hyderabad the residential property market of it hub hyderabad has recorded the highest jump nationally not just in terms of property launches but in sales as well for the first half of 2021 despite the second wave realty consultant knight frank saidhyderabad clocked the highest rise of 150 in home sales in first half of 2021 among the top eight cities in the country with 11974 units sold as compared to 4782 units in h1 of 2020 said knight franks india real estate januaryjune 2021 report that was released on thursdayhyderabad was followed by ahmedabad with a 67 rise in housing unit sales mumbai with 53 growth pune with 74 jump and bengaluru with 22 increase in sales in the first half nationally residential property sales grew only 67 in h1 2021in q2 of 2021 sales of homes soared 420 in hyderabad as compared to the same period of last year with the highest number of housing units at 5065 being sold in the city in the midst of the second wavewith this hyderabad stole a march over mumbai bengaluru and delhi ncraccording to knight frank demand grew across all ticket sizes in the city in the first half with the rs 2550 lakh category recording a 240 increase and the rs 12 crore bracket showing a 158 rise as compared to h1 of 2020west hyderabad localities such as kukatpally madhapur kondapur gachibowli raidurgam and kokapet continued to account for the largest share in residential property sales and launches with a 63 and 64 share respectively in h1 2021average residential prices in hyderabad also increased marginally by 1 yearonyear in h1 2021 to rs 50803sq m rs 4720sq ft driven by the strong demand momentumaccording to knight frank indias hyderabad branch director samson arthur the hyderabad housing market responded strongly on all parametres across micro markets with demand and supply increasing significantly despite the second wavewhile it firms a key anchor continued to grow in their core business hyderabad continued to be a promising residential destination for end users and investors alike he said a unique proposition for the citys attractive index continued to be the governments thrust on improving the citys infrastructure