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Varun Singh, is a Senior Journalist who has extensively covered the Real Estate Sector for over one and half decade. His articles, insights, and opinion on the sector are widely read.
India's tier-2 real estate is in sharp decline, with 2025 sales volumes down 10% to 1,56,181 units and new launches slipping 6%, as rising prices push affordable homes out of reach and drive premiumisation across cities.

India’s Tier-2 Real Estate Market in Freefall: Housing Sales Plunge 10%, Launches Tumble 6%

India’s tier-2 real estate is in sharp decline, with 2025 sales volumes down 10% to 1,56,181 units and new launches slipping 6%, as rising prices push affordable homes out of reach and drive premiumisation across cities.
Mumbai’s housing market has started 2026 with a sharp drop in registrations and a worrying fall in affordable home purchases, signalling rising affordability pressure and weakening buyer activity.

Mumbai Housing Market Slipping: Registration Fall, Rs 1 Cr Homes Disappearing From Market

Mumbai’s housing market has started 2026 with a sharp drop in registrations and a worrying fall in affordable home purchases, signalling rising affordability pressure and weakening buyer activity.
Real estate stocks began today’s trading session on a cautious note as benchmark indices slipped. While select developers showed resilience, others remained under pressure, pointing to a volatile and stock-specific trading day for the sector.

Realty Stocks Mixed at Open as Broader Markets Slip; Sector Eyes Volatile Session Ahead

Real estate stocks began today’s trading session on a cautious note as benchmark indices slipped. While select developers showed resilience, others remained under pressure, pointing to a volatile and stock-specific trading day for the sector.
Bombay HC quashes ₹3 Cr+ stamp duty demand against Romell Real Estate in Malad slum redevelopment case. Court rules Permanent Transit Camp (PTC) cannot be added to consideration per Guideline 26 & holds CCRA order time-barred beyond 6-year limit under Section 53A.

HC Exposes SRA-Developer Collusion in Worli STP Land Grab

In a damning order, Bombay HC accuses SRA officers of suppressing BMC warnings to let a Shahid Balwa-linked developer encroach on land reserved for Worli’s vital STP expansion — a stark expose of how public infrastructure is sacrificed for private real estate gains in Mumbai’s rotting system.
Bombay High Court slams BMC for allowing illegal structure to exist for decades next to a ward office in Santacruz; orders inquiry into officials' dereliction while dismissing petitioner's appeal with ₹5 lakh costs.

BMC Commissioner Directed to Hold Inquiry into How Illegal Structure Existed for Decades Next to a BMC Chowki

Bombay High Court slams BMC for allowing illegal structure to exist for decades next to a ward office in Santacruz; orders inquiry into officials’ dereliction while dismissing petitioner’s appeal with ₹5 lakh costs.