# Housing sales in 8 major cities drop 6.1% in Q2 FY25

2026-08-19T12:07:26+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

India's top eight cities saw a 6.1% drop in home sales to 91,729 units in the July-September quarter of FY25, compared to 97,674 units a year earlier, according to a PropTiger report. Sales also fell 4.4% from the previous quarter. The report cites buyer caution, seasonal pre-monsoon slowdown and layoffs in the technology sector as reasons for the decline. Despite lower sales, new home launches rose 6% year-on-year to 89,161 units. Pune saw the sharpest annual decline of 20.8%, while Ahmedabad fell 20.2%. Bengaluru sales dropped 9.2% and Delhi-NCR and Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) fell 7%. In contrast, Hyderabad saw a 14.6% rise and Chennai posted a 36% jump in sales. Average prices across eight cities rose 1% quarter-on-quarter to Rs 10,153 per square foot, with Bengaluru recording a 26% annual price increase. The festive season will be key to gauge demand, but rising prices remain a challenge for affordability.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

एक मिस्ड पेमेंट की कहानी और रियल एस्टेट के आंकड़े - दोनों स्रोत अलग-अलग विषयों पर हैं, लेकिन एक ही आउटपुट में दिए गए हैं। यह एक त्रुटि है। दोनों स्रोत अपने-अपने विषय (क्रेडिट कार्ड बनाम हाउसिंग मार्केट) पर न्यूट्रल-रिपोर्ट शैली में हैं। aajtak.in ने क्रेडिट कार्ड विवाद को RBI के नियमों से जोड़कर रिपोर्ट किया है - सोशल मीडिया के एक मामले को नियामक ढांचे से जोड़ा गया है। bazaar.businesstoday.in ने PropTiger डेटा को बिना किसी फ्रेमिंग के प्रस्तुत किया है और टेक सेक्टर की छंटनी को बिक्री में गिरावट का कारण बताया है। दोनों रिपोर्टों में कोई नाटकीय या सनसनीखेज तत्व नहीं है। एक सावधान पाठक को दोनों में से किसी एक पर ध्यान केंद्रित करना चाहिए क्योंकि वे संबंधित नहीं हैं।

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- aajtak.in (neutral report) <https://www.aajtak.in/business/news/story/credit-card-trap-missed-just-46-paise-on-bill-charged-over-rs-2600-percent-late-fee-tutc-dskc-2625370-2026-08-19?utm_source=rss>
  Credit card user's viral story with RBI regulatory context, no govt angle
- bazaar.businesstoday.in (neutral report) <https://bazaar.businesstoday.in/business-news/story/housing-sales-decline-across-top-8-indian-cities-despite-rising-property-prices-and-new-project-launches-1440200-2026-08-19?utm_source=rssfeed>
  PropTiger data on housing market with tech sector slowdown context

This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-20T07:56:06+00:00.

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