Alka Rajpurohit, a non-resident Indian (NRI) from Dubai, wanted to sell her luxury apartment in Gurgaon and instead, buy a premium apartment in Noida. Rajpurohit’s decision, reflects the changing dynamics of NRIs’ investments in … READ FULL STORY
IT/ITeS and BPO companies, have been instrumental in attracting the young workforce to big cities like Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Jaipur, etc. Consequently, this job sector has significantly impacted the rental landscape of … READ FULL STORY
The 7th Pay Commission has been notified and the salaries of central government employees and pensioners, are set for a major revision. This is likely to boost demand and liquidity in the real estate … READ FULL STORY
Mumbai and Navi Mumbai figure in the list of the most-polluted cities and the state government intends to make Maharashtra pollution-free by 2022, by adopting various pollution control measures, minister of state for environment, … READ FULL STORY
As the office demand continued to intensify in Q2 2017, an upward pressure on rental values was observed in a few micro-markets across India. A high rental growth was seen mostly in the southern … READ FULL STORY
Realty prices in the country, have been impacted by various factors over the past year, such as the GST, RERA, demonetisation and the support to affordable housing. Experts point out that property prices were … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench of justices Dipak Misra, Ranjan Gogoi and AK Sikri, on August 10, 2017, dismissed Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s plea, to put on hold the auction process of the group’s Aamby … READ FULL STORY
Sahara chief Subrata Roy, on August 9, 2017, moved the Supreme Court, seeking to put a hold on the auction process to sell the group’s Rs 34,000-crore Aamby Valley property by the official liquidator … READ FULL STORY
Housing.com, part of Elara Technologies Pte Ltd, which also owns PropTiger.com and Makaan.com, on August 9, 2017, unveiled its key insights on house renting patterns. According to their research, 1-BHK units are the preferred … READ FULL STORY
Although the market had returned to normal after the demonetisation drive in November 2016, it was further impacted by the implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) and the nationwide execution … READ FULL STORY
There was no environmental damage during the construction of Lavasa lake city, environment minister Ramdas Kadam said, in a written reply in the lower house of the assembly, on August 4, 2017. The picturesque … READ FULL STORY
Priyanka Amar Shah, founder of iKheti, believes that urban farming has the potential to make cities greener. iKheti, a social enterprise started in 2012, works on the principle that a small vegetable garden, can … READ FULL STORY
PropTiger.com, on July 27, 2017, released the findings of ‘Realty Decoded’ report for the April- June quarter of the financial year 2017-18 (Q1, FY18). As per the report, residential sales in the real estate … READ FULL STORY
