Ravi Sinha is a journalist with nearly two decades of cross-discipline media exposure. He is the CEO of real estate think-tank group Track2Realty. He has been writing extensively on the real estate sector for nearly a decade. Evaluation of real estate brand performance is his expertise and he has immense insight into consumers’ psychograph in the property market.
The festive season, is usually a time when property sales peak during the year. Although the actual number of sales during this period, from the major markets of India, are only likely to be … READ FULL STORY
Beyond the political overtones, the economics of the existing taxation structures, do not indicate a smooth transition, if the real estate sector were to be brought under the Goods and Services Tax (GST). There … READ FULL STORY
In an exclusive interaction with Housing News, Sachin Sandhir, global managing director – emerging business of RICS, points out that India considerably lags behind mature real estate markets, such as the US and UK … READ FULL STORY
A perception has gained ground that non-resident Indians (NRIs), who lose their jobs in the US and other parts of the world, have no choice but to return home and invest in India’s housing … READ FULL STORY
Residents of Mumbai and Pune far outnumber those from other cities, when it comes to the desire to own a holiday home. A Track2Realty survey found that more than two-thirds of Mumbaikars would like … READ FULL STORY
Nestling amid rolling hills and kissed by gurgling streams in Thane district, Shahapur has been nothing more than a weekend getaway dotted with a few farmhouses owned by city slickers. Now it’s morphing from … READ FULL STORY
Alka Rajpurohit, a non-resident Indian (NRI) from Dubai, wanted to sell her luxury apartment in Gurgaon and instead, buy a premium apartment in Noida. Rajpurohit’s decision, reflects the changing dynamics of NRIs’ investments in … READ FULL STORY
If extra FAR (Floor Area Ratio) is a good incentive for developers to build green buildings, then Noida should have many such buildings, noted a panelist at a seminar on sustainable development, in Delhi. … READ FULL STORY
Abhinav Kanchan works with a reputed developer from Bangalore. Consequently, he understands the importance of buying a home from a credible developer. Therefore, seven years ago, he booked a flat in Noida in Jaypee … READ FULL STORY
When Hitesh Maniyar, a resident of Andheri, Mumbai, was on the lookout for a weekend home, his biggest concern was its location, as he planned to shift to Navi Mumbai in a few years. … READ FULL STORY
Nearly two-thirds (as many as 64%) of non-resident Indians (NRIs) categorically say that they would wait for more clarity and transparency in the market, before making an investment decision in the Indian property market. … READ FULL STORY
“Whenever I wished to visit my under-construction apartment, I was denied entry into the site by the security guards, in the name of safety issues. I am unaware of the construction status and the … READ FULL STORY
Some of the recent trends in the Indian property market, seem to suggest that non-resident Indians (NRIs) are shifting their investment from Bengaluru to Coimbatore and Kochi, owing to the lower ticket size in … READ FULL STORY
