India, Dec. 22 -- The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) stayed in focus through 2025 with a series of buyer-centric interventions. The year marked the first full calendar year under Chairman Manoj Saunik, who assumed office in September 2024.

MahaRERA suspended the registrations of 1,905 housing projects across Maharashtra and froze developers' bank accounts for non-compliance. In April, it mandated that all real estate advertisements prominently display the project's MahaRERA registration number, along with a QR code that links directly to the project's RERA webpage.

In a notable ruling, the regulator directed a Mumbai-based developer to allot parking spaces to homebuyers in the same wing as their apartments, rath...