Akash Pharande The Pune residential real estate market in 2025 was a mixed story – below the city’s strong fundamentals was a lot of stress. The city went from a period of rapid growth to a more stable, selective market, with affordability and changing buyer demographics becoming more defining characteristics in the year. The Highs: […]Read More
Team L&M Hardening property prices, layoffs in the IT sector, geopolitical tensions and other uncertainties dented India’s residential growth momentum in 2025. ANAROCK Research data indicates that housing sales in the top 7 cities witnessed a 14% decline in 2025, with approx. 3,95,625 units sold in the year against 4,59,645 units in 2024. However, the overall […]Read More
Team L&M Amid Tamil Nadu’s vision toward becoming a one trillion dollar economy by 2030, the state is penning an ambitious new chapter into its growth story. The state leverages its uniquely balanced partnership between its industrial base and expanding services economy – drawing increasing global and domestic investments. To this end, Tamil Nadu is […]Read More
Anil Pharande Pune and its sister city Pimpri-Chinchwad (PCMC) in the West have solidified their position as real estate growth powerhouses, with more than 90,000 homes sold each year. In 2025, these markets infused more than Rs. 5,550 crore in stamp duty revenue into the state government coffers – a strong testimony to the confidence […]Read More
Akash Pharande, As India’s cities expand, redevelopment projects are rapidly reshaping our cities’ skylines. But, this transformation invariably brings some serious challenges with it – that of natural ecosystems being urbanised. It is widely acknowledged that modern construction consumes significant resources. Buildings consume nearly a third of available potable water, as much as 1/4th of […]Read More
Akash Pharande India’s housing sector stands at a critical juncture as two major policy shifts — the upcoming GST reforms and the 50% US tariffs on Indian goods — stand as opposing forces that can potentially reshape demand, affordability, and supply of housing. While the GST reforms promise relief via lower input costs, the tariffs threaten […]Read More
Akash Pharande The real estate industry in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, its twin city, has been booming in recent years, making them two of the fastest-growing cities in India. In just five years, the number of new homes sold in Pune went from 60,000 in 2019 to 90,000 in 2024 – a huge 50% rise. This […]Read More
Team L&M Housing societies are the backbone of urban life in India’s burgeoning metropolises. Though amenities, security, and appearance are concerns for most owners, there’s a common concern still burdening them economically and ecologically—internal leakage in housing society infrastructure. Those which are not visible to the naked eye may appear to be small, but silently […]Read More
Team L&M Thane, once seen as a supporting suburb, now headlines the Mumbai Metropolitan Region residential real estate revolution. All this is thanks to rapid infrastructure upgrades, surging buyer interest, and a hot housing market. A report by ANAROCK titled ‘Thane: The Rising Star of MMR Real Estate’ highlights the city’s explosive housing price growth. This […]Read More
Akash Pharande The recent fake news about (relatively) cheap permanent residency in the UAE has thrown up all the old questions about our fascination for leaving India and settling abroad. This phenomenon is largely a hangover, albeit a real and persistent one, from earlier decades. What does it mean to be an Indian in India […]Read More
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