India’s largest property markets are no longer moving in unison. In 2025, residential demand has splintered into high-performing corridors within cities, as infrastructure-led micro markets reshape investment and end-user decisions across Gurugram, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Kolkata.
Industry data reviewed by Urban Acres indicates that while overall housing sales across major metros softened marginally this year, select corridors linked to expressways, metro expansions and airport development continued to record strong absorption and price resilience. The shift marks a structural transition from city-wide cycles to hyperlocal performance a change with implications for urban planning, infrastructure finance and long-term liveability. In the National Capital Region, the rise of the Dwarka Expressway illustrates this divergence. Enhanced connectivity to the airport and employment hubs has accelerated both new launches and luxury housing uptake. Further east, the Yamuna Expressway corridor, anchored by the upcoming Noida International Airport, has witnessed rapid price appreciation as logistics, industrial and township plans advance under regional master planning frameworks. Urban planners note that these corridors benefit from coordinated infrastructure sequencing transport access preceding large-scale residential supply reducing congestion pressures often seen in legacy cores. In Bengaluru, demand is shifting northwards. Devanahalli, driven by airport-linked commercial expansion, has emerged as a long-horizon investment zone, particularly for plotted developments and mid-segment housing. Established IT belts remain active, but price escalation has nudged buyers toward peripheral nodes with metro access and lower entry thresholds.
Hyderabad presents a similar pattern. Premium demand remains concentrated around the financial district near Gachibowli, while Kokapet has gained traction as a newer luxury cluster with planned infrastructure and comparatively moderated pricing. Eastern peripheries are drawing mid-income buyers seeking affordability without sacrificing connectivity. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, infrastructure expansion continues to determine micro market growth. Suburban locations such as Mulund and Powai are benefiting from metro connectivity and proximity to employment districts, sustaining rental demand even as supply tightens in premium coastal zones. Meanwhile, in Pune, the IT-driven corridor of Hinjewadi remains a high-absorption pocket, supported by steady rental yields and job creation. Peripheral growth in Pimpri Chinchwad reflects the city’s gradual outward expansion along transport corridors. Experts say the fragmentation of housing demand into infrastructure-aligned micro markets could encourage more balanced urban growth provided civic amenities, green spaces and public transport scale alongside development. Without such alignment, rapid appreciation risks creating affordability gaps and uneven service delivery.
As India urbanises further, the performance of micro markets will increasingly influence capital allocation, housing access and climate resilience planning. For buyers and city authorities alike, the message is clear: connectivity, sustainability and integrated planning not just city identity will define the next phase of urban housing growth.
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