Sarthak Ahuja predicts Indian property prices will surge in 2027
Chartered Accountant Sarthak Ahuja predicted that Indian real-estate prices could rise sharply in 2027. He pointed to falling stock markets, a larger share of property deals by NRIs and corporate land purchases as factors in his forecast.
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Chartered Accountant Sarthak Ahuja forecast that Indian real-estate prices could rise sharply in 2027, saying a surge in demand might peak soon. In its account of his analysis, Livemint said Ahuja linked the prediction to falling stock markets, a growing NRI share of property transactions and corporate land purchases.
News Karnataka’s headline also says Indian property prices could rise in 2027. Ahuja said investors were worried that stock markets might not recover until late 2027. He presented that concern as one factor behind his outlook for property, but the account does not provide market data or identify a specific measure of stock-market performance.
His forecast was a prediction, rather than a reported change in property prices. Ahuja also cited the share of property deals involving NRIs. He said it had increased from 7–10% in 2015–18 to roughly 18–20% at present, attributing the estimate to what he described as most real-estate analysts. The account does not name those analysts or provide a separate basis for the figures.
Ahuja characterized the shift as an increase in overseas money going into Indian property. Corporate land purchases and plans formed another part of his argument. Ahuja said Amazon bought 10 acres near Mumbai. He said TCS had reportedly picked up 88 acres near Pune and 200 acres in Andhra Pradesh; the description of the TCS purchases was explicitly qualified as reported.
He also said Lodha was planning 1 GW of capacity across 100 acres. The figures and examples were presented as elements of Ahuja’s forecast, not as evidence that prices have already surged.
His account does not specify where across India prices would rise, how large the increase might be, or what timeframe he expects beyond his 2027 prediction and the possibility that demand could peak soon. The forecast therefore rests on the factors Ahuja highlighted: market concerns, his cited NRI deal-share estimates and named companies’ land purchases or plans.
Whether the predicted price rise materializes, and whether demand reaches a peak, remain prospective claims in his analysis.
Why it matters
- Ahuja’s forecast concerns Indian property buyers and sellers, with a potential price surge tied to the demand peak he says could come soon.
- His cited NRI deal share rises from 7–10% in 2015–18 to roughly 18–20% at present, a market measure he uses to support his prediction.
- Ahuja’s examples connect corporate land activity to the forecast: Amazon’s 10 acres near Mumbai, TCS’s reported purchases near Pune and in Andhra Pradesh, and Lodha’s planned 1 GW across 100 acres.
What to watch next
- Whether Indian property prices rise in 2027, as Ahuja predicted.
- Whether property demand reaches the peak Ahuja said could come soon.
- Whether the NRI share of property deals remains near the roughly 18–20% level Ahuja cited.
- Whether TCS’s reported land purchases and Lodha’s planned capacity proceed as described.
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Timeline
Developments from this story's sources, dated background we compiled and fact-checked, and our earlier coverage. Each row says which.- Parliament enacted the National Housing Bank Act, establishing the National Housing Bank.Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
- The Reserve Bank of India issued regulations governing non-resident Indians’ acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India.Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
- Parliament passed the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act in March 2016; it established state regulators and required covered projects to register, with the aim of improving disclosure and buyer protections.Background · from our historical context
- The Indian government withdrew the legal-tender status of most high-value banknotes.Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
- The central government introduced the Goods and Services Tax on July 1, 2017, changing the tax treatment of construction and property transactions.Background · from our historical context
- India began a nationwide lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, disrupting construction and property-market activity.Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
- ANAROCK reported that home sales across seven major Indian markets reached about 4.76 lakh, its highest annual total since tracking began.Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
- ScheduledSarthak Ahuja predicted that Indian property prices could rise in 2027.
How we got here
India’s housing market entered the mid-2020s after several years of strong sales in major cities: property consultancy ANAROCK reported about 4.76 lakh homes sold across seven major markets in 2023, its highest annual total since it began tracking the figure in 2017.
That sales recovery followed the disruptions of the 2016 cash withdrawal and the 2020–21 pandemic, which affected construction, financing and household decisions. Parliament passed the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act in March 2016; it established state regulators and required covered projects to register, with the aim of improving disclosure and buyer protections.
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