The macro pulse that moves your home price.
Repo rate, 10Y G-Sec, cement & steel proxies, REIT performance, and the headlines that move them. Free, open data — the same numbers your bank watches.
RBI repo rate
6.50%
Held since Feb 2023. Markets pricing two cuts H1 FY26.
10Y G-Sec yield
6.92%
-0.45% · last mo
Cement proxy
₹12481
+2.40% · last mo
Embassy Office Parks REIT
₹388.40
+3.10% · last mo
Every signal we track.
Brent crude
$87.20
+4.10% · last mo
ICE futures
Cement (Construction Materials Index proxy)
₹12480.50
+2.40% · last mo
Equal-weight UltraTech + Ambuja + ACC
NN Construction Materials Index
108.40
+1.30% · last mo
Internal · cement + steel + glass + aluminium
Embassy Office Parks REIT
₹388.40
+3.10% · last mo
NSE · EMBASSY
10Y G-Sec yield
6.92%
-0.45% · last mo
FBIL · CCIL
Mindspace REIT
₹372.80
+1.20% · last mo
NSE · MINDSPACE
RBI repo rate
6.50%
RBI · Monetary Policy Committee
Steel (TATA + JSW)
₹1180.20
-1.80% · last mo
Equal-weight TATASTEEL + JSWSTEEL
What moved this week.
Market · JLL India
Co-working absorption in Cyber City touches all-time high
WeWork, Awfis, Smartworks lead leasing. Average ticket: ₹26,500/seat/month.
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Policy & RBI · PIB
Centre approves PMAY-Urban 2.0 with ₹2.30 lakh crore outlay
The new scheme targets 1 crore urban poor families over five years with direct subsidy on home loans.
3 weeks ago
Commodities · BigMint
Cement prices firm by 2.4% MoM in Q1 — north zone leads
Higher coal and pet-coke costs squeezing manufacturer margins. Most majors flag price hikes for FY26 Q2.
3 weeks ago
Interest rates · BloombergQuint
10-year G-Sec yield slips below 6.95% — first time in 11 months
Bond markets price in two MPC cuts in H1 FY26. Home-loan refi window opening up.
3 weeks ago
Geopolitics · Business Standard
Red Sea shipping disruption may push steel rebar prices 4–6%
Containerised rebar imports are getting re-routed via Cape of Good Hope, adding 11–14 days to NCR delivery.
3 weeks ago
REIT & funds · Bloomberg India
First listed industrial REIT in India in advanced regulatory talks
Allcargo and IndoSpace among contenders. Targeted IPO Q3 FY26.
3 weeks ago
Market · Mint
Maintenance fees in NCR societies up 14% YoY — security and power lead
Solar transition delays in 26 societies; diesel-genset costs are the swing variable.
3 weeks ago
Geopolitics · Property Guru India
Gulf real-estate inflows into NCR up 28% — Indian diaspora active again
Salaried NRI segment leading the spike. Premium 3–4 BHK in Gurgaon Sectors 65–85 most preferred.
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Commodities · SteelMint
TMT bar prices ease 1.8% as Chinese mills resume exports
Imported HRC down ₹2,400/tonne. Effect on under-construction sites: minor — cement still the bigger driver.
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Interest rates · Mint
HDFC Bank cuts MCLR by 5 bps — cheapest existing-borrower refi this quarter
Internal MCLR borrowers see EMI relief; new applications still benchmarked to repo + 2.20.
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Market · Anarock Property
Average ticket size in NCR jumps 23% YoY to ₹1.85 Cr
Premium and luxury segments now make up 41% of new launches — the highest share since 2014.
3 weeks, 2 days ago
REIT & funds · Mint
Nexus Select Trust crosses ₹400 mark — best-performing retail REIT YTD
Driven by 9.3% rental escalation across the 17-mall portfolio. Same-store NOI up 11%.
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Market · Knight Frank India
NCR housing absorption hits 9-year high in Q1 2026
Knight Frank pegs Q1 absorption at 18,400 units, led by Gurugram (52% share) and Noida (28%).
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Commodities · Glassonweb
Glass and aluminium prices flat MoM — façade contractors stable
FY26 Q1 façade contracting market expected to grow 14% on Cyber City and Aerocity inventory.
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Builders & projects · Bloomberg
Signature Global posts Q1 sales of ₹2,180 Cr — 64% YoY growth
Affordable + mid-segment combo continues to outperform. Pipeline 18 projects across NCR.
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Geopolitics · Reuters
Brent crude touches $87 — every $5 move = ~30 bps on home-loan rates over 6 months
RBI's import-cost transmission timeline historically shows lag, but the curve direction is clear.
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Interest rates · ET BFSI
Axis Bank rolls out 'transparent rate card' — lists realistic vs. teaser side-by-side
Move follows regulatory nudge from RBI's market-intelligence cell on rate disclosure.
3 weeks, 6 days ago
REIT & funds · Moneycontrol
Embassy Office Parks REIT declares ₹6.05/unit Q1 distribution
Flat YoY; occupancy at 87.4%. Mindspace and Brookfield REIT Q1 results next week.
3 weeks, 6 days ago
REIT & funds · ET Realty
Brookfield REIT raises ₹2,300 Cr via QIP — first PE-led REIT to hit this milestone
Funds earmarked for Equinox Phase II acquisition and debt refinance.
4 weeks ago
Builders & projects · Mint
Birla Estates announces ₹1,800 Cr Sector 71 township
Three-phase build, possession FY29 onwards. SBI lead-bank for project finance.
4 weeks ago
Policy & RBI · Reuters India
RBI holds repo at 6.50% — eighth straight pause
MPC kept the repo rate unchanged citing 'persistent food inflation' but signalled rate cuts in early FY26 if vegetable prices stabilise.
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Commodities · Mining Weekly
Limestone royalty hike pushes cement input cost up 3%
Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat majors most affected. Pass-through to MRP expected by mid-Q2 FY26.
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Builders & projects · Mint
Godrej Properties bags 23-acre Sector 89 land for ₹1,200 Cr
Plotted-development play with possession targeted FY28. Bank syndicate already pre-sanctioning.
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Policy & RBI · HARERA
Haryana RERA mandates open-ledger publication for all under-construction projects
Buyers will see how every milestone payment is being deployed — separately for each tower.
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Builders & projects · ET Realty
DLF Cybercity Towers VI — pre-launch sees 1,200 EOIs in 48 hours
Inventory of 380 units priced ₹4.2–9.6 Cr drew over-subscription. Allotment lottery scheduled for next week.
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Market · PropEquity
Plot prices in South-of-Gurugram corridor up 11% YoY
Sector 90, 92, 95 emerging as the next growth band. Builder inventory up 41% YoY.
1 month ago
Market · Liases Foras
Resale velocity in NCR drops 18% — buyers favour new-launch over ready-to-move
Trust-graded new launches are getting absorbed faster than 5-year-old resale stock at the same price.
1 month ago
Policy & RBI · TOI
Stamp duty reduction in UP for women buyers extended through FY26
1% concession (down from earlier 2%) but extended for one more year. Expected to drive Noida absorption.
1 month ago
Builders & projects · Bloomberg India
Lodha Group enters NCR with first Gurugram launch
Mumbai-based Lodha announces ₹3,400 Cr township in Sector 65 — the firm's largest NCR foray.
1 month ago
Interest rates · ET BFSI
PNB launches first dedicated 'WFH home' loan with 8.45% starting rate
Targets non-tier-1 buyers building extensions. Loan-against-property variant included.
1 month, 1 week ago