** Godrej Properties GODR.NS down ~2% to 2,273 rupees
** Nomura starts with "reduce"; stock rated "buy" on avg, per data compiled by LSEG
** PT of 1,900 rupees second-to-lowest, just 100 rupees above Street-low target; median PT is 2,713.50 rupees
** Brokerage expects FY26 pre-sales to miss co's forecast by 5% on weaker new launches "amid fading exuberance among buyers in India's real estate market"
** Says medium-term pre-sales growth could be slower as new trends "do not inspire confidence" in co's ability to sharply scale new launches
** Believes challenges to execution visible, given deliveries not ramping up as fast as sales volumes
** YTD, GODR falls ~19%
(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
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