New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The country's residential real estate segment is witnessing a decisive return of serious enquiries, which are now at 50% of pre-Covid-19 levels in the top cities. Recovery is fastest in Bengaluru, where current enquiries have reached 70% of the January-February period, followed by Gurugram with nearly 65%.
"Despite site visits far from the previous levels, the site-visit-to-closure conversion rate has increased considerably as only serious buyers are venturing out, with casual window shoppers fairly dormant currently. Hyderabad now sees an average of 15% site visits converting to sales, against 8% in the pre-Covid-19 period. Gurugram, with just 4-5% conversions earlier, is now clocking in at 8-10%. Other cities report ...