Studio Apartment Launches In Mumbai Hit 5-Year Low Of 790 Units In 2025
Mumbai’s residential real estate market witnessed a sharp decline in studio apartment launches in 2025, with only 790 units introduced across the city, the lowest annual figure in at least five years, according to the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA). Studio apartments accounted for a mere 2% of the 42,643 total residential units launched […]
MahaRERA Must Actively Protect Homebuyers In Redevelopment Cases, Says Consumer Rights Expert
December 2, 2025: Advocate Shirish V. Deshpande, Chairman of the Mumbai Grahak Panchayat, has clarified widespread confusion surrounding the recent MahaRERA Appellate Tribunal (MREAT) judgment involving 19 homebuyers and Anamika CHSL. Addressing a reader’s concern that the Tribunal’s decision might undermine homebuyer confidence in redevelopment, Deshpande explained that the case was incorrectly portrayed in print […]
Relief Or Loophole? Mumbai’s Unauthorised Construction Crisis Deepens
October 22, 2025: Mumbai continues to grapple with widespread unauthorized constructions, ranging from slums to multi-storeyed towers, highlighting systemic collusion between politicians, bureaucrats, and builders. While homebuyers occasionally receive relief, fraudulent builders often escape accountability, leaving citizens burdened and urban planning compromised. As Vivekanand Gupta noted in his article “A Tale of Unauthorized Occupancy – […]
Developers, Including Lodha And K Raheja, Seek To Deregister 19 Projects
Real estate developers in Maharashtra, including Lodha Group, K Raheja Corp, Puranik, and Lokhandwala Infrastructure, have applied for the deregistration of up to 19 projects in cities like Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik, and Nagpur. Out of the 19 real estate projects, three are up for deregistration by Lodha Group or Macrotech Developers and Palava Dwellers […]
BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani: MMR , needs more housing stock through PPP
As old and eligible buildings in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) await redevelopment, Dr. Bhushan Gagrani, Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), stated that there is a need to create enough housing stock for which redevelopment is a better option by exploring the possibilities of public-private partnerships. He was addressing at a panel discussion […]
MahaRERA requires builders to obtain a “Quality Assurance Certificate.”
Developers in the state will now be required to post a “Quality Assurance Certificate” on their website in addition to providing it to the MahaRERA at the conclusion of each fiscal year. The MahaRERA General (Amendment) Regulations, 2024, which were added to the MahaRERA General Regulations, 2017, included this required requirement. The regulation comes into […]
MahaRERA will introduce an AI-driven grading system for Maharashtra real estate developments
Soon, Maharashtra homeowners looking to acquire a new property will have access to a useful tool. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) plans to introduce a new system that evaluates real estate projects according to important criteria. This system would provide quicker and more accurate results. Announced […]
MahaRERA will conduct its fifth exam for 5,260 real estate agents
The fifth competency examination, which will be held by the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) on July 29 at 24 locations throughout Maharashtra, is expected to draw 5,260 real estate agents. MahaRERA reports that 9,295 real estate agents have passed the test out of the four batches that have taken it so far. Real […]
Mumbai Metropolitan Region to See Increase in RERA-Certified Estate Agents
With the third batch of real estate agents preparing for the online examination conducted by the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) on November 22, the Mumbai metropolitan region is set to welcome a steady stream of MahaRERA-certified agents. A total of 5,592 candidates have completed the required preliminary training, making them eligible for the […]
628 real estate developers are being examined by MahaRERA for failing to include their QR code and RERA registration number in their marketing
On July 8, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, or MahaRERA, said that it had fined developers of 628 real estate projects ₹88.90 lakh for failing to include the RERA registration number and QR code in their marketing. According to MahaRERA, of the 628 real estate projects, 312 are located in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, […]