New Delhi, April 14 -- Affordable housing has taken a major hit post-pandemic as buyers in this segment adopted a cautious approach, with new supply and sales plummeting in recent years.

But the latest ANAROCK research highlights a promising trend - unsold inventory in the affordable housing segment (Less than Rs 40 lakh per unit cost) fell by 19 per cent across the top seven cities in the past year, from 1.40 lakh units (Q1 2024-end) to 1.13 lakh units (Q1 2025-end).

Meanwhile, luxury housing (per cent costing above Rs 1.5 crore) saw a 24 per cent surge in unsold stock, rising from 91,125 units (Q1 2024- end) to over 1.13 lakh units (Q1 2025- end), fuelled by robust demand and new supply.

City-wise, Bengaluru led the affordable catego...