The top seven Indian cities collectively saw the average size of budget-friendly apartments shrink by almost 17 per cent, between 2014 and 2018, according to a study. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) topped with … READ FULL STORY
While the ratio of working males in India is higher in comparison to women, yet, a recent report (Bankbazaar-Moneymood 2019) indicates that when it comes to taking a home loan, women borrowers have outpaced … READ FULL STORY
A palatial villa in Golf Links or Jor Bagh may be every home seeker’s dream but not everyone can turn it into reality. When it comes to realistic dreams, most of Delhi’s middle-class, salaried … READ FULL STORY
Update on July 5, 2019:Â Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2019-20, on July 5, 2019, said the government is proposing additional tax deduction of Rs 1.50 lakhs on the interest paid … READ FULL STORY
Before every annual budget, the real estate sector trots out a highly optimistic (and unrealistic) wish-list to the Finance Ministry. Whether the industry actually expects the upcoming budget to cure all its woes, with … READ FULL STORY
Here’s a Utopian vision: the government would announce a Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cut, home buyers would cheer up since prices would reduce marginally and the market revives. Really? The biggest paradox … READ FULL STORY
The taxation on property purchase, has become much simpler than it was before. With the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), several taxes previously applicable on real estate purchase (VAT, service tax, … READ FULL STORY
Recent developments in Noida Extension, also known as Greater Noida, have attracted significant buyer interest towards the region’s residential real estate landscape. According to a recent report by ANAROCK Property Consultants, with more than … READ FULL STORY
The applicability of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the Indian taxation system, was a move aimed towards ‘one nation, one tax’. After land abetment, the applicable GST for under-construction properties was 12 … READ FULL STORY
West Bengal’s new IT policy aims to disseminate the IT/ITeS activities across the state, for the benefit of the population in the fringe and rural areas. This will be a game-changer for the state’s … READ FULL STORY
Update on March 12, 2019:Â The government of Maharashtra, on March 1, 2019, announced an amnesty scheme with respect to the penalty that can be levied for insufficient payment of stamp duty made in the … READ FULL STORY
Between 30 and 35 per cent of new housing launches in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) have been in its emerging suburbs, states a report by ANAROCK Property Consultants. The MMR’s western and central … READ FULL STORY
Commissioned in the late 1970s, the EM (Eastern Metropolitan) Bypass in Kolkata, was previously a long stretch of road abutting undeveloped land. EM Bypass stretches from Bidhannagar to Kamalgazi and was built to create … READ FULL STORY
