Housing sales are estimated to fall 4 per cent this year in seven major cities to nearly 4.6 lakh units on lower launches, while sales in value terms are up 16 per cent to Rs 5.68 lakh crore, according to Anarock. Average housing prices grew 21 per cent this year across the seven major cities on rising rates of land, labour and some building raw materials. Anarock, which is one of the leading housing brokerage firms in India, attributed the fall in sales volumes during 2024 to a drop in new launches of housing projects because of a delay in regulatory approvals amid general and assembly elections. Nevertheless, the appreciation in housing prices helped sales to grow in value terms during this year. Real estate consultant Anarock on Thursday released its housing market data, showing a marginal 4 per cent drop in sales across the 7 major cities to 4,59,650 units during 2024 against 4,76,530 units in 2023. However, the overall sales value of housing units saw a 16 per cent annual