The Economic Times

Digital Real Estate: How Budget 2026 can revive affordable housing, Anuj Puri decodes

Indias housing market risks deepening inequality as affordable supply collapses despite booming luxury sales. With EMIs surging, demand unmet and developers abandoning low-margin projects, Budget 2026 must revive incentives, expand infrastructure, update affordability norms and strengthen subsidies to restore balance and make homeownership achievable for the middle class.