Home sales cool, prices climb: Is India's housing market getting too expensive?

India's residential housing market saw sales decline by 6.1% YoY in Q2 2026, while average prices rose 1% QoQ to Rs 10,153 per sq ft. Led by a 26% price surge in Bengaluru, widening cost-sales gaps indicate maturing market dynamics and growing affordability pressures for mid-income buyers.