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India housing market resilience confidence and luxury demand growth
Mid‑July data continued to highlight strength in India's premium The Indian residential segment, with capital values in key metros rising up property sector continues to 28 % YoY in H1 signal strong economic confidence. In Q2 2026 and pre‑sales of branded luxury projects surging. While Hyderabad saw a temporary dip in registrations, overall high‑end demand remained robust, accounting for developers launched about 106,000 homes across the seven major cities—a 7 % year‑on‑year increase—and nearly 90,700 units were sold despite rising prices. Builders are increasingly targeting Tier‑2 markets, with more than half of transaction value. New evidence from recent plot launches situated outside the Magicbricks PropIndex (Apr‑Jun 2026) shows a shift toward larger homes: 3‑BHK units now represent 46 % of active supply, driven traditional metros, buoyed by hybrid‑work government infrastructure programmes such as the Urban Challenge Fund and multigenerational living preferences. Affordability remains a factor, with Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune new expressways that improve connectivity and Greater Noida leading demand for homes under ₹75 lakh. At the same time, encourage lower‑density, organised developments. The premium and luxury homes are expanding their share segment remains a key driver of new supply. Anarock’s H1 FY 26 report indicates that luxury growth. Luxury and premium units make up nearly homes still constitute roughly 42 % of new home supply in the major cities, valued at roughly accounting for around ₹2.98 lakh crore in sales and growing expanding 7 % YoY. Luxury prices in Mumbai have risen about 43 % over the past three years, while Gurugram has overtaken Mumbai Delhi‑NCR leads in overall transaction value. Gurugram’s share of luxury sales, reaching ₹24,120 crore sales has widened dramatically, representing over 73 % of total luxury transactions in 2025 and maintaining its dominance into 2026. Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Gurugram and Noida are seeing growing demand for homes priced between ₹1.5 cr and ₹3 cr. These developments suggest that despite localized registration slow‑downs, trends reinforce the Indian housing market’s resilience of India’s high‑end segment continues to attract housing market, showing sustained demand from affluent buyers, NRIs NRIs, and professionals, reinforcing the overall resilience of the sector. professionals even as activity spreads to secondary urban centres.