Mumbai circle rate revised; property prices increased at CAGR of 3% in 10 years
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Maharashtra government has increased ready reckoner (RR) rates for FY26 after a gap of two years. RR rates, also known as circle rates, are the state government's estimates of the minimum property prices in an area.
The rate for the state, excluding Mumbai, has gone up by an average of 4.39%, while the financial capital’s RR has increased by 3.39%. These rates are used as a benchmark to charge stamp duty and other taxes related to real estate transactions. They are usually revised each year based on property transactions, development projects and market trends in the previous year.
Since the rates are determined on the basis of property transaction values of the previous year, among other factors, the year-on-year change reflects the actual appreciation or depreciation in the real estate market. According to Bhoumick Vaidya, equity partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, this year’s increase in RR rates has captured the growth in real estate prices since Covid. “In Mumbai, the prices have, in fact, gone up, but the RR rate was not increased in the last two years," Vaidya said.
At 3.39%, the increase in Mumbai’s RR rate is third lowest among the 28 municipalities listed in the government’s circular on revised rates. The state government has revised RR rates separately for municipal, rural, and nagar panchayat areas. Mumbai is not included in any of these zones and is treated as an individual area (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC).
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