India home loan market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 22% during 2021 - 2026 on account of increasing urbanization and affordable mortgage rates. Housing loan rate is low in India when compared with developing economies, presenting opportunities for the growth of home loan market in the country. Moreover, government push towards affordable housing coupled with acute shortage of housing is further expected to drive India home loan over the next five years.

Home loan market in India can be segmented By Customer Type, By Loan Type, By Interest Rate, By Type, By Housing Loan, By Non-Housing Loan, By Source, By Bank Type, By Tenure, By Area of Property, By Mode Of Purchase, By Customer Profile and By Region. In India, banks and housing finance companies (HFCs) are the preferred sources for home loans. Banks dominated the market in 2020 and the trend is likely to continue in the forthcoming years as well. This is due to the fact that banks offer attractive interest rates when compared with housing finance companies, which are regulated by National Housing Bank. Additionally, banks follow marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) model which attracts a lot of customers.

In terms of interest rate, market can be bifurcated into fixed rate and floating rate. Floating interest rate is the preferred choice by majority of Indians as floating interest rate offers many advantages over fixed interest rate. By Customer type, India home loan market is segmented into salaried and self-employed. Salaried segment accounted for around 88% market share in 2020. Major demand for home loan comes from salaried segment as they have limited spending capacity. By Tenure, the market is segmented into up to 5 years, 6-10 years, 11-24 years, and 25-30 years. 11-24 years segment accounts for the highest market share as the most preferred home loan tenure among consumers in India is 20 years.

By Mode of Purchase, the market is segmented into sales executive, online, direct-walk in, third party administrators, and others. The sales executive segment accounts for the highest market share in India home loan market. By Region, India home loan market is segmented into North, South, West, and East. North region accounted for the largest market share in 2020 and the East region is foreseen to witness fastest CAGR during the forecast period.
The key players in India home loan market include SBI Home Loans, PNB Housing Finance, HDFC Housing Finance, LIC Housing Finance, L& T Housing Finance, Indiabulls Housing Finance, DHFL, ICICI Housing Finance, Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd., Edelweiss Housing Finance Ltd, Can Fin, among others. The companies operating in the loan market are offering flexibility in terms of interest rates, service charge & fees and tenure in order to draw customers.

Years considered for this report:
Historical Years: 2016-2019
Base Year: 2020
Estimated Year: 2021
Forecast Period: 2022–2026
Objective of the Study:

  • To analyze and forecast the market size of India home loan market.
  • To classify and forecast India home loan market based on type, source, interest rate, tenure, area of property and regional distribution.
  • To identify drivers and challenges for India home loan market.
  • To examine competitive developments such as expansions, new product launches, mergers & acquisitions, etc., in India home loan market.
  • To identify and analyze the profile of leading players operating in India home loan market.


Key Target Audience:

  • Home loan companies and other stakeholders
  • Government bodies such as regulating authorities and policy makers
  • Organizations, forums and alliances related to home loan market
  • Market research and consulting firms


The study is useful in providing answers to several critical questions that are important for the industry stakeholders such as service providers and partners, end users, etc., besides allowing them in strategizing investments and capitalizing on market opportunities.
Report Scope:
In this report, India home loan market has been segmented into following categories, in addition to the industry trends which have also been detailed below:

  • Market, By Customer Type:


o Salaried
o Self-Employed

  • Market, By Loan Type:


o Retail
o Corporate

  • Market, By Type:


o Housing Loan
o Non-housing Loan

  • Market, By Housing Loan


o Home Purchase
o Land Purchase
o Plot Purchase
o Construction
o Re-sale
o Balance Transfer
o Conversion
o Improvement & Extension

  • Market, By Non-Housing Loan


o Loan Against Property
o Lease Rental Discounting
o Non-Residential Premise Loan
o Corporate Term Loan

  • Market, By Source:


o Bank
o Housing Finance Companies (HFCs)

  • Market, By Bank Type


o Private Banks
o Public Banks

  • Market, By Interest Rate:


o Fixed Rate
o Floating Rate

  • Market, By Tenure:


o Up to 5 years
o 6-10 years
o 11-24 Years
o 25-30 Years

  • Market, By Area of Property:


o Up to 500 Sq. foot
o 501-1000 sq. foot
o 1001-2000 sq. foot
o Above 2000 sq. foot

  • Market, By Mode of Purchase:


o Sales Executive
o Online
o Direct Walk-In
o Third Party Administrators
o Online

  • Market, By Customer Profile:


o Economically Weaker Section
o Low Income Group
o Middle Income Group
o High Income Group

  • Market, By Region:


o North
o South
o East
o West
Competitive Landscape
Company Profiles: Detailed analysis of the major companies present in India home loan market.
Available Customizations:
The following customization options are available for the report:
Company Information

  • Detailed analysis and profiling of additional market players (up to five).