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India’s housing market saw fewer homes sold but higher transaction value in 2025, signalling a structural shift toward premium and luxury housing, according to the ICC–ANAROCK report.

How Budget 2026 Can Revive Affordable Housing in India

Despite booming luxury home sales, affordable housing in India is facing a structural collapse. As urban homeownership becomes increasingly unattainable, Union Budget 2026 could be the last chance to revive the segment through tax incentives, redefined affordability norms, and infrastructure-led growth.
The Maharashtra government has cleared a ₹20,000-crore Mumbai Police Housing Township Project to construct up to 45,000 service homes, addressing severe housing shortages faced by Mumbai Police personnel.

Can Mumbai Police Finally Own Their Homes? Maharashtra Sets Up High-Level Panel to Study Ownership Rights in Police Colonies

Maharashtra government forms high-level committee to study whether Mumbai police housing colonies can be converted into ownership homes for police officers and staff.
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Maharashtra Govt Tightens Control Over MHADA Land Allotment, Forms High-Level Ministerial Panel

The Maharashtra government has formed a powerful Cabinet Sub-Committee to decide MHADA land allotments under Rule 16, centralising control over residential and commercial plots and replacing the earlier 2022 panel.
SRA has officially stated that no policy exists to rehabilitate first-floor residents of pre-1976 authorized chawls, meaning no redevelopment or surveys have been conducted so far. The clarification responds to queries raised by former MP Gopal Shetty and highlights a major policy gap in Mumbai’s housing system.

Maharashtra Govt Escalates Pressure on SRA: ‘Immediate Action’ Ordered on Chawl First-Floor Regularisation Ahead of BMC Polls

In a sharp November 2025 letter, the Maharashtra government has ordered the Slum Rehabilitation Authority to immediately regularise first-floor tenements in old Mumbai chawls and start issuing rehab flats to long-excluded families. With BMC elections approaching, the Mahayuti alliance is pushing hard to settle a decades-old grievance of lakhs of chawl residents before they go to the polls. Residents and political leaders have welcomed the move, calling it a “historic correction of injustice”.
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Maharashtra Cabinet Greenlights MHADA Housing Redevelopment: A Boost for Mumbai’s Aging Colonies

In a boost for Mumbai’s residents, the state cabinet on Tuesday cleared a transformative policy for redeveloping aging MHADA colonies into modern townships, complete with schools, parks, and upgraded utilities—unlocking a new era of safe, sustainable living.