Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is struggling with broken infrastructure—even after spending over ₹1 lakh crore on major projects like the metro and coastal roads. Mismanagement, poor planning, and bad priorities are leaving millions of residents frustrated and stuck. Urban activist Zoru Bhathena talks openly about why the city’s plans keep failing. Two Different Worlds: Empty...

Housing crisis Huge drop in home sales under ₹1 crore. A JLL India report says sales of these affordable apartments in seven major cities—Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Pune—dropped 32% from January to June 2025. Only 51,804 units were sold. Overall apartment sales also fell 13% compared to last year, with 1,334,776 units sold. Luxury Homes Are Booming While...

Gurugram, Sector 85 – Once hailed as a dream destination for luxury living, the Godrej Air residential project has now become a battleground between disgruntled homebuyers and the developer. Residents, who invested between ₹2 crore to ₹4 crore for a home, are now protesting on the streets, claiming false promises, lack of basic infrastructure, and severe project delays. On paper, Godrej Air was...

If you've ever wished for a faster, more scenic way to travel between Mumbai to Goa M2M Ferries might just have the answer. The company, well-known for its popular Mumbai–Mandwa ferry route, is developing an exciting new Ropax ferry service that promises to cut travel time between the two coastal hotspots to just 6.5 hours—a significant reduction from the usual 10 to 12-hour road journey. What’s...

By: Datta Nighut In a recent conversation with Gulam Zia, Senior Executive Director at NightFrank India, we explored the latest trends shaping Mumbai’s real estate market — especially the dynamic developments in the MMR Real Estate (Mumbai Metropolitan Region). From the shifting momentum in luxury housing to the intensifying competition in suburban hotspots like Andheri, here’s a comprehensive...

Mumbai’s ambitious Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project will directly link the Western and Eastern Express Highways, dramatically improving citywide connectivity. The total corridor spans about 12.2 km, connecting Goregaon (WEH) in the west to Mulund (EEH) in the east. A key component is a pair of twin tunnels under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). Each tunnel is roughly 4.7 km long, and...

(Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project ) मुंबई और अहमदाबाद के बीच देश की पहली हाई-स्पीड बुलेट ट्रेन परियोजना में एक और बड़ी कामयाबी हासिल हुई है। नेशनल हाई स्पीड रेल कॉर्पोरेशन...

Best Places to Invest Your Money As Mumbai’s urban core becomes increasingly saturated and expensive, investors are setting their sights on outlying areas within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Analysts note that luxury real estate is shifting beyond city limits. For example, a recent report observed that Alibag’s residential market is booming, with the town becoming an “emerging hotspot”...

In the past few years, one major real estate development near Mumbai has been making a strong impact, though not many people know about it — the Land Pooling Scheme in NAINA (Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area). For investors, especially NRIs and smart developers, knowing about this scheme can lead to big financial gains. This article explains what land pooling is, how it works in NAINA, and...

Mumbai Fastest Growing Suburb As we continue exploring India’s top real estate markets, we now look at Tane (also spelled Thane), a city that has grown much more than just being a nearby town to Mumbai. Earlier known for being affordable and close to the financial capital, Tane has now become a busy and growing city with its own economy, better roads and transport, and strong appeal for investors. In...