India, Sept. 24 -- Ghaziabad's housing market is shedding its affordable tag and moving up the value chain, as real estate developers increasingly bet on premium homes. Improved connectivity through the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) and Metro, coupled with rising end-user demand, is giving the city a new residential identity. At the centre of this shift is the Delhi-Meerut Expressway corridor, where large land deals and high-value projects are reshaping the premium housing landscape. Developers and buyers are looking beyond Ghaziabad's traditional price advantage over Noida and Gurugram, drawn instead by larger, better-appointed homes and improving connectivity.

The latest entrant is listed real estate dev...