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 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
There has not been any precedence of major interest rate cuts, ahead of the union budget’s presentation. On the contrary, major financial policy decisions are put on hold or deferred, ahead of the budget. … READ FULL STORY
Right before Union Budget 2017-18, the issue of budget or affordable housing, is once again in the spotlight. As the central government reiterates its commitment towards ‘Housing for All’, this aim cannot be fulfilled … READ FULL STORY
The central government has repeatedly stated its intent to deal with benami transactions. It is, hence, expected that several concrete steps and financial curbs on benami transactions may be announced in the Union Budget … READ FULL STORY
The Indian home buyers are quite convinced that whatever incentives are given to them in the union budget, will never reach them. The reason: Investors and middlemen in the Indian housing market, will absorb … READ FULL STORY
When it comes to best practices in the real estate sector, there seems to be a huge chasm between the claims of many builders and the actual practices on ground. With buyers having low … READ FULL STORY
South Asian Real Estate (better known as SARE Homes), a 100% FDI-funded group, believes that despite its cyclic ups and downs, the fundamentals of India’s housing market remain convincing. The company’s MD, David Walker, … READ FULL STORY
The real estate sector in India has miles to go, before it can state that it has adopted some of the globally-accepted best practices. Data available with Track2Realty, shows that real estate complaints are … READ FULL STORY
