India’s office market hit an all-time high in 2025, with 78.2 million square feet of gross leasing — led by Global Capability Centres, which accounted for 45% of all office absorption. In Bengaluru alone, GCCs leased nearly a third of the national total.

The RBI repo rate currently sits at 5.25% — the lowest it has been in years. Home loan rates moved to 8.10%, and India’s largest banks are actively competing for the home-loan customer. The Jan-Mar 2026 quarter is being called one of the most favourable borrowing environments for home buyers.

The year-end numbers are in. India’s residential property market across the top 8 cities showed an 11% overall sales volume decline in 2025 — but here is the number that matters more: the value of homes above ₹1 crore now accounts for nearly half of all residential sales.

For the last three years, we were told the office was dying. Turns out, it was just relocating — quietly, decisively, and at scale.

Piyush Pandey, the man who gave this industry its accent — who moved Indian advertising away from borrowed Western tonality and grounded it in our culture, our humour, and our emotional truth — passed away at 70.