Despite a broad upswing in India’s housing market, several of the country’s most premium micromarkets are witnessing a surprising trend — residential property prices have dropped by as much as 50%.

Latest data from PropEquity reveals that three out of five key upscale pockets across major cities saw price declines between April and August 2025, even as overall city-level prices continued to climb. Experts say the dip stems largely from developers launching smaller apartments to keep ticket sizes attractive amid strong demand.

“Now in many places, developers are launching smaller apartments than earlier,” said Amit Bagri, managing director and  chief executive officer at Kotak Mahindra Investments, a NBFC of Kotak Mahindra group.

The upscale locality of Worli in Mumbai saw the steepest fall in launch prices at 45% even as sales doubled to 200 units during April- August.

This contrasts with Mumbai, which saw a price growth of 8%  and 7% respectively during Q2 & Q3 FY25, according to data collated by Knight Frank India .

Sector 63A of Golf Course Extension Road in Gurgaon, known for its luxury properties, saw prices declining 36%  while sales fell to one-third three times. NCR, in comparision, saw prices going up 14 and 19% in June quarter and September quarter of the year.

Kokapet in Hyderabad, known for its expensive apartments, saw prices coming down 9% while the city saw prices moving up 11% and 13% in Q2 & Q3 of FY25 respectively.

In case of the average apartment sizes in the top seven cities these micromarkets are part of, Anarock has reported a rise of 8% – from 1,420 sq ft in 2023 to 1,540 sq ft in 2024.

Anuranjan Mohnot, managing director and CEO of Lumos Equity Advisors said there is vast difference in property prices in posh localities such as Worli may be a correction.

He said pricing is done on the basis of brands and not location. A Godrej or Oberoi property will command higher prices than the rest in a same locality.