This page puts the three reports side by side, explains why their numbers differ, and turns them into decisions for someone buying in Bengaluru this festive season. For prices, see Are Bangalore Property Prices Falling in 2026? What the Data Says; for unsold stock and new launches in the same quarter, see Bengaluru New Launches Q3 2026: 52% Priced Above ₹1.5 Cr.

How many homes were sold in Bengaluru in Q3 2026?

The three trackers published their numbers between 26 September and 9 October 2026. Here is what each one says about Bengaluru.

  • ANAROCK (seven cities, quarterly): about 16,650 homes sold in Q3 2026, against 15,300 in Q2 2026 and 14,850 in Q3 2025. That is +9% on the quarter and +12% on the year. Some press coverage of the same release rounds the figures to 16,670 and 14,835.
  • PropEquity (nine markets, quarterly): 17,340 homes sold, up 1% on the year. It described Bengaluru as relatively stable while its nine-city total fell 6%.
  • Knight Frank (eight cities, nine months): 43,140 homes sold from January to September 2026, up 5% on the year, second only to Mumbai's 72,804.

Why do ANAROCK and PropEquity give different numbers?

They track different projects and define their markets differently. PropEquity splits Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai into separate markets and reports nine; ANAROCK treats the Mumbai region as one and reports seven cities. Each firm builds its count from its own project survey, so a project one firm tracks may be missing from the other's base, and the year-ago base differs too.

That is why the growth rates diverge so much (12% vs 1%) even though the absolute numbers are close (16,650 vs 17,340). The safe way to read them is to compare each firm with its own history, never one firm's quarter with another firm's year-ago figure.

A practical rule: if a sales pitch quotes the most flattering number without naming the source, ask which report and which period it comes from. A 12% figure and a 1% figure can both be true at once.

How does Bengaluru compare with other cities?

On ANAROCK's numbers, the seven big cities sold about 1,00,200 homes in Q3 2026, up 3% on the year and 10% on the quarter, worth about ₹1.55 lakh crore. The Mumbai region led with about 31,750 homes. Bengaluru was second with a 16% share.

Only three of ANAROCK's seven cities grew sales on the year: Hyderabad (+15%), Bengaluru (+12%) and the Mumbai region (+5%). Chennai fell 10%, Pune 5%, Kolkata 4% and NCR 1%. PropEquity's nine-market picture is weaker overall, with sales down 6% to 1,03,170 homes, but Bengaluru again sits among the few markets that grew, alongside Navi Mumbai (+12%) and Hyderabad (+11%).

Knight Frank's nine-month view says the same thing in another way. Across its eight cities, sales held roughly flat at 2,58,238 homes, NCR fell 11%, and Bengaluru grew 5%.

  • ANAROCK Q3 2026 sales: Mumbai region 31,750 (+5% YoY), Bengaluru 16,650 (+12%), Pune 15,700 (−5%), NCR 13,750 (−1%), Hyderabad 12,950 (+15%), Chennai 5,400 (−10%), Kolkata 4,000 (−4%).
  • PropEquity Q3 2026 sales: Pune 17,860 (−16%), Bengaluru 17,340 (+1%), Hyderabad 15,470 (+11%), Navi Mumbai 9,810 (+12%), Chennai 4,680 (−17%), Kolkata 3,860 (−17%).
  • Knight Frank January–September 2026: Mumbai 72,804 (+1%), Bengaluru 43,140 (+5%), Pune 36,402 (flat), NCR 35,574 (−11%).

Who is buying, and at what price point?

Knight Frank's national data shows where the volume is moving. Homes priced above ₹1 crore made up 55% of sales in the first nine months of 2026, up from 50% a year earlier, while sales below ₹1 crore fell about 10%. Sales below ₹50 lakh fell 14% to 47,660 homes. Knight Frank's Shishir Baijal described buyers as becoming more selective, which he read as normalisation rather than a broad slowdown.

ANAROCK's chairman Anuj Puri made a similar point in the release: demand remains resilient, but buyers are becoming more selective as prices rise. ANAROCK's Bengaluru average base price was ₹9,600 per sq ft on super built-up area at the end of September, up 8% on the year.

For Bengaluru, that combination of steady sales, rising prices and a shift to bigger tickets matches what we saw in the first half of the year; see Bengaluru's ₹2–5 Crore Homes Now Make Up 41% of Sales Value: What the Premium Shift Means.

Worked example: what 12% growth actually means

Headline percentages can sound bigger than they are. Using ANAROCK's own numbers:

  • Q3 2026 sales minus Q3 2025 sales: 16,650 − 14,850 = 1,800 more homes in the quarter.
  • 1,800 ÷ 14,850 = 0.121, or about 12% growth.
  • Spread over the 92 days of the quarter, Bengaluru sold about 16,650 ÷ 92 = 181 homes a day, against about 14,850 ÷ 92 = 161 a day a year earlier.
  • Now compare supply. ANAROCK counts about 17,700 homes launched in the same quarter. 17,700 − 16,650 = 1,050 more homes launched than sold, so unsold stock still edged up, from 79,200 to 80,200.

Did the RBI rate hike affect Q3 sales?

No. The quarter ended on 30 September, and the RBI raised the repo rate by 0.25% to 5.50% on 7 October 2026, changing its stance to 'calibrated tightening'. Q3 sales were made at the older, lower rates. ANAROCK's report credited stable borrowing costs and festive sentiment for the quarter's momentum.

The hike will show up in Q4 numbers, if at all. Lenders began passing it through within days: SBI's home loan page now shows rates from 7.50% effective 15 October 2026, and HDFC Bank's repo-linked range is 8.00% to 13.45%. What that does to a Bengaluru EMI is in Home Loan EMI After the RBI Hike (2026): ₹50 Lakh, ₹1 Crore, ₹2 Crore.

What the Q3 numbers mean if you are buying now

Sales growing at 1–12% a year is a healthy but unhurried market. It is not a market where prices are about to fall, and it is not one where you must book this week. Use the numbers this way:

  • Ignore urgency pitches built on a single quarter. Three trackers disagree on the size of the growth; none shows a sudden spike.
  • Negotiate on supply, not sales. With more homes launched than sold and stock up 35% on the year (ANAROCK), developers with slow-selling towers have reason to deal, especially on payment plans and charges. Our tactics are in How to Negotiate the Price of a Home in India.
  • Check the specific project's sales pace. A city average says little about one tower. Every project's K-RERA page shows bookings in its quarterly updates; see How to Read a RERA Project Page, Step by Step: K-RERA, HRERA Gurugram and TNRERA.
  • Lock financing before you lock the flat. With the RBI now in tightening mode and the next policy meeting on 2–4 December 2026, get a sanction letter first.
  • Compare a ready home with an under-construction one at today's price, including the rent you would pay while waiting. Browse New Launches, Bangalore for current options.

When is the next data due?

Expect Q4 2026 (October–December) numbers from ANAROCK and PropEquity in late December 2026 or early January 2027, and Knight Frank's full-year report in January. JLL and PropTiger usually publish their quarterly city numbers a few weeks after the quarter ends. We will update this page when Q3 reports from those two firms are out.