Asia-Pacific market, with 13.7% year-over-year (YoY) growth.
Asia-Pacific Residential Review, which focuses on investors, offers a comprehensive analysis of the performance of the Region’s mainstream residential markets.
“In 2023, residential property demand in India’s major cities has surged to its highest level in a decade, despite the increase in mortgage rates and property prices,” stated Shishir Baijal, Chairman and Managing Director of Knight Frank India. In 2024, residential demand will still maintain momentum due to notable tailwinds like the anticipated decline in interest rates and comparatively robust economic growth.”
With a large inventory of completed new apartments that are unsold and high-interest rates, the Hong Kong residential market is the last in the world according to the index. Rising mortgage rates make it more difficult for buyers to afford homes, so they are more cautious.
“The residential market experienced a surge in the past six months, following the FED’s decision to pause rate hikes, which encouraged potential buyers who had been waiting to make purchasing decisions,” stated Kevin Coppel, managing director at Knight Frank Asia-Pacific. Due to persistent supply-side issues like labor shortages, rising input costs, and construction delays, prices have benefited in many cities throughout the Asia-Pacific area”.
According to him, cities like Bengaluru, Singapore, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Manila, Delhi, and Brisbane have all prospered from the wealth effect, supply outpacing demand, and promising economic growth prospects.