THE GOA WE'RE BECOMING

2026 will be pivotal. Infrastructure projects are connecting villages and investors faster than any realtor could. Tourism is shifting from seasonal chaos to year-round culture. And the question everyone is asking is..

- Prashant Kalra

Prashant is the founder of TPB, a boutique real estate consultancy in Goa, focussing on ultra luxury homes. He moved to Goa from Gurgaon in 2019 after his daughter developed breathing issues.

There was a time when Goa was a postcard sunsets, susegad afternoons, and the slow rhythm of a place that refused to grow up.

Today, the postcard has turned into a mood board - luxury villas, surf cafés, private members' clubs, farm-to-table everything, and people paying more for an annual school fee than an entire apartment cost here twenty years ago.

And here's the thing: neither version of Goa is wrong.

Goa isn't changing - it's evolving. 2025 has been the year Goa finally stopped being seen as a holiday destination and became something bigger: a lifestyle economy. People aren't coming here to escape life anymore they're designing life here.