India, Oct. 23 -- Mumbai's real estate market in 2025 continues to mirror the city's stark economic divide, where record-breaking luxury deals stand in sharp contrast to shrinking affordability. Earlier this year, a sea-facing apartment in Worli made headlines with a staggering price tag of over Rs.600 crore, equivalent to nearly Rs.3 lakh per square foot. At the other end of the spectrum, in one of the city's few remaining 'affordable' pockets, a modest 235 sq ft studio apartment in Dahisar West sold for Rs.62 lakh, underscoring how steep the cost of homeownership remains even in budget-friendly areas in the financial capital.

With such transactions, the gap between aspiration and accessibility continues to widen, and Rs.50-60 lakh bare...