India, Jan. 31 -- A video of a compact apartment recently went viral on social media, reigniting debate around Mumbai's real estate market, long known for soaring prices and shrinking homes. The clip showed a cramped apartment priced at Rs.1.2 crore, with an unusual layout that places the bathroom directly opposite the kitchen's cooking area. Against this backdrop, number-crunching on tiny homes reveals an interesting trend: studio apartments, also known as one-room kitchens (RKs), have fallen to a five-year low in Mumbai, with only 790 units launched in 2025, the lowest in this period, according to Maharashtra RERA data.

In 2024, 832 studio apartments were launched, followed by 1,704 in 2023, 1,129 in 2022, and 1,518 in 2021, according ...