India’s real estate sector is entering one of its busiest construction cycles, with the top four developers planning project launches worth about Rs 1.13 trillion over the near to medium term. However, execution challenges—including approval delays, labour shortages, rising input costs and contractor capacity constraints—are emerging as key risks, even as demand and presales remain robust.

“Execution challenges are visible across the real estate industry. Even as demand and presales remain strong, deliveries have not kept pace. Developers are making large launch announcements, but approvals, labour availability, contractor capacity, and construction timelines are yet to fully align with this scale. The widening gap between what is launched and what is delivered clearly signals execution pressure, even in a bullish market,” said Sanjay Daga, MD & CEO, Anex Advisory, according to a report by Business Standard.

Top developers have lined up launches running into thousands of crores. India’s largest real estate developer DLF has plans for products worth Rs 60,215 crore over the medium term and has launched Rs 13,685 crore in the first half of 2025-26. Mumbai-based Lodha launched Rs 13,200 crore in H1FY26 and plans Rs 14,000 crore more in the next two quarters. Prestige Estates and Godrej Properties have similar plans.