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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|October 12, 2025
An ideal approach to get a better rate for the apartment you want to buy, especially during the festive season
The festive period between Navratri and Diwali has long been considered an auspicious time for home-buying in India. It is also the time when developers across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and beyond roll out attractive schemes to entice buyers. With property registrations in Mumbai rising 22% year-on-year to 12,915 transactions in October 2024, and stamp duty collections jumping 44% to Rs. 1,201 crore, the data shows how buyers and sellers alike view this season as a decisive moment.
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