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Below the Pre-Budget Expectations Insights 2026 on India`s Next Real Estate Chapter: What Will Shape Housing, Investment & Cities in 2026 by Vishal Raheja, Founder & MD, InvestoXpert Advisors

“Union Budget 2026 must decisively unlock the next phase of India’s real estate growth by strengthening infrastructure-led development in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. Continued investments in airports, highways, urban transit, and digital infrastructure across emerging cities are already shifting demand beyond metros and creating new growth corridors. However, complex regulatory frameworks, prolonged approval timelines, and fragmented land-record systems continue to delay execution, increase costs, and weaken buyer confidence. Limited market transparency and inconsistent valuation standards further affect advisory accuracy, particularly for first-time homebuyers and NRIs.

To address these challenges, the Budget should prioritise single-window approvals, faster and comprehensive land-record digitisation, creation of a national real estate transaction database, and rationalisation of stamp duty and transaction costs. Alongside sustained infrastructure investment, these reforms can enhance affordability, transparency, ease of doing business, and support balanced real estate growth across India.”

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