Apartment sales fell by 13% YoY and 6% QoQ to 98,761 units in January-March quarter

Apartment income successful India’s apical 9 cities continued to diminution successful Q1 (January-March) 2026, falling beneath the 1 lakh portion people aft 18 quarters, owing to less proviso crossed astir large cities, a information analytics steadfast said.

According to NSE-listed existent property information analytics institution PropEquity, lodging income fell by 13% YoY and 6% QoQ to 98,761 units portion launches fell by 19% YoY and 8% QoQ to 92,411 units successful January-March 2026.

Bengaluru, with income of 17,991 units, emerged arsenic the highest selling market. The metropolis recorded 16% QoQ and 3% YoY growth.

Delhi-NCR with 12,141 units recorded 13% YoY growth. However, connected QoQ basis, income fell by 1%.

In Mumbai determination has been a diminution of 13% QoQ. 

Samir Jasuja, Founder & CEO, Prop Equity said, “Housing income continued to mean successful the archetypal 4th of 2026 with Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru emerging arsenic outliers. 

“This simplification is connected relationship of debased proviso crossed astir cities. Close to 22,000 lesser units were supplied successful Q1 2026 arsenic compared to the aforesaid play past year,” helium said.

“On the proviso front, Delhi-NCR with 17,227 units launched successful Q1, has travel of property to look arsenic the 2nd biggest market. Amongst the apical 9 cities, Delhi-NCR remains the lone metropolis to grounds 89% YoY and 8% QoQ growth,” helium added. 

Bengaluru with 17782 units launched regained the apical spot signaling 10% QoQ maturation and 24% Yoy decline.

Chennai, meanwhile, with 2909 units saw 12% QoQ maturation and 62% YoY diminution successful supply.

All different cities saw a diminution successful caller launches, arsenic per PropEquity. 

“While Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru saw akin level of lodging proviso successful Q1, the erstwhile witnessed lesser absorption arsenic compared to the second arsenic high-ticket launches impacted the income successful Delhi-NCR. Also, it is for the archetypal clip post-covid that Delhi-NCR has seen much proviso than Pune, Hyderabad and Thane - the accepted precocious proviso markets,” Mr Jasuja said.