Unsold housing units rose 4 per cent to nearly 5.77 lakh units last year across seven major cities as supply of new homes exceeded demand, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock data of the primary residential market showed that the unsold housing units across seven major cities were 5,76,617 units at the end of 2025 from 5,53,073 units at the end of the preceding year. "Annually, unsold inventory in the top 7 cities rose 4 per cent by 2025-end, largely because of tapered demand and increased new supply in the year," Anarock explained. Housing sales in the top 7 cities fell 14 per cent annually to 3,95,625 units last year, while new supply rose 2 per cent to 4,19,170 units. As per the data, the unsold housing stock fell in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Hyderabad, but rose in Delhi-NCR, Pune, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata. The unsold housing stock in Delhi-NCR rose 5 per cent to 90,455 units at 2025-end from 85,901 units in 2024. Mumbai Metropolitan Region (M