PropDesq is a research and consulting practice that marries real estate datasets with alternate datasets — turning fragmented signals into studies that institutional funds, PE funds, developers, occupiers and financial institutions can rely on.
We build proprietary indices and predictive models that link socio-economic, infrastructure and real estate indicators — the connective tissue most advisory misses. Over 10 decades of collective professional experience coupled with quant-grade rigour.
A geo-level real estate potential index that measures development momentum from macro-economic, infrastructure and RE fundamentals — before the market factors it in.
Trend and scenario analysis that connects socio-economic drivers, infrastructure pipelines, sustainability and climate risk to real estate outcomes.
Independent market studies built to institutional standards with regulator-grade rigour — for REIT and SM REIT listings, developer efficiency due diligence, and public-sector engagements.
Deployable as commissioned studies or subscription products — for developers, occupiers including GCCs, institutional funds, Private Equity funds and financial institutions.
Advisory for funds, developers and government bodies — linking socio-economic, RE, infrastructure, sustainability and climate-risk indicators with robust trend and predictive analysis.
View details →Measures real estate development potential from macro-economic, RE and infrastructure indicators. Composite rankings, radar charts by pillar, asset-class sub-indices and a momentum flag for fastest-rising cities.
View details →Office and residential entry strategy for institutional funds, occupiers including GCCs and developers — achievable rentals, occupancy trends, occupier profiling, pricing and sales velocity.
View details →Assess developer efficiency for institutional funds' due diligence — capital and execution efficiency, governance and compliance risk, sales velocity and price realisation versus market.
View details →SEBI-mandated independent market studies for IPOs and QIPs, plus annual studies for existing REITs — spanning macro demand-supply perspectives, micro-market analysis, asset level benchmarking and forward-looking demand drivers.
View details →Deployable as commissioned studies.
Our edge is integration. We pair authoritative real estate datasets with alternate datasets, so every study rests on more signals than any single source can offer.
// Additional alternate datasets are integrated on a per-study basis wherever the mandate requires.
A sample of the indices, outlooks and market intelligence to be released by the PropDesq research desk.
A founder-led research desk pairing decades of on-the-ground consulting judgement with a data-first method.
Dr. Samantak Das is an economist and research leader with 30 years of experience across economic analysis, policy research and real estate intelligence. He was most recently Executive Director & Chief Economist and Head of Research & Real Estate Intelligence Service at JLL India, and earlier Chief Economist & National Director, Research at Knight Frank India — leading nationwide research across residential, office, retail, industrial and capital markets.
He conceptualised and launched the Knight Frank–FICCI Real Estate Sentiment Index, India's first supply-side sentiment index, and served on JLL's Global Research Leadership Team. A widely quoted voice on Indian real estate, he holds a Ph.D., a PGDBF from the Indian Institute of Finance and an M.Com from the University of Calcutta, and is a member of the FICCI Economist Forum. His earlier career spans Planman Consulting and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
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