Stuck Housing Projects of $66 Billion Weighing Down India Realty

A pedestrian walks past residential buildings under construction in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg
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India’s property market won’t recover meaningfully unless developers find solutions to 4.64 trillion rupees ($66.3 billion) worth of housing projects that have been stranded for years, according Anarock Property Consultants.

The Indian residential property market has been battling a slowdown this decade and despite several government reforms including a new consumer protection law and a nationwide sales tax, buyers have stayed away as questions remain over the future of stalled and delayed projects.