Strong housing demand drives 7,700-plus acres of residential land deals
A Cushman & Wakefield report reveals that over 7,700 acres of land were acquired for residential projects in India between 2021 and early 2026. The data highlights a robust real estate market driven by strong housing demand across 33 major cities.
Why it matters
This indicates sustained growth and investor confidence in the Indian residential real estate sector, signaling long-term urban development trends.
More than 7,700 acres of land deals were struck for the development of housing projects between January 2021 and March 2026, as real estate firms expanded their businesses amid strong demand for homes, according to Cushman & Wakefield.The real estate consultant on Wednesday released its report, Building India: Land Markets Define the Next Development Frontier, which showed that 18,158 acres were transacted across more than 880 deals in 33 cities during the period.The transactions included outright purchases as well as joint development agreements and covered multiple asset classes, including residential, commercial projects such as offices and malls, logistics and industrial parks, and data centres.“Residential land transactions continue to anchor volume, supported by sustained housing demand across major urban centres,” the report said.It added that 7,714 acres of land deals were concluded for residential development between January 2021 and March 2026.Outright…
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