India's land rush: 2,900 acres transacted in H1 2025 - More than all of 2024

India’s real estate market witnessed an unprecedented land acquisition spree in H1 2025, with 2,898 acres transacted across 76 deals, surpassing the 2,515 acres across 133 deals recorded in the whole of 2024, according to ANAROCK’s report Land as Capital: Decoding India’s Land Transaction Patterns and Investment Flows. The combined transaction value stood at Rs. 30,885 crore (US$ 3.61 billion), with potential revenue of Rs. 1,47,000 crore (US$ 17.16 billion) and development capacity exceeding 233 million square feet (sq. ft.) While India’s top seven cities accounted for 67 deals totalling 991 acres, tier II and tier III cities led in acreage, transacting 1,907 acres. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region topped the list with 24 deals on 433 acres, followed by Bengaluru (182 acres) and Pune (214 acres). Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, and Amritsar each saw significant activity, transacting 714, 590, and 520 acres, respectively.
Residential projects dominated, with 54 deals covering over 1,200 acres for apartments, villas, and plotted townships. Commercial developments involved eight deals on 48.41 acres, while six mixed‑use deals covered 1,034 acres. Industrial and logistics parks accounted for 537 acres in three deals, and single transactions were recorded for a semiconductor equipment facility (25 acres) and a data centre (2.39 acres). Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Land Services, ANAROCK Group, Mr. Mayank Saksena, remarked that over 11,858 acres have been transacted in 423 deals since 2021, underscoring land’s strategic importance. Leading developers- Godrej Properties, Puravankara Limited, Signature Global, M3M Group, Brigade Group, Macrotech Developers (Lodha), and Adani Realty- drove this momentum, reflecting robust investor confidence and the sector’s maturation.

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