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.
Although a rating system for real estate exists in India, this system has not evolved and is also prone to criticism, vis-à-vis its objectivity. Analysts maintain that real estate ratings, have to evolve beyond … READ FULL STORY
One of the most effective sales tools available in the Indian real estate sector, is word-of-mouth publicity. Consequently, developers are trying their best to create ‘artificially induced neighbourhoods’, for communities, professionals and other like-minded … READ FULL STORY
For nearly a decade Sanjeev Chaudhary, regretted his decision of buying a house at Crossings Republik on National Highway (NH) 24. Connectivity with NH 24, was the only reason he invested in a large … READ FULL STORY
In a cash-starved business like real estate, almost all the developers have their own set of lenders, investors, quasi-equity partners and even informal crowdfunding mechanisms. The extent to which these intermediaries solve the sector’s … READ FULL STORY
Despite concerns over the fact that the housing market in Noida has a stock of over one lakh units, seasoned players seem to be betting big on its future growth. One important reason, is … READ FULL STORY
Let’s start with a basic premise – that job creation leads to greater office space absorption, which in turn leads to housing revival. However, across the country, the recent uptake in office space has … READ FULL STORY
JC Sharma, vice-chairman and managing director of Sobha Ltd, has been witness to the emergence of Bengaluru as the country’s top realty destination. It is not just the business potential of the city that … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, surprised the market by keeping the repo rate unchanged at 6.25% in its monetary policy review. This has disappointed the market in general … READ FULL STORY
With properties in India and the Middle-East and plans to expand operations into the UK market, PNC Menon, chairman-emeritus of Sobha Ltd, speaks to Housing News on how NRIs perceive India’s real estate market … READ FULL STORY
After reading about successful global case studies pertaining to crowdfunding in real estate, Rajeev Minocha wondered why his investment was never labelled as crowdfunding. He, along with some of his school friends, had been … READ FULL STORY
Siddharth Chopra, a resident of Mumbai, was glued to the television news channels, during the live telecast of the Union Budget 2017-18. Like many, he was expecting a bonanza for middle-class affordable home buyers. … READ FULL STORY
The state of the Indian economy, suggests that the government will have to walk a tight rope with the Union Budget 2017-18, amidst forecasts of a slowing economy. Although banks are now flush with … READ FULL STORY
Many within the Indian real estate fraternity, privately admit that the government’s demonetisation drive, has done more damage to the real estate business than even the Lehman Brothers crisis. “The sector has suffered badly, … READ FULL STORY
