Santhosh Kumar, Vice Chairman – ANAROCK Property Consultants
Exponential urbanization and tremendous employment opportunities have made NCR one of the fastest-growing regions in the country.
It is the largest urban agglomeration in India, with more than 28 million urban residents (around 7.5% of overall country’s urban population).
The accelerated urbanization and rampant migration of working population from different states have created a tremendous need for affordable housing in NCR – and the requirement keeps growing.
A recent ANAROCK report shows that NCR comes out on top in terms of the number of units added in the affordable housing segment (priced < INR 40 lakh) during the last two years, and accounted for around 26 to 30% of the overall affordable housing segment’s supply across the top Indian cities.
The region’s share of new launches in the affordable segment has grown from a mere 21% in 2012 to 71% in 2017 (up to Q3).
While the entire region possesses the opportunity to shine in this segment, ANAROCK’s report has identified some pockets which qualify as the key destinations for affordable housing projects in NCR.