Indian Property Market Near-Term Outlook Remains Stable: Knight Frank
Indian property market is expected to remain stable in the near future even as prices in some of the international markets may fall 10-20% in the next 18 months, said global property consultancy services firm Knight Frank's proprietary partner and head of global residential agency, Lord Andrew Hay. "American (property) markets are improving but some parts of Europe like Italy, Greece, Poland, Spain and Ireland, that have fallen by 60% in the last 5 years, are still vulnerable," Hay told ET. "Indian real estate is in a unique position like Singapore where actual demand is at work and therefore would remain insulated," he added. Hay thinks that despite economic and political changes in India, it's still a promising market. However, in order to emerge as a mature market, India needs to incorporate a framework combining transparent legal system, easy finance, liquidity in market and availability of thorough research about the market that allows one t...