Homebuyers interested in registering for the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority's (MHADA) lottery for Mumbai region will have to wait longer. The housing agency has decided to conduct the lottery for 900 homes - aimed at the middle and lower income groups - by the end of this year.

Addressing the media during the lottery draw for Konkan Board of MHADA held on Saturday, housing minister Prakash Mehta said, "The details for the lottery of houses in Mumbai should be out by either October or November." The minister was replying to a query as to when the administration would come out with a lottery for affordable houses in the city.