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Luxury Buying Drives 9% Value Growth in India’s Tier-1 Housing Market

Developers have scaled back new launches, prompting buyers to favour larger, premium residences.

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Overview

  • Tier-1 cities recorded ₹3.6 lakh crore in housing sales value in H1 2025, up 9% year-on-year on 2.54 lakh units sold, a nearly 5% volume decline.
  • Average ticket size jumped 14% to ₹1.42 crore, underscoring a clear consumer shift toward higher-end and luxury homes.
  • The National Capital Region led all markets with a 26% revenue share, achieving a 21% rise in sales value and 73% of purchases above ₹3 crore.
  • Mumbai Metropolitan Region accounted for 23% of total revenues, posting a 9% increase in value and boosting its share of ultra-premium homes above ₹3.5 crore from 29% to 34%.
  • New project launches fell from 98,000 units in H2 2024 to 82,000 in H1 2025 as developers navigated input-cost pressures.