According to the 49th edition of the Knight Frank–NAREDCO Real Estate Sentiment Index for Q2 2026, the Real Estate Future Sentiment Score remained unchanged at 50, suggesting a neutral outlook. The reading indicates that market participants expect the operational challenges facing the sector to continue, but believe the deterioration recorded in the first quarter has now levelled off.
National President, Naredco Mahi & MD, SSPL Group
I believe this policy has potential to become a national benchmark for achieving 'Housing for All'. It focuses on affordable housing, green construction, transit-oriented development, digital governance and public-private partnerships creates a comprehensive framework for long-term urban growth.
For Ravi Reddy, President, NAREDCO NextGen, the Regional Plan’s most significant contribution is that it “looks beyond Delhi and a few established markets and encourages balanced growth across the entire region.” He believes the Plan can create multiple growth centres where people live closer to workplaces, schools, healthcare and public transport, reducing pressure on existing urban pockets while opening opportunities for planned residential communities, commercial hubs and social infrastructure.
SMRITI IRANI, Former Union Minister
Traditionally women have been conditioned /trained that money is saved for their education and marriage so that they get settled in life. I was however not traditional in that sense and from a very young age, I was very clear as to what capital asset I would own. At the age of 7, I told my father that I will buy a house at XYZ place which is not what most girls talk about.
Why Indian Cities Are Especially Vulnerable
India is urbanising at remarkable speed. Every year, cities spread further outward. Buildings rise higher. Roads get wider. Green spaces shrink. That growth is essential for economic development. But experts say it must also become climate-sensitive. Parveen Jain, President of NAREDCO, believes the Urban Heat Island effect is no longer just an environmental concern.
"It directly affects the way people live, increasing indoor temperatures, pushing up electricity consumption and impacting public health," he says.
Residential developers are increasingly expanding into India's Tier-II cities as they see improving infrastructure, industrial growth, and changing home-buyer preferences creating new growth opportunities beyond the country's metropolitan markets.
Residential developers are increasingly expanding into India's Tier-II cities as they see improving infrastructure, industrial growth, and changing home-buyer preferences creating new growth opportunities beyond the country's metropolitan markets.
The NAREDCO Real Estate Conclave 2026 and NAREDCO NextGen NCR Conclave, organised in association with Bharat Buildcon, held on 19 June 2026 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, concluded with a strong industry-wide consensus on accelerating the adoption of Artificial Intelligence, sustainable construction practices, integrated urban governance, and large-scale skill development to drive India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat 2047.
सिद्धार्थ जैन, प्रेसिडेंट, नारेडको नेक्स्टजेन एनसीआर एंड डायरेक्टर, ट्यूलिप इन्फ्राटेक के अनुसार, हर कोई चाहता है कि उसकी कमाई ऐसी जगह इन्वेस्ट हो, जहां आने वाले समय में अच्छा रिटर्न मिले। पिछले कुछ वर्षों में रियल एस्टेट भी इन्वेस्टमेंट का एक मजबूत ऑप्शन बनकर उभरा है।
The 5th NAREDCO Mahi Real Estate Convention 2026 was held at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on June 20, in association with Bharat Buildcon 2026, bringing together women leaders, developers, entrepreneurs, policymakers and industry stakeholders to celebrate five years of NAREDCO Mahi's journey in advancing women's participation and leadership in the real estate sector.
