bought by foreign buyers, Apr 2025–Mar 2026. Top buyers: Canada, Mexico, China, then India, with US$3.7bn across 6,000 homes.
Source: National Association of RealtorsGlobal Pulse · Q3 2026
The world's property market, on one page.
Updated every quarter: how prices are moving in 57 countries, where Bengaluru stands among world cities, and where international buyers are putting their money.
§1 Countries
House prices in 57 countries
After inflation, the world average slipped. Southern and Central Europe led; China, Canada and New Zealand fell hardest. India rose, but only just.
The world's house-price map
Each square is a country, placed roughly where it sits on the globe and shaded by how much house prices moved over the past year. Tap or hover a square for details. India is outlined.
FallingRisingDashed squares have no data
Strongest real risePortugal +15.2%
Steepest real fallChina -7.0%
India, real+1.1%
World average, real-1.3%
Figure 2. Source: Bank for International Settlements, residential property price statistics; latest quarter per country, mostly Q1–Q2 2026. UAE and Gulf markets are not covered.
§2 Cities
Bengaluru is 12th of 46 prime cities
Bengaluru's luxury segment beat the 2.6% global average. Asian and Gulf hubs led; established Western markets and mainland China lagged.
- Tokyo topped the index after a volatile run
- Dubai and Singapore led the major investment hubs
- Mumbai (+6.2%) and Delhi (+3.9%) bracket Bengaluru
- London, Toronto and Beijing posted the deepest falls
Prime prices, 12 months to June 2026
Annual change in luxury residential prices. Bengaluru in brass.
Figure 3. Source: Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index, Q2 2026. Index average +2.6% across 46 cities.
§2a Head to head
Bengaluru against any city
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Pick a city to see how its prime prices moved against Bengaluru's over the year to June 2026.
Prime prices: Knight Frank, Q2 2026. National prices: BIS.
§3 Buyer flows
Where the money is moving
Three windows on international buying, and where Indian buyers show up in each.
United StatesUS$45.3bn
DubaiIndia first
Indians are estimated at about 22% of foreign buyers, ahead of the UK, China, Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Source: broker estimates (Knight Frank, Benhams, Betterhomes); not official dataIndia outbound~US$529m
sent abroad by Indians to buy property in FY 2025–26 under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme, about 1.8% of all LRS remittances.
Source: RBI BulletinFigures are the latest published at the time of writing and are refreshed every quarter.