Should You Invest in Flats in Mohali? | Mohali Real Estate Market 2026

Summary

Mohali’s apartment market is expanding, with the presenter describing 8–10 new project launches and a broad range of apartment types, from affordable to ultra-luxury. Quoted price points span roughly ₹7,500–₹16,500; the subtitles do not specify the unit.

The central question is whether demand can keep pace with new supply—and whether apartments offer investors a worthwhile alternative to plots.

Market data cited

The presenter attributes the following figures to a PropEquity report:

• About 4,100 apartments were launched in a year described as 2026, with sales or absorption reportedly equal to 108% of that inventory.
• For 2025, the presenter cites about 8,600 launches and 6,100 reported sales.
• They also cite supply growth of approximately 108% and demand growth of 34% between 2024 and 2025.

Caution: The years and figures in the subtitles are internally inconsistent. For example, the 4,100-unit figure is assigned to 2026, while the comparison is later framed around 2024–25. Treat these as figures quoted in the video, not as a reconciled time series.

The presenter characterizes Mohali as stronger than several other Tier-2 cities mentioned, where demand growth was described as negative or sales-to-supply growth as modest. No detailed city-by-city figures are provided.

Factors that could support apartment demand

• Urbanization and migration: People from surrounding towns may move to the Chandigarh–Mohali–Panchkula region for work, education, healthcare, and services.
• More, smaller households: As adult children establish separate households, one extended family may generate demand for multiple homes.
• Preference for convenience and amenities: Younger buyers and some business owners may value security, clubhouses, gyms, pools, and managed maintenance over building and maintaining an independent house.
• Employment decentralization: The presenter expects Tier-2 cities to attract companies seeking lower operating costs and access to local talent. They point to Mohali’s IT City and Aerocity areas, local IT firms, and startups as potential sources of jobs and housing demand.
• Rising land costs in prime locations: The speaker compares a ₹2–2.5 crore budget for a plot of roughly 100–150 square yards near IT City—before construction costs—with the possibility of buying an apartment in the same broad area for a similar budget.
• Value of managed communities: Apartments may bundle security, shared facilities, and maintenance at a lower price than a villa or house offering comparable amenities.
• Second-home or family-convenience use: Buyers from smaller towns may purchase apartments so children can live near education or work, or so family members can access city facilities.

Risks and constraints

• Affordability: The presenter says relatively little IT City/Aerocity inventory is below ₹1.5–2 crore, while many offerings are priced around ₹3–4 crore. This excludes buyers with smaller budgets.
• Supply risk: If launches grow faster than sales, excess inventory could slow near-term price appreciation.
• Narrow buyer pool for premium homes: High ticket prices reduce the number of potential end buyers, which may make resale more difficult.
• Rental-yield uncertainty: The presenter flags weak rental yields as a potential negative but gives no yield figures.
• Preference for plots: Some buyers—particularly in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, and Jammu and Kashmir—may favor a plot because they perceive the land as directly theirs.
• Dependence on execution and employment: Market performance will also depend on developer quality and whether government policy and local industry generate jobs.

Frameworks and practical playbook

• Assess demand drivers alongside counterarguments: Weigh urbanization, household formation, jobs, and amenities against affordability, supply, resale depth, rental returns, and plot preference.
• Compare total cost, not just purchase price: For a plot, include construction and maintenance costs. For an apartment, assess the purchase price, society upkeep, amenities, and management.
• Prioritize entry price and developer quality: The speaker argues that a competitively priced unit from a credible developer may be more resilient if supply builds up. They compare projects priced at roughly ₹7,000–8,000, ₹10,000, and ₹12,000. Lower-priced entry points may have more room to catch up, while higher-priced units may appreciate more slowly. The price unit is not specified in the subtitles.
• Consider affordable luxury: The presenter identifies a potential opportunity for builders to serve buyers with budgets up to about ₹1.5 crore in IT City/Aerocity, where they say affordable inventory is limited.
• Check the land-share structure: The speaker explains that apartment owners typically have a proportional share in the society’s land. Their illustration is a six-acre society with 200 flats; buyers should verify the actual legal and ownership arrangements for a specific project.
• Underwrite the end buyer: For premium apartments, estimate the realistic pool of resale buyers rather than assuming all launched inventory will be absorbed.

Key takeaways

The video presents Mohali as a market with promising demand drivers but rapidly rising supply and affordability concerns. Its practical emphasis is on buying at a sensible price, choosing a reputable developer, and testing demand among likely end users.

The presenter provides no rental-yield data or quantified investment-return forecast, so the discussion does not establish that apartments are safer or more profitable than plots.

Presenter/source: Chand Arora; PropEquity is cited as the source of market data.