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Q1 Home Sales in India’s Tier-2 Cities Drop 8% as Value Climbs 6%

Restricted new launches have driven a shift toward premium homes that pushed up revenues even as overall unit sales declined

Housing sales in India’s top 15 Tier 2 cities fell by 8% to 43,781 units in Q1 2025, compared to 47,378 units in the same period last year. (Picture for representational purposes only)
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Overview

  • Tier-2 markets sold 43,781 housing units in Q1 2025, down 8% from 47,378 a year earlier, while total value rose 6% to ₹40,443 crore
  • PropEquity attributes the sales volume decline to limited new supply rather than weakening buyer interest
  • Lucknow led unit growth with a 25% rise to 1,301 homes sold and Visakhapatnam posted the steepest fall at 37%
  • Coimbatore recorded the highest jump in sales value, surging 52% to ₹1,120 crore as buyers targeted higher-end projects
  • A cumulative 50 bps of RBI repo rate cuts since January has lowered borrowing costs and is expected to sustain housing demand