The Obsidian
Review.
The ₹100 crore apartment is here. What it means for the rest of the market.
DLF's The Dahlias sold past ₹15,700 crore, one family took four flats for ₹380 crore, and the ceiling on Golf Course Road quietly disappeared.
Read the cover storyTrend · July 2026
A Lamborghini in the lobby: branded residences land in Gurugram.
M3M with Jacob & Co, and Tonino Lamborghini Residences by Signature Global. The badge has moved from the driveway to the door.
New launch · July 2026
Oberoi Three Sixty North: one of Mumbai's most exclusive developers arrives in Gurugram.
Oberoi Realty's Sector 58 debut, Three Sixty North, brings South Mumbai pedigree to Golf Course Road, and finds a queue.
Market map · July 2026
Three corridors, three markets. Where Gurugram's money is actually going.
Golf Course Road, the Extension and Dwarka Expressway are not one market. The right corridor depends on whether you buy to live, yield or hold.
Segment · July 2026
The Camellias resale market: how the old benchmark trades now.
With ₹100-crore launches raising the ceiling, the tower that set the previous record is being repriced. What a floor really moves at today.
Outlook · July 2026
Gurugram 2026 to 2030: an honest look at where prices go from here.
After years of strong gains, is there room left? A measured forecast, corridor by corridor, with the risks stated.
Infrastructure · June 2026
Dwarka Expressway: how one road rewrote Gurugram's map.
India's first eight-lane elevated urban expressway is open end to end. The corridor it created is now among the busiest housing markets in the country.
Infrastructure · June 2026
Global City and India's tallest tower: Gurugram's most ambitious bet.
Haryana has cleared a 600-metre-plus skyscraper for Global City on the Dwarka Expressway. What a landmark of that scale does to the land around it.
New launch · June 2026
DLF Privana: the sell-out that proved the mid-luxury appetite.
DLF's Privana South and North on the SPR moved fast and big. What the demand says about the buyer beneath the ultra-prime headlines.
Yield · June 2026
The luxury rental market: what a trophy home actually earns.
Rental yields on ultra-prime homes are thin, but the tenant profile and resale upside change the maths.
How we work · June 2026
The diligence file we run before you ever see a home.
Title, encumbrance, approvals, litigation. The unglamorous work that decides whether a deal is a home or a headache.
Trend · June 2026
The rise of the woman buyer, and the stamp-duty incentive worth knowing.
More luxury homes are being bought in women's names, for reasons both personal and practical.
Micro-market · May 2026
Southern Peripheral Road: where Gurugram is manufacturing its next luxury belt.
SPR and the Golf Course Extension are where the new towers rise and appreciation is made. The momentum, and the caveats.
Market note · May 2026
What a builder floor in DLF Phase 1 actually costs in 2026.
Registered transactions, not listing prices. Block by block, with the park-facing premium made explicit.
Commercial · May 2026
Commercial and pre-leased: the yield play behind Gurugram's skyline.
Offices, retail and pre-leased assets earn what homes cannot. How the smart money treats Gurugram's Grade-A stock.
Segment · May 2026
Senior living moves upmarket, and the big developers have noticed.
Premium senior living is one of the fastest-growing residential segments in India, and DLF and others are reportedly moving in.
Outlook · May 2026
Gurugram or Noida: the honest comparison the brochures won't give you.
Two NCR giants, two very different markets. Where each wins, and which suits which buyer.
Micro-market · May 2026
Golf Course Extension: the corridor that grew up.
Once the cheaper cousin of Golf Course Road, the Extension has become a luxury address in its own right.
Developers · April 2026
The new developers: how M3M, Signature Global and Smartworld broke the monopoly.
For years one developer owned Gurugram luxury. A new generation has broken it open, from Jacob & Co towers to Lamborghini residences.
Guide · April 2026
The NRI's guide to buying in Gurugram, without flying in.
Power of attorney, TDS, repatriation, and how we run diligence and viewings for buyers in London, Dubai and Singapore.
Micro-market · April 2026
Golf Course Road: the corridor where Gurugram keeps its money.
Established, liquid, and priced accordingly. Why the core corridor behaves differently from everything around it.
Segment · April 2026
Delhi's farmhouse belt: the market that never makes the headlines.
Westend Greens, Sultanpur, Chattarpur. Acreage in Delhi's gated green belt trades quietly, and at numbers that surprise people.
Investment · April 2026
Capital gains when you sell: the tax that decides your real return.
The gain on paper is not the gain in hand. How property capital gains work, and the reliefs that matter.
Segment · April 2026
Independent floors and villas: the quiet preference of the Gurugram elite.
For all the tower launches, a large part of the city's wealth still prefers a floor or a villa it does not share.
Guide · March 2026
Stamp duty, circle rates and registration in Haryana: the costs nobody quotes.
The sticker price is not the price. A clear walk through the transaction costs on a Gurugram purchase.
Segment · March 2026
Why plotted land still quietly outperforms.
In a market obsessed with towers, plotted developments and independent plots have delivered some of the steadiest long-term returns.
Investment · March 2026
REITs, fractional ownership and the institutionalisation of Indian real estate.
You no longer need a hundred crore to own a slice of Grade-A. What the new instruments do well, and where they fall short.
Trend · March 2026
The green premium: why sustainable buildings are starting to price higher.
Certified green towers command a premium and rent faster. What was a marketing line is becoming a valuation input.
Guide · March 2026
Financing a luxury home in 2026: rates, LTV, and when cash still wins.
Even buyers who can pay cash often shouldn't. How high-value home loans actually work, and where leverage helps.
Guide · March 2026
RERA, explained for the buyer who actually wants protection.
RERA changed the rules for under-construction property. What it protects, what it doesn't, and how to use it.
Analysis · February 2026
Stilt + 4: what Haryana's policy really changed.
The fourth floor altered the arithmetic of every plot in DLF Phase 1 to 5. Who gains, which NOCs matter, and what buyers should check.
How we work · February 2026
How to sell an ultra-prime home quietly, and for more.
The instinct is to list everywhere and wait. For a trophy home, that is exactly wrong.