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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.
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MHADA Pune Lottery 2025: Nearly 2,000 Flats on First-Come-First-Serve Basis

The MHADA Pune Lottery 2025 has gone live with 4,186 homes on offer, including 1,982 flats available on a First-Come-First-Serve basis. Buyers can apply online till October 31, 2025, with the lottery draw scheduled for November 21, 2025. Covering Pune, PCMC, PMRDA, Solapur, Kolhapur, and Sangli, the scheme gives applicants the option to either book directly under FCFS or try their luck through the traditional computerized lottery.
MLA Ameet Satam has urged the BMC to scrap its interim open spaces policy, warning against misuse by private parties. He wants BMC to directly maintain parks and gardens, with regulated ads funding their upkeep.

Mumbai’s Open Spaces Row: MLA Ameet Satam Asks BMC to Scrap Interim Policy

MLA Ameet Satam has urged the BMC to scrap its interim open spaces policy, warning against misuse by private parties. He wants BMC to directly maintain parks and gardens, with regulated ads funding their upkeep.
India’s REIT sector has quietly grown into a ₹2.3 lakh crore market, overtaking Hong Kong in scale. With strong returns, rising distributions, near-full occupancy, and SEBI’s upcoming equity reclassification, Indian REITs are fast becoming a mainstream investment choice.

SEBI Boosts REITs: What This Means for Everyday Investors and Homebuyers

SEBI’s latest reform puts REITs on par with equities for market indices, opening new doors for investors. Here’s how this move impacts homebuyers, retail investors, and India’s real estate growth.
The ED has attached properties worth over ₹51 crore linked to Ocean Seven Buildtech in a money laundering case involving diversion of funds collected from homebuyers for incomplete affordable housing projects. Promoter Swaraj Singh Yadav is accused of orchestrating the fraud through arbitrary cancellations, inflated resales, and misuse of escrow funds. Probe continues.

Wadhawans Under Fire: ED’s Twin Strike Attaches ₹186 Cr in DHFL Fraud, Files New Charges in PMC Bank Scam

In a major two-pronged assault on financial crime, the ED has attached 154 flats and other assets valued at ₹185.84 crore linked to DHFL’s Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan. Simultaneously, a new chargesheet has been filed in the HDIL-PMC Bank scam, exposing a conspiracy to launder funds through fraudulent land acquisition in Sindhudurg.
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MHADA Pune Lottery Opens for 4,186 Homes; Registration and Payment Process Begins

The MHADA Pune Board has launched a lottery for 4,186 residential units across various schemes, including PMAY and ‘First Come, First Serve’. The online registration and payment process is open from September 11 to October 31, 2025, with the final draw scheduled for November 21, 2025.