Mumbai’s homebuyers are set to benefit from the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent. Announced shortly after the Union Budget 2025, this move is expected to make home loans more affordable, encouraging greater investment in the mid and premium housing segments in the city.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced its key repo rate on Friday for the first time since May 2020, aiming to provide stimulus to the sluggish economy, which is projected to grow at its slowest pace in four years during the current fiscal year.

December, is likely to depart from the hawkish approach of his predecessor, Shaktikanta Das, who kept interest rates unchanged for two years as he doggedly chased a 4% inflation target.