The policy changes that the government is implementing, should help improve business confidence in India and result in robust office leasing demand in the coming years. Occupiers looking for large, quality spaces, should consider … READ FULL STORY
Genuine buyers in the residential real estate market, appear to be holding back their purchase plans, on hopes that the interest rates would fall further and the property prices would plunge, post demonetisation, which … 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 year 2016 was an interesting one for real estate markets. A number of initiatives, like the passage of the Real Estate Regulatory Bill in March 2016, amendments to REIT guidelines in budget 2016-17 … READ FULL STORY
“Demonetisation has impacted the resale market, which is otherwise flush with transactions involving black money or unaccounted cash. Consequently, the number of transactions in the secondary market has come down,” explains Vijay Gupta, CMD, … 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
Partnerships, often between investors and developers, create a pool of money that is available for all projects matching a specific set of criteria, without having to go through the time-consuming approval process. These partnerships … READ FULL STORY
For the real estate sector, 2016 will be remembered as the year of dramatic policy changes. These changes have the potential to usher in a more organised, cleaner and more transparent real estate market … READ FULL STORY
When Housing News analysed the impact of demonetisation over the property prices, some of the critics disagreed and even took it as an endorsement of black money in real estate. Nevertheless, the theory that … READ FULL STORY
Post-demonetisation, the affordable housing segment, which is confined to the fringe areas of metros, is expected to get a boost as land prices will plummet in the next few years, especially in far-flung areas … READ FULL STORY
Sagar Mehendale, a salaried person, was looking to buy a resale flat for his second investment, so that he could let it out on rent. As he could only invest by taking a home … READ FULL STORY
With the real estate sector in India going through a rough patch, Dubai’s property market could stand to gain, as an attractive investment destination. “The key triggers that attract Indians to Dubai are its … READ FULL STORY
Taking markets by surprise, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel, on December 7, 2016, kept short-term lending rates unchanged, even as the central bank lowered GDP growth rate to 7.1% and … READ FULL STORY
