The short answer
CBRE counted about 61,150 home sales and 63,780 new launches across its tracked Indian markets in Q2 2026. The firm says the share of high-end apartment sales continued to increase. Those national totals describe activity; they do not tell a buyer whether suitable homes are available at a particular price in a particular city.
What the Q2 India housing data shows
CBRE’s July 15 India Market Monitor reports roughly 61,150 sales and 63,780 unit launches for April through June. Its summary describes high-end apartments taking a larger share of sales even as quarterly volumes moderated. The report’s city tables and segment definitions give a more useful buyer lens than the national headline on its own.
Ticket-size bands differ by city group. For Bengaluru and Hyderabad, for example, CBRE defines high-end as ₹1.5 crore to ₹2.5 crore; for Mumbai and Delhi-NCR it is ₹1.5 crore to ₹3 crore; and for Pune, Chennai and Kolkata it is ₹1.25 crore to ₹2.5 crore. “High-end” is not one nationwide price point.
CBRE flags that figures are rounded and provisional, and may be revised as more information becomes available. The 61,150 and 63,780 totals are reported estimates, not an exact count of every transaction or a direct measure of unsold stock.
How to use a national market signal in a local search
For a household, a national sales mix is context rather than a shortlist. Match the city’s segment definition to the total purchase budget, check a specific project’s current price and availability, then compare location, unit type and recurring costs. Do not translate a larger high-end share into a claim that every city or neighbourhood has moved by the same amount.
A separate series can answer a different question: BestProp.ai’s NHB RESIDEX report tracks a housing-price index. Transactions, new launches and an index should not be treated as interchangeable measures.
Did India have more launches than sales in Q2?
CBRE reports about 63,780 launches against about 61,150 sales across the markets covered by its monitor. The report presents rounded, provisional estimates; the gap is not a direct measure of unsold inventory.
Does “high-end” mean the same price in every Indian city?
No. CBRE sets different ticket-size definitions for city groups. Its high-end band for Bengaluru and Hyderabad is ₹1.5 crore–₹2.5 crore, while other city groups use different ranges.
BestProp.ai’s market read
The useful signal is that CBRE reports a rising high-end share, paired with the limits of its category labels and national totals. A buyer comparing two cities needs the city-specific ticket bands and project-level availability; a national percentage alone cannot resolve either.
Sources and scope
Figures and segment definitions come from CBRE’s India Market Monitor Q2 2026 residential page and its six-page Q2 report. The page was published July 15, 2026. The monitor’s figures are rounded and provisional; its segment labels describe the report’s tracked market, not a universal household-affordability measure.