Pune real estate: Property registrations in September 2025 up 23% YoY, stamp duty up 3% on festive season boost

The Pune real estate market registered 13,557 property transactions in September 2025, representing a 23% increase from 11,056 in the same month last year. According to Maharashtra IGR data, stamp duty collections rose 3% year-over-year to ₹523 crore in September 2025, up from ₹508 crore in the same month a year ago. On a month-on-month […]

Mumbai real estate: Can homeowners legally divide a single apartment into two units? Here’s what you should know

The Bombay High Court recently intervened to stop the division of a 620 sq ft apartment into two units in a suburban Mumbai housing society, agreeing with the society’s claim that the split was carried out ‘illegally’. The interim order was issued after the housing society approached the court, alleging that one of its members […]

Mumbai real estate developers meet municipality chief, propose 10:10:80 premium payment structure

Real estate developers from associations including CREDAI-MCHI, NAREDCO, BDA, and PEATA met with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Chief Bhushan Gagrani on October 24 to discuss key sector challenges and proposed a rationalised premium payment plan under a 10:10:80 structure. Among the key recommendations made during the interaction was a call to rationalise the premium payment […]

Mumbai real estate market: Should you buy a redeveloped apartment without parking? Here’s what homebuyers should know

As redevelopment gains pace across Mumbai, some developers on small land parcels are offering apartments without dedicated parking. Experts note this is not necessarily a shortfall, as the Mumbai Civic Body often relaxes parking requirements for redevelopment on smaller plots. However, they advise buyers to consider apartments with parking, even if they do not currently […]

Mumbai real estate market: Top 5 property transactions by Indian cricketers in 2025

In 2025, Mumbai’s real estate market continued to attract high-profile homebuyers and tenants, including cricketers, many of whom made significant property investments over the past 10 months. Below are the five property transactions by Indian cricketers in the Mumbai real estate market. 1) Cricketer Shivam Dube buys two apartments in Mumbai’s Oshiwara for ₹ 27 […]

Mumbai real estate: Do potholes and road quality affect homebuyers’ property investment decisions?

Kunal Joshi, a homebuyer exploring options in Dahisar, at the northern edge of Mumbai, said he is finding larger apartments for the same price in areas farther from the railway station, driven by the anticipated boost from the upcoming Mumbai Coastal Road connectivity. “Near Dahisar and Borivali stations, about 10–15 minutes away, a compact 2BHK […]

Mumbai real estate prices: ₹50–60 lakh now buys just 200 sq ft as studio apartment rates hit record highs

Mumbai’s real estate market in 2025 continues to mirror the city’s stark economic divide, where record-breaking luxury deals stand in sharp contrast to shrinking affordability. Earlier this year, a sea-facing apartment in Worli made headlines with a staggering price tag of over ₹600 crore, equivalent to nearly ₹3 lakh per square foot. At the other […]

Bengaluru real estate: Earning ₹1.9 lakh a month, but still not possible to buy a home?

A 27-year-old tech professional in Bengaluru recently took to Reddit to share his struggles with the city’s real estate market. Despite earning ₹1.9 lakh a month and saving nearly ₹1.5 lakh after expenses, he said buying a home in Bengaluru seems impossible.’ With 3BHK apartments now priced between ₹1.8 crore and ₹2.2 crore, he calculated […]

Bengaluru real estate market feels overheated as prices soar, buyers weigh renting vs owning

Once seen as a city of opportunity for tech professionals, Bengaluru’s housing market is showing signs of strain as property prices continue to climb, leaving many prospective buyers questioning affordability. Even modest 2BHK apartments in areas like Whitefield, Sarjapur, and Yelahanka now cost ₹1 crore and above, excluding registration and interior costs. Rents have surged […]

Real estate developer granted pre-arrest bail in ₹52-Cr cheating case

MUMBAI: The sessions court has granted anticipatory bail to a 54-year-old real estate developer accused of cheating a Bandra-based builder of around ₹52 crore in a Vile Parle slum rehabilitation project. Real estate developer granted pre-arrest bail in ₹52-Cr cheating case Additional sessions judge NG Shukla granted bail to the accused, Kedar Bhikaji Bapat, and […]