NEW DELHI: Land transactions experienced a notable decline in the 2025-26 fiscal year, dropping by 22.38%. Only 111 land deals, covering over 2,994 acres, were completed across India, down from 143 deals in the prior year.
Among these, listed companies executed 54 deals, accounting for 49% of the total transactions and covering 1,433 acres, as per an Anarock report.
Bengaluru emerged as the leading market for listed developers, with 17 deals covering more than 293 acres, while Pune recorded eight deals totaling approximately 78 acres. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) had seven deals spanning over 51 acres.
Chennai and Hyderabad each saw five transactions by listed players, covering over 74 acres and 38 acres, respectively. Conversely, the National Capital Region (NCR) documented only two deals in Gurugram, and Kolkata had just one transaction.
Listed developers were also active in tier II and III cities like Vadodara, Amritsar, Nagpur, Panipat, Mysore, Raipur, and Coimbatore, showcasing a wider expansion strategy.
Godrej Properties led in land acquisitions with 17 deals totaling over 443 acres, followed closely by Brigade Group with eight deals. Despite the overall slowdown in land transactions, the share of listed developers increased from 40% in FY25 to 49% in FY26, suggesting ongoing consolidation in the sector.
Additionally, listed and grade-A developers contributed to approximately 45% of new housing supply in the top seven cities this year, an increase from 43% in the previous fiscal.
NCR reported the highest percentage of new launches attributed to listed and grade-A developers, at around 66%.
