Luxury homes priced at Rs 10 crore and above recorded 957 transactions worth Rs 18,512 crore in H1 CY2026, with Worli emerging as the top-performing micro-market and the Rs 20-40 crore segment witnessing the fastest growth.
A FICCI-EY report estimates cities will need $2.4 trillion by 2050 for climate-resilient, low-carbon development, while calling for a shift towards investment-ready governance and diversified urban growth.
Only 0.9 million sq ft of new Grade A mall space was added across India's top seven cities in H1 2026, while retailers leased 4.1 million sq ft, pushing vacancy to a 16-year low.
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Around 5,303 residential and commercial units will be developed under these projects. This will promote planned urban development in the state and strengthen the growth of the real estate sector.
While the current real estate sentiment score slipped marginally to 48 amid global geopolitical and inflationary pressures, the future sentiment score remained neutral at 50.
Text-message-based fraud incidents surged 146% year-on-year as cybercriminals increasingly target mobile banking users with sophisticated social engineering, while higher-value fraud attempts highlight the growing need for advanced fraud detection.
Global Capability Centers accounted for 45% of gross office leasing in H1 2026, driving steady demand, lower vacancies and higher rentals across India's top office markets, led by Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Lower crude oil prices, resilient services exports, remittances and stronger capital inflows are expected to narrow India's current account deficit and help the country post a Balance of Payments surplus of $25-30 billion in FY27.
Land acquisitions and office assets fuel record equity inflows, while domestic investors account for 92% of Q2 investments, reflecting strong confidence in India's property market.
