Sustainability is becoming a core driver of residential demand. According to a report by Carbon Guardians, India’s green building market is projected to grow to nearly $85 billion by 203.
Market observers said property price growth is expected to moderate in 2026 after sharp gains across major cities such as Noida, Gurugram, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune in previous years.
Launched in 2019 with an initial corpus of Rs 25,000 crore, the SWAMIH Fund was created to provide last-mile financing to stalled residential projects and protect homebuyers stuck in delayed developments
Jaypee Infratech was admitted to insolvency in 2017, leaving more than 20,000 homebuyers across its Noida and Greater Noida projects in limbo. After multiple failed resolution attempts, Suraksha Group took over the company in 2024, promising time-bound delivery under a court-approved resolution plan.
In January 2021, the Noida Authority had stopped key approvals for Sports City project in sector 150—including occupancy certificates and flat registrations—citing builders’ failure to develop the mandated sports infrastructure.
Market observers said that prices firmed up in well-connected locations, buyer confidence improved, and growth expanded beyond large metros into emerging corridors and regional cities—marking a clear shift towards value-led and infrastructure-driven development.
Market observers said that the decline is significant because the October–December period typically benefits from festive-season demand, developer discounts and heightened buyer activity. This time, however, the seasonal tailwind failed to revive volumes.
These will add 3,845 residential, commercial and mixed-use units, with Lucknow emerging as the biggest beneficiary with six projects
The RBI slashed the repo rate by 25-basis-points to 5.25% from 5.5% at its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on December 5. RBI has kept repo rate unchanged in last two MPC meetings since August 2025.
Median luxury prices show strong depth across cities, with Mumbai at Rs 9.66 crore, Gurugram at Rs 5.46 crore, Bengaluru at Rs 2.91 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 2.20 crore, Chennai at Rs 2.00 crore, Pune at Rs 1.97 crore and Kolkata at Rs 1.50 crore, data showed.
One Group has committed to invest around Rs 700 crore to restart and complete the integrated township project, which spans 26.18 acres and includes 26 towers with nearly 3,000 housing units. The move is expected to pave way for completion of homes for thousands of affected homebuyers and bring long-awaited clarity and relief to them.
Data from JLL shows that demand for homes sized 3,000 sq ft and above rose by nearly 25% YoY across Delhi-NCR in 2025. Experts said that buyers are favouring projects with lower population density, independent floors, and villa-style residences that offer both exclusivity and community living.
Jaypee Infratech went into insolvency in August 2017 after the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) admitted an application filed by an IDBI Bank-led consortium
The homebuyers have accused the developer of failing to commence reconstruction of the damaged towers as directed by the court and of halting rent payments to displaced residents, in violation of both judicial and administrative orders.
Work on these projects, some of which are in NCR, was suspended in July last for failing to upload documents such as land ownership records and building maps on the regulator’s portal
The report also highlighted that new supply across the top eight cities saw a 0.1 percent annual decline, with 91,807 units launched. However, new launches registered a 9.1 percent growth over the previous quarter, signaling cautious optimism among developers.
According to the authority, the combined investment for these six projects stands at Rs 176.28 crore and will lead to the construction of 501 new units, comprising residential flats and commercial shops.
The stalled projects have left thousands of homebuyers in limbo. Officials said that while the Noida Authority has managed to execute registries for 3,724 apartments, an additional 5,758 units remain blocked because developers are yet to clear their outstanding dues.
The eight projects will add more than 3,000 new homes and commercial units across six cities and will be range form affordable to mid-income housing categories
Developers are currently in the process of recalculating project budgets and tax liabilities under the new rules. This includes assessing how input tax credits and revised rates affect overall cost structures, experts said.
While GST cuts on inputs sucha s cement and steel are a positive step, 'high' stamp duty remains as concern, CREDAI has said
In the top seven cities, average prices have climbed from Rs 6,001 per sq. ft. in Q2 2023 to Rs 8,990 per sq. ft. by Q2 2025, up by around 50 percent.
Market observers say that the proposed move aims to simplify the rules and developers will get the benefit of lower taxes. Due to this, homebuyers will also be able to get homes at cheaper rates.
Data from JLL shows a 9 percent jump in sales for luxury homes priced Rs 5 crore and above in Delhi-NCR in H1 2025, with 5,168 units sold, accounting for 65 percent of all luxury housing sales nationwide, which, experts say, reflects a deeper aspiration for quality living, privacy and world-class amenities among HNIs, young professionals and NRIs.
Fuelled by large-scale integrated projects and strong investor appetite, the rapid rise of Noida's Sector 150 underscores how select pockets in the NCR are redefining the country’s real estate growth story.