ANAROCK Research & Advisory counted approximately 100,200 home sales across its seven tracked Indian cities in Q3 2026, up 3% from a year earlier. New launches rose 18% to about 114,300 units, while available inventory ended the quarter at roughly 630,600 units, 12% above Q3 2025. The figures show stronger quarterly sales alongside a continued annual rise in unsold launched stock. ANAROCK’s Q3 2026 report uses the same seven-city frame for all three measures.
Did home sales recover in Q3?
Yes, by ANAROCK’s count: sales were about 100,200 units, 10% above Q2 2026 and 3% higher year on year. The report also values Q3 sales at approximately ₹1.55 lakh crore, up 13% from Q2 and 2% from Q3 2025. Those comparisons separate a sharp quarterly improvement from the more modest annual gain.
The report attributes the return to end-user buyers completing purchases deferred in the previous quarter. That is ANAROCK’s interpretation of its market data; the report does not identify individual purchasers or disclose a government transaction register.
Did supply keep running ahead of sales?
New launches outnumbered sales by roughly 14,100 units during Q3. The gap narrowed from about 15,300 in Q2, but launches still rose faster than sales over the year: 18% compared with 3%. Available inventory increased 2% quarter on quarter and 12% year on year to approximately 630,600 units.
That combination matters more than a sales headline on its own. A faster sales quarter can coexist with more listed, unsold homes when new supply continues to enter the market. ANAROCK says inventory increased for a third consecutive quarter in 2026, although the pace of growth slowed as sales absorption improved.
What does ANAROCK count as the national market?
The report’s “Pan-India” figures cover seven cities: Mumbai Metropolitan Region, National Capital Region, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata. They are not a census of every Indian housing market. ANAROCK defines available inventory as units in launched projects that remain unsold, irrespective of launch timing or construction progress.
The definition makes the 630,600 figure a tracked supply measure, not a count of completed homes ready for handover. It also means city and project conditions can differ materially from the combined total. BestProp.ai previously examined India’s Q2 housing sales and city-level mix; the Q3 result should be read with the same attention to market scope.
What can a homebuyer infer from the data?
The report supports a narrow conclusion: activity recovered from Q2, while the seven-city pool of launched unsold stock remained larger than a year earlier. It does not establish whether a particular neighbourhood has excess supply, whether a project is selling quickly, or what price a specific home will command. Those questions need project- and location-level evidence that this combined market table does not provide.
How many homes were sold across the seven cities?
ANAROCK reports approximately 100,200 sales in Q3 2026, up 10% quarter on quarter and 3% year on year.
Did available inventory fall during Q3?
No. ANAROCK reports about 630,600 available units at quarter end, 2% above Q2 and 12% above Q3 2025.
Does the report cover every Indian city?
No. Its “Pan-India” residential figures cover seven named city markets, not all cities or towns in India.
Source and limitation
This article uses ANAROCK Research & Advisory’s Q3 2026 report for the figures and its methodology notes. The report is private market research; its estimates should not be treated as a complete national registry or a project-level sales ledger.