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.
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
The 24-km-long Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, is a case study on how an infrastructure project can improve the brand positioning of a given market. It has turned around 20 nondescript sectors of the city, into … READ FULL STORY
A survey by Track2Realty in 2014, among NRIs, HNIs and other wealthy and influential investors, found that Singapore, Malaysia, New York, Sydney, UK (London) and the Middle East (Dubai), were the preferred destinations for … READ FULL STORY
Prime minister Narendra Modi’s new year’s eve announcement, on interest subvention for housing loans for the poor and the middle-class, was soon followed by rate cuts by various banks, including the government-owned State Bank … READ FULL STORY
The Indian property market has always been quite attractive for non-resident Indians (NRIs). The only concern, has been with the opaque nature of the business, with its lack of information and scientific process of … READ FULL STORY
A vast majority of home buyers (as many as 74%), dismiss the possibility that recent policy changes, could lead to price corrections in the housing market. In fact, prospective buyers and sellers across the … READ FULL STORY
A majority of home buyers (as many as 82%), believe that the wide trust deficit between the builders and the buyers, can be bridged to a considerable extent, if the developers genuinely come forward … READ FULL STORY
