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UP RERA reported higher project registrations in H1 2026.
Housing supply and investments increased across Uttar Pradesh.
Regulatory measures strengthened homebuyer confidence and transparency.
Uttar Pradesh real estate market continues to gain momentum as stated in the latest half-yearly report, which was released by the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA). The housing regulatory body highlighted robust growth in project registrations, housing supply, and capital investment during the first six months of 2026. The report indicates that this growth is attributed to expanding infrastructure and consumer confidence, which are met with improved regulatory norms. These aspects attract sustained investment in the state’s real estate segment.
As per the report, UP RERA has registered 143 new real estate projects between January and June 2026, as compared with 134 projects during the same period in 2025. These projects are adding 46,049 housing units, which is an increase from 35,082 units in the first half of 2025. This increase involves an estimated investment of Rs 31,952 crore. The authority attributes that the figures reflect continued investor confidence in the Uttar Pradesh real estate market. Lucknow emerges as the leading district in terms of the number of projects that are registered, with 37 new developments entering the market. Lucknow was followed by Gautam Budh Nagar with 27 new registrations and Ghaziabad with 19 new registrations.
Out of these cities, Gautam Budh Nagar accounted for the highest investment at Rs 15,678 crore and the largest proposed housing supply of 13,160 units. Ghaziabad also outperformed Lucknow in investment despite having fewer projects, underlining the premiumisation of the NCR belt.
Another highlight revealed by the regulatory body is that there’s market diversification in the state. While NCR continues to attract significant growth in capital and inventory, cities like Lucknow, Agra, Mathura, Varanasi, Jhansi, and Prayagraj also witnessed fresh project registrations during the period. This suggests that development activity is spreading beyond the traditional real estate cores.
“The consistent increase in project registrations, supply of housing units, and capital investments is a result of the development-oriented policies of the State Government and the commitment of UP RERA to ensuring transparency, accountability, and timely delivery in the sector. It is particularly encouraging to see so many cities of Uttar Pradesh emerging as major real estate hubs outside the NCR region. This transformation is being driven by rapid infrastructure development and enabling regulatory controls," says UP RERA Chairman Sanjay Bhoosreddy.
"UP RERA remains committed to protecting the interests of homebuyers by ensuring effective grievance redressal, speedy recovery of dues, and facilitating amicable dispute resolution mechanisms. Our efforts will continue to focus on strengthening regulatory compliance, promoting responsible real estate development, and creating a transparent and consumer-centric ecosystem that contributes to the sustainable growth of Uttar Pradesh's real estate sector,” adds Bhoosreddy.
The growth trajectory in the state has remained consistent over the past three years. UP RERA had registered 197 projects in 2023, 259 in 2024, and 308 in 2025. This marks a 19 per cent year-on-year increase last year. Including the projects approved during the first half of 2026, the cumulative housing supply over this period has reached 2,55,687 units being released in the UP market. Capital investments have expanded at the same pace; investments grew from Rs 28,411 crore in 2023 to Rs 44,526 crore in 2024, and Rs 68,328 crore in 2025; this indicates growing participation from developers and investors alike.
How Regulation Tightening Helped Buyers?
Aside from project registrations, the regulator highlighted their role in strengthening the confidence of the consumer. Through recovery proceedings and settlements, UP RERA has enabled homebuyers to recover Rs 2,173.78 crore across more than 8,000 delayed and stalled projects. Additionally, disputes related to property worth Rs 6,032.42 crore were resolved through the regulatory benches of the state regulatory body. The digital RERA Samwas platform has also resolved 5,375 disputes since its inception in 2020.
These initiatives with strong buyer and developer confidence are the reason behind this robust growth of the real estate sector in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
