The document provides an overview of the Mumbai residential and office markets between July and December 2017. Some key points:
- Residential launches fell 36% YoY while sales dropped 8% YoY, leading to 138,652 units of unsold inventory. Prices declined for the first time in a decade, down 5% YoY when factoring in discounts.
- In the office market, new completions increased 76% YoY to 10.4 million sqft adding pressure on vacancy and rentals. Vacancy rose to 22% in H1 2017 though BKC and Lower Parel remained under 10%. Transactions were up 6% YoY.
- For both markets, peripheral areas saw increased activity
2. 2
RESIDENTIAL
RECAP H1 2017
New launches fell 36%;
sales dropped by 8% YoY
Unsold inventory of 138,652 units
remained a concern
3. 3
First time DROP in Mumbai residential
prices in the decade starting 2010
4. Considering all discounts in the
form of stamp duty waivers,
floor rise charge, rental
schemes, the effective discount
has been in the range of
11-12%
Annual price
change
4
5,659
6,072
6,547 7,085
7,796
7,994
8,120
7,717
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
-5%
YoY
15. Thane, Chembur to Mulund and
Mira Bhayander to Virar have recorded
significant growth in sales over H2 2016
Which micro-market
saw maximum change
in sales in H2?
Thane
Peripheral
Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs
Central Mumbai
South Mumbai
Central
Suburbs Navi Mumbai
Peripheral
Central Suburbs
+52%
7,190 units
+5%
2,882 units
398 units
+140%
245 units
+1%
+44%
3,495 units
+16%
9,685 units
3,269 units
+32%
3,015 units
-26%
17. Unsold inventory
valued at
INR 131,000 crore –
6% of
Maharashtra’s
2017-18 GDP
17
Unsold inventory, age and QTS
Unsold
inventory
Quarters-to-sell
Age of
inventory
H1 2014 2,13,742 11.7 8.8
H2 2014 2,04,070 11.5 10.1
H1 2015 1,94,510 12.1 11
H2 2015 1,81,151 11.1 11.9
H1 2016 1,70,630 10.2 12.6
H2 2016 1,54,967 10.1 13.2
H1 2017 1,38,653 8.8 11.7
H2 2017 1,15,964 7.6 15.6
QTS and age in quarters
18. Unsold units
19,329
QTS 11.7
Age 16.0
Unsold units
4,175
QTS 18.3
Age 19.4
THANE Unsold units
11,697
QTS 8.1
Age 13.3
PERIPHERAL WESTERN
SUBURBS
Unsold units
15,701
QTS 5.1
Age 17.2
WESTERN
SUBURBS
CENTRAL
MUMBAI Unsold units
18,379
QTS 11.6
Age 13.6
Unsold units
929
QTS 12.4
Age 16.4
SOUTH
MUMBAI
CENTRAL
SUBURBS
NAVI
MUMBAI
Unsold units
21,842
QTS 11
Age 14.7
Unsold units
23,912
QTS 4.5
Age 15.9
PERIPHERAL
CENTRAL SUBURBS
Locations such as Lower Parel,
Worli, Prabhadevi in Central
Mumbai worst performing
markets, more than four years
to offload inventory
Age and QTS in quarters
19. KEY FINDINGS
19
01 03
02 04
New launches down by 83%
from peak in 2010
For the first time in this decade,
Mumbai sees a decline in
weighted average prices in 2017
• Base price down by 5% YoY
• Effective prices down by 11-12% YoY
Unsold inventory down
by 25% YoY
• Drastic fall in launches reduce inventory
levels that impacted quarters-to-sell to
7.9 quarters from a high of 12 quarters
three years back
Sales in 2017 rose by
3% YoY
• Residential sales in H2 2017 were 19%
better than demonetisation-hit H2 2016 on
account of base effect. 12% lower than
average H2 sales between 2013-15
• Homes launches in H2 2017 dropped by
23% YoY
• 2017 saw 32% fewer launches YoY
20. 20
Transactions fell by 19% for want of
quality space
Vacancy level surged to 22% in H1 2017
although BKC & Lower Parel maintained
single digit vacancy pushing rentals up
by 6% YoY
OFFICE
RECAP H1 2017
21. Yearly new completions
21
12
7.6
9.2
5.8 5.9
10.4
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
76%
YoY
inmnsqft
Large volume of supply
adds pressure on
vacancy rates and
rentals
22. The office market witnessed the
highest transaction volumes in the
last 5 years
23
6.00
6.25
7.34 7.50
7.07
7.53
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Transactions up
by 6% YoY
Yearly new transactions
23. 24
2.6
2.4
4.8
5.0
3.3
4.4
H2 2012 H2 2013 H2 2014 H2 2015 H2 2016 H2 2017
Transactions up
by 36% YoY
Large transactions by
IT/ITeS and co-
working players pull
up H2 2017
Half-yearly transactions
26. BKC & OFF-BKC
CBD & OFF-CBD
CENTRAL
MUMBAI
PBD
SBD
CENTRAL
SBD WEST
Central Mumbai
witnessed the
highest growth in
rentals in 2017
PBD
INR 160-250/sq ft/month
-3%
12 month change
INR 220-330/sq ft/month
4%
INR 80-140/sq ft/month
3%
INR 80-150/sq ft/month
3%
INR 50-90/sq ft/month
-4%
INR 170-200/sq ft/month
7%
27. 28
Industry H2 2016 H2 2017
BANKING,
FINANCIAL
SERVICES &
INSURANCE
31% 23%
IT/ITES 16% 20%
MANUFACTURING 33% 11%
OTHER SERVICES 20% 46%
What was the share of
demand by industry in
H2 2017
• IT/ITeS and Other Services segments
particularly co-working recorded
significant growth in transactions
• GST implementation related challenges
led to drop in manufacturing’s share
Interchange
28. KEY FINDINGS
01 03
02 04
29
New supply higher by
76% YoY
• New office supply hit double digits for the
first time since 2012
Vacancy sees a marginal
rise from 19% to 20.2%
• BKC and Lower Parel remain in single
digit vacancy
Co-working demand has a
big role in the jump in
transactions
• This segment has been emerging as a new
occupier category similar to the e-commerce
wave of 2014–15 in Bengaluru
Peripheral markets see
increased demand
• Demand in peripheral markets pull office
leasing by 6% in 2017
29. MUMBAI
Is Mumbai a home buyers’ market
now?
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