CIDCO unveils ₹16,250 crore FY27 plan; airport hub, housing in focus

Navi Mumbai: The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has proposed an outlay of ₹16,250 crore for 2026–27, with a strategic focus on leveraging the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA)…

RBI holds repo rate steady at 5.25%: What it means for new and existing home loan borrowers

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee on April 8 kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, signalling stability for current and prospective home loan borrowers. With EMIs…

Mumbai: BMC panel to table amnesty scheme today for issuing occupation certificates to housing societies

In a significant move, the Mumbai Civic body, also known as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is expected to table a key policy framework, or amnesty scheme, on April 8,…

Bengaluru real estate market stays resilient: Sales up 5% in Q1 2026, prices continue upward trend

Residential prices continued to climb, with the weighted average increasing 4% to ₹8,952 per sq ft. Demand was largely concentrated in the mid and premium segments, led by the ₹1–2…

Arvind SmartSpaces signs two Mumbai redevelopment projects, eyes ₹2,700 crore revenue potential

Ahmedabad-based Arvind SmartSpaces has expanded its presence in the Mumbai real estate market, by announcing two redevelopment projects in Santacruz and Goregaon over the past two weeks, with a combined…

Mumbai: BMC panel puts occupation certificate amnesty proposal for housing societies on hold, seeks simpler framework

Mumbai’s civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s Standing Committee, on April 8 put on hold an amnesty proposal to grant occupation certificates (OCs) to housing societies for all residential…

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India panel recommends project-wise insolvency resolution for real estate cases

A committee of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has recommended the need to shift from an entity-centric, recovery-focused framework to a project-centric, completion-driven approach, along with stronger…

Tech job fears spark debate: Is buying ‘a roof over your head’ essential or a ‘dumb idea’?

A Reddit user, a mid-30s data engineer with ₹6 crore in savings, warned that job uncertainty, especially in tech, makes investing heavily in real estate risky. ‘Throwing money into property…

New Labour Code: How House Rent Allowance changes could impact your rent versus buy property decision

Neha Sharma, 32, a marketing professional in Bengaluru, has been renting an apartment where the rent now accounts for nearly 30% of her income. With the new wage structure reducing…

Gurugram RERA disposes of all pending cases till 2024

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority of Gurugram has disposed of all 2,174 pending complaints up to 2024, and all cases currently before it for adjudication are now from 2025 onwards,…