New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Ask any serious homebuyer in Mumbai what they are worried about, and the answers tend to cluster around the same themes. Not aspiration. Not views. Not even price alone.

They worry about delivery.They worry about the location ageing badly.They worry about being forced to move again.

The city has trained buyers to be cautious. Delays, stalled projects, and infrastructure that arrives years after possession; these experiences have shaped how residential decisions are made today. Buyers are less interested in what a project promises and more interested in what it already has in place, or can realistically deliver.

This shift in mindset is changing how projects are assessed and where demand is emerging.

A recent shor...