Global expertise paired with local market knowledge becomes the structural advantage.
In the long arc of global commerce finding new centers of gravity, Cushman & Wakefield's sixth recognition at the Asia Pacific Property Awards — and fifth consecutive — speaks to something beyond trophy collection. It marks the moment when a global firm demonstrates it has genuinely learned to think locally, arriving at a time when India's real estate landscape is reshaping itself through infrastructure, capital, and ambition. The awards, judged by over eighty independent experts, affirm that excellence in this field now demands both the wisdom of scale and the precision of place.
- India's real estate sector is accelerating faster than most advisory firms can keep pace with, driven by infrastructure expansion, institutional capital flows, and shifting corporate space strategies.
- The competition for trusted advisory partnerships is intensifying as clients demand more than transactions — they want strategic intelligence that can navigate complexity across asset classes.
- Cushman & Wakefield's dual wins — Best Property Agency/Consultancy and a five-star rating in Best Real Estate Agency Marketing — signal that the firm is competing and winning across both service depth and client communication.
- A fifth consecutive year of recognition creates compounding credibility, making it harder for rivals to claim equivalent sustained performance in the Indian market.
- The firm's leadership is framing this moment not as a milestone to rest on, but as confirmation that data, agility, and a client-first philosophy are the new structural advantages in real estate.
Cushman & Wakefield has taken two major honours at the 2026 Asia Pacific Property Awards, winning Best Property Agency/Consultancy and earning a five-star rating in Best Real Estate Agency Marketing — both for its India operations. The wins mark the firm's sixth overall at the annual competition and its fifth in a row, a streak that reflects consistent performance across advisory services, client relationships, and market positioning.
The Asia Pacific Property Awards, running since 1993, are judged by an independent panel of more than eighty industry experts who evaluate entries on design, quality, innovation, and sustainability. They form part of the broader International Property Awards, one of the most recognised competitions in global real estate.
Anshul Jain, who leads the firm's operations across India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, described the wins as validation of an integrated approach built for a market in rapid transformation. Infrastructure growth, the institutionalisation of capital, and rising investor appetite, he argued, are creating structural demand for firms that can combine global expertise with genuine local knowledge — and execute across multiple service lines.
Awantika Mohanty, overseeing business development across India, Singapore, and Southeast Asia, pointed to the marketing award as a reflection of the firm's client-centred philosophy. She described the current real estate moment as one being reshaped by data, insight, and agility — and framed the recognition as evidence that creativity and measurable results, not just scale, define leadership.
For Cushman & Wakefield, the awards arrive as India cements its place among the world's most dynamic real estate markets. The ability to offer strategic partnership rather than transactional service is becoming the defining competitive edge — and five consecutive years of recognition suggest the firm has found a way to deliver it.
Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world's largest real estate services firms, has claimed two major awards at the 2026 Asia Pacific Property Awards, cementing its standing as a dominant force in India's commercial real estate market. The firm took home honors in the Best Property Agency/Consultancy category and earned a five-star rating in Best Real Estate Agency Marketing, both for India operations. This marks the company's sixth win overall at the annual competition and its fifth consecutive year of recognition—a streak that speaks to sustained performance across advisory, client service, and market positioning.
The Asia Pacific Property Awards, held each year since 1993, exist to spotlight excellence across the property and real estate industry. An independent panel of more than eighty industry experts judges entries on design, quality, service, innovation, originality, and commitment to sustainability. The awards are part of a larger global competition, the International Property Awards, which spans multiple sectors and geographies.
Anshul Jain, who leads Cushman & Wakefield's operations across India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the broader Asia-Pacific region for office and retail services, framed the wins as validation of the firm's integrated approach. He noted that India's real estate sector is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by infrastructure expansion, the growing institutionalization of capital, shifting expectations from occupiers, and mounting investor appetite. In this environment, he argued, companies that can blend global expertise with local market knowledge—and execute across multiple service lines and asset classes—hold a structural advantage. The awards, he suggested, also reflect the dedication and collaborative strength of his teams.
Awantika Mohanty, who oversees business development services for Cushman & Wakefield in India, Singapore, and Southeast Asia, emphasized that the marketing award specifically reflects the firm's philosophy of placing clients at the center of strategy. She described the current moment in real estate as one where data, insight, and agility are reshaping how the industry operates. The firm's approach, she said, centers on helping clients make better-informed decisions, unlock value, and navigate uncertainty. The award recognizes both the team's commitment to innovation and what she called living the company's "Better never settles" principle through creativity, collaboration, and measurable results.
India's real estate market has become one of the world's most dynamic, attracting capital and talent at scale. The combination of infrastructure development, institutional investor participation, and evolving corporate real estate strategies has created demand for advisory partnerships that can move beyond transactional services and offer strategic insight. For a firm like Cushman & Wakefield, which operates globally but must compete on local knowledge, these awards signal that clients trust the company to deliver that hybrid value. The wins also arrive as the firm positions itself to capitalize on what appears to be a sustained period of growth and transformation in the Indian market.
Citações Notáveis
The ability to bring together global expertise, market intelligence, integrated execution capabilities, and deep local understanding becomes increasingly important.— Anshul Jain, Chief Executive – India, SEA, MEA and APAC Office & Retail, Cushman & Wakefield
Our focus has been on helping clients make more informed decisions, unlock value and stay ahead in an ever-changing and often uncertain environment.— Awantika Mohanty, Head of Business Development Services India, Singapore & South-East Asia, Cushman & Wakefield
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What does it mean for a real estate firm to win an award for "marketing" specifically? Isn't that just advertising?
Not quite. It's about how they communicate market intelligence and insights to clients—using data and research to help clients understand opportunities, not just promoting their own services. It's the difference between selling and advising.
Why does India matter so much right now for a global firm like this?
Because the market is institutionalizing. It's moving from individual investors and small players to large institutional capital, infrastructure is improving, and companies are rethinking their real estate strategies. That creates demand for sophisticated advisory.
The CEO mentions "global expertise" and "local understanding" as a pair. Why can't you just have one or the other?
Because global expertise without local knowledge means you miss context—regulatory nuance, relationship dynamics, market timing. And local knowledge without global perspective means you can't benchmark against what's working elsewhere or bring best practices from other markets.
Five consecutive wins at the same awards. Does that mean the competition is weak, or that they're genuinely dominant?
It could be either, but the fact that an independent panel of eighty industry experts judges it suggests the latter. Winning once is luck. Five times in a row suggests structural capability.
What's the real business outcome here? Does winning awards actually drive revenue?
Indirectly. Awards build credibility with institutional clients who are making large capital decisions. They want to work with firms that are recognized as leaders. It's a signal of quality that matters when you're deploying millions of dollars.
The CEO talks about "workplace transformation" and "capital deployment." Are those the same thing?
No. Workplace transformation is about how companies use their real estate—office design, flexibility, sustainability. Capital deployment is about where investors put their money. A good advisory firm helps with both.