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.
When the mutual funds business was trying to gain ground in India the Mutual Fund Association of India successfully pulled in the members to create a narrative ‘Mutual Fund Sahi Hai’. The assets under … READ FULL STORY
At a time when there are so many question marks over office space portfolios following the Coronavirus pandemic, which has forced companies to opt for the work-from-home (WFH) model, the success and investors’ appetite … READ FULL STORY
Across the Indian real estate sector, the two questions that seem to be on top of everyone’s mind are: ‘When will the real estate segment recover?’ and ‘Which would be the segment to recover … READ FULL STORY
While economists and analysts are unanimous in their opinion that the recovery of the real estate sector is inevitable, what is being debated, is the time that it would take, for things would get … READ FULL STORY
Lockdown is not a new reality for the developers across India, especially in the Delhi-NCR region. The NGT construction ban, often for months together, has hampered the execution cycle of the business. However, the … READ FULL STORY
In only its second year of functioning, the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) has emerged as a trusted resource for aggrieved home buyers. Considering that UP is home to some of … READ FULL STORY
The real estate market has, on numerous occasions, witnessed the launch of projects in the SEZ, retail, luxury housing or even affordable housing segments, without any market rationale. This has often led to oversupply … READ FULL STORY
The psychology of home buyers and their expectations vis-à-vis return on investment (ROI), have traditionally been different for investors and end-users. However, this difference may be gradually disappearing, at least in the top eight … READ FULL STORY
In the real estate market, where prices have stagnated over the past few years, developers are experimenting with various new sales and marketing strategies. Inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) to sell apartments in an … READ FULL STORY
The reality of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Indian real estate, is that companies get into it, merely to fulfill mandatory provisions and/or tax adjustments, rather than out of any real concern for the … READ FULL STORY
The GST Council, at its meeting on February 24, 2019, reduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on under construction properties from 12 per cent with an input tax credit (ITC) to 5 … READ FULL STORY
Unsold real estate inventory in the country, is often blamed on over-supply. The root cause of what is termed as over-supply, may, in fact, be the mismatch between demand and supply. However, this fails … READ FULL STORY
The interim budget 2019 of the Narendra Modi government, is no different from previous budgets of India, where the demands of the real estate industry and buyers revolve around the housing market only. This … READ FULL STORY
