New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Strong housing demand and healthy sales in the September quarter are expected to encourage real estate developers to accelerate project launches in the second half of the current financial year, with major companies preparing a larger pipeline of projects across key cities, according to a report by Jefferies.

The report mentioned that the residential property sales value across India's top seven cities is estimated to have grown around 17-20 per cent year-on-year during July-September 2026, while sales by area increased at a slower pace of around 6-8 per cent, data cited by Jefferies showed.

The difference between value and volume growth indicates that higher property prices and better realisation per unit played an...