The Supreme Court, on March 5, 2019, set aside the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) order enlarging the buffer zone limits around lakes and water bodies in Bengaluru. An apex court bench allowed the appeals … READ FULL STORY
The transforming nature of work and a younger workforce, are altering workplaces from pure ‘work hubs’ into ‘social hubs’, according to a research by furniture solutions brand, Godrej Interio. The study, titled ‘Harness the … READ FULL STORY
House of Hiranandani has announced the launch of an 18-storeyed project, ‘Evita’, inside its integrated community at Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru. The tower, which is registered with the Karnataka RERA, will offer 2-BHK, 2.5-BHK and … READ FULL STORY
The proposal of the GST Council, to reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on under-construction properties, will likely have mixed implications for the sector, with consumers for high-price inventory (such as Mumbai … READ FULL STORY
Decks have been cleared, for the implementation of the two-decades-old suburban railway project for Bengaluru, with contentious issues being sorted out at a meeting jointly chaired by railway minister Piyush Goyal and Karnataka chief … READ FULL STORY
In 2018, the real estate sector’s focus was on ensuring affordability of homes, balancing the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and improving sales, while also witnessing the fallout of the liquidity … READ FULL STORY
India witnessed a gross leasing activity amounting to 50 million sq ft in 2018, across the major seven cities, the highest in the past eight years, driven by buoyant leasing in Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR. … READ FULL STORY
Sumit Dewan, aged 24, who came to Mumbai for his training after completing his graduation in architecture, spent two months searching for a rental house, in vain. Everyone refused him a flat, as he … READ FULL STORY
Sitalakshmi Gopalan, a retired school teacher in Delhi, invested in a senior living project in Coimbatore. Although her children continue to stay in Delhi, she was clear that she wanted to stay with people … 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
Bengaluru-based Sobha Limited has maintained its leadership position in the Track2Realty Best Practices Report 2019, which evaluates the best practices being followed in Indian real estate. Sobha improved its performance, compared to first study … READ FULL STORY
Sales of housing units in the top nine cities of Mumbai, Pune, Noida, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad, fell by eight per cent during the October-December period of 2018 (Q3 FY2019), as … READ FULL STORY
Amruthahalli, in Bengaluru, has all the amenities for residents to lead a comfortable life, says Sandeep Shivarao, a client success director at marketing agency FableSquare. Shivarao’s house, in this north Bengaluru area, is two … READ FULL STORY
