| India, with a 20.5 per cent increase in the number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) to 100,015 recorded the second-highest growth rate in HNWIs globally, said the annual World Wealth Report by Merrill Lynch and Cap Gemini. India trailed only Singapore, where the increase in HNWIs grew by 21.2 per cent. The HNWIs are keen to flaunt their wealth & acquire prestige assets. Realizing the market for super-luxury homes, more and more developers are coming up with million dollar homes in formats ranging from condominiums and suburban town houses to golf villas. These millionaires could be professionals earning in the excess of 1 crore per annum, industrialists and businessmen. Add to this list NRIs from the US and the UK and one can conclude that super premium housing in India is on a high-growth trajectory.
Along with high disposable incomes there are other trends that are fuelling the demand for super luxury homes. Members of the joint family who are breaking away invest money from their ancestral property in new super luxury developments. Besides the super rich are upgrading from old buildings (which no amenities to speak of) to new buildings which have a pool, a gym, liftmen and a concierge, not to mention enough parking for family’s many cars...... Full press release: Source
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