Due to the uncertainty caused by the West Asia conflict and on account of supply chain disruptions, housing sales in the top 7 cities have been impacted in Q2 (April-June) 2026, as per the latest Anarock Research data. Residential sales are believed to have dropped 6%, with about 90,715 units sold in the quarter against about 96,285 units in the same period last year. On Q-o-Q basis, housing sales fell 11%, as per Anarock data.Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Bengaluru together accounted for over 48% of total sales in the top 7 cities, with about 43,995 units cumulatively sold in these cities in the April to June quarter. Of the top cities, only Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru respectively saw 10%, 2% and 1% yearly sales increases in the quarter. Pune saw the steepest yearly decline of 15% in the quarter.New launches, on the other hand, rose by 7% Y-o-Y - from about 98,625 units in April to June quarter of 2025 to about 1,06,000 units in April to June quarter of 2026. MMR and Bengaluru saw the maximum new supply, accounting for 53% of the total new inventory additions across the top 7 cities.Individually, MMR witnessed a 23% yearly rise and a 14% quarterly decline in new supply. Bengaluru saw new supply rise by a remarkable 41% Y-o-Y in Q2 2026 against Q2 2025, but a 11% quarterly decline.Anuj Puri, Chairman, Anarock Group, said, “These readings are along expected lines, as the West Asia war’s impacts on the entire sector were all too obvious. Reasons aside, what we have currently is a more balanced housing market where new supply is catching up with absorption as sales growth moderated across most top cities.”“Notable, the most sales growth now is in premium housing, GCC-led employment hubs, and infrastructure-driven corridors. Also, the West Asia war’s disruptions and, inevitably, AI-related uncertainties in the IT/ITeS sector have pushed more buyers onto the fence,” he added.“Interestingly, new launces remained strong in the quarter annually as large and listed developers unleashed projects on the massive land parcels they acquired in 2025. However, on quarterly basis, new supply in the top cities dropped by 16% in the quarter. Uncertainty-weakened buyer sentiment would also have caused many developers to throttle back new supply,” he further said.The average residential prices in a quarterly basis in the top 7 cities rose by 1% but rose 7% annually. The annual growth rate has slowed down marginally in this quarter when viewed against the double-digit growth in these cities last year. At 13%, NCR by far saw the highest annual price surge in the quarter while quarterly growth was a more modest 2%. Bengaluru followed with an 8% annual price jump. Published - June 29, 2026 10:56 pm IST