New home buyers are often in a dilemma, over whether they should apply for a loan from a housing finance company (HFC) or a bank. The recent liquidity crisis being faced by non-banking finance … READ FULL STORY
The Indian real estate market offers a lucrative investment opportunity for non-resident Indians (NRIs). Like resident Indians, NRIs are also allowed to buy properties in India, with the help of home loans. However, the … READ FULL STORY
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has said that the centre will release a report card of 100 selected smart cities, to help the cities in better planning and moving towards data-driven governance … READ FULL STORY
A tenant who is a student or in the starting stages of his career, may not find it feasible to live in a property that commands a high rental. Often, such people live alone … READ FULL STORY
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has put the draft of ‘The Model Tenancy Act 2019‘ in public, for consultation. Reacting to the development, Swapan Dutta, director (east) of property consultant Knight Frank, … READ FULL STORY
Self-redevelopment of old, dilapidated housing projects in cities like Mumbai is a much-talked-about phenomenon and is rapidly catching on, because it is in many cases a practically possible proposition. Self-completion of stalled projects is, … READ FULL STORY
The importance of digital media in real estate transactions, has not escaped the attention of developers in India. The trend began, with builders using social media for customer engagement and interaction. Like any other … READ FULL STORY
During any impending general elections, real estate stakeholders conjecture exhaustively about the likely impact on the real estate market. Conventionally, the period between the announcement of the election date and the final result day, … READ FULL STORY
Peninsula Land Limited, a part of the Ashok Piramal Group, on May 7, 2019, announced that it has sold over 1,200 apartments at its affordable luxury project, ‘addressOne’, in Gahunje, Pune. The value of … READ FULL STORY
The ATS Group, which has forayed into the project management consultancy (PMC) business, said that it has bagged three stalled projects – Logix Blossom Greens, Logix Blossom County and Logix Blossom Zest in Noida, … READ FULL STORY
Mobility of students in India is increasing and it is common to see students moving to different cities, for higher education. However, there remains a dearth of good hostels and other amenities, to accommodate … READ FULL STORY
Institutional investors invested more than USD 4 billion in funds across the country’s real estate segments in 2018, according to ANAROCK Property Consultants’ latest report, ‘Private Equity in Indian Real Estate’. The commercial office … READ FULL STORY
The Indian real estate sector has witnessed several positive developments over the past few years, with schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), the granting of infrastructure status to affordable housing, 100 per … READ FULL STORY