India’s top listed real estate developers reported robust sales bookings of nearly ₹92,500 crore in the first half of FY26, reflecting sustained demand for housing and a clear consumer tilt toward branded players.

Regulatory filings show that 28 major developers collectively clocked ₹92,437 crore in pre-sales between April and September, with Prestige Estates, DLF, and Godrej Properties leading the performance amid rising post-pandemic housing appetite and growing risk aversion toward smaller builders, PTI reported.

Prestige Estates Projects Ltd led the pack with pre-sales of Rs 18,143.7 crore during the six-month period, emerging as the top listed performer. DLF Ltd, the country’s largest realtor by market capitalisation, reported pre-sales worth Rs 15,757 crore, followed by Godrej Properties at Rs 15,587 crore.

Lodha Developers posted sales bookings of Rs 9,020 crore, while Signature Global logged Rs 4,650 crore in the same period.

Collectively, the top five developers accounted for more than Rs 63,000 crore in sales—nearly 70 per cent of the total bookins reported by these 28 firms.

Performance of listed real estate developers have been good post-Covid pandemic because of strong demand for residential properties.

Moreover, consumers have also become risk averse, preferring big-branded realtors with better track record, while avoiding fly-by-night operators.

Among other listed players, Bengaluru-based Sobha Ltd and Brigade Enterprises sold properties worth ₹3,981.4 crore and ₹3,152 crore, respectively.

Mumbai-based Oberoi Realty Ltd and Kalpataru Ltd posted sales bookings of ₹2,937.74 crore and ₹2,577 crore, respectively.

Bengaluru-based Puravankara Ltd achieved pre-sales of ₹2,455 crore.

Sales bookings of Mumbai-based Keystone Realtors, which markets under the Rustomjee brand, stood at ₹1,839 crore.

Mumbai-based Sunteck Realty, Aditya Birla Real Estate achieved sales bookings of ₹1,359 crore and ₹1,312 crore, respectively.

Pune-based Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd sold properties worth ₹1,286 crore while Mumbai-based Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd pre-sales stood at ₹1,200 crore.

Bengaluru-based Shriram Properties Ltd clocked pre-sales of ₹1,126 crore.

In the below- ₹1,000 crore pre-sales category, there were many players.

Analysts attribute the sector’s strong performance to post-pandemic demand recovery, premium housing momentum, and greater consumer preference for large developers with stronger track records, as buyers increasingly avoid smaller or unregistered players.