Highrise hopes: Setting realty's H2 revival in stone, brick by brick

A solid launch pipeline lays the groundwork to close the cracks of H1FY25

For the second consecutive quarter in 2024-25 (FY25), the real estate residential sector saw fewer launches, and inventory sales fell short of expectations. The slow pace of launches led to weak performance from listed developers during the July-September (Q2) quarter of FY25.

 

This drop in sales caused the BSE Realty index to underperform the S&P BSE Sensex in recent months. The realty index has declined by 10 per cent from its peak on September 26, while the benchmark index has dropped by 7 per cent over the same period. Despite this, brokerages remain confident about major real estate companies, highlighting