Mayur Shah, an NRI from Boston, wanted to invest in a residential house in India. His first choice naturally, was his hometown of Ahmedabad. However, he was advised by the local agents to instead … READ FULL STORY
Sandhya Suku, of Tavant Technologies (a Silicon Valley-based mortgage technology company), has been selected as one of the most influential women in the housing industry. Bangalore-based Suku is one of the 43 women recognised … READ FULL STORY
One of the key factors that generate interest from property investors in any given location or city, is job creation. An area in which several businesses are generating career opportunities for people, becomes a … READ FULL STORY
Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy this week, the country’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), on April 3, 2017, reduced its benchmark lending rate by 0.15% to 9.10%, … READ FULL STORY
For a long time, the property market was going through the problem of excess unsold inventory, but the property rates were not falling. Now, according to various media reports, property rates have fallen, after … READ FULL STORY
Taxes and duties constitute a large part of the total home buying cost. There are four types of taxes and duties that are levied on the purchase of homes in India – stamp duty, … READ FULL STORY
The Lok Sabha, on March 29, 2017, cleared four bills in preparation of the upcoming rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime: Integrated GST Central GST Union territory GST Compensation bill This … READ FULL STORY
Citizens of Kolkata will now be able to calculate their property tax themselves, with the passage of the Unit Area Assessment System in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, on March 30, 2017. There was scope … READ FULL STORY
The real estate market in Bengaluru has stood apart from others in the country. Developers in the city have a much better track record, in terms of transparency, fair trade practices, construction quality, project … READ FULL STORY
Rapid urbanisation has led to the emergence of new suburbs and peripheral areas around metropolitan cities. These newly-created residential markets have their own set of development types (apartments, row houses, villas and plots), price … READ FULL STORY
Sanjeev Kapoor Chef and television anchor We shifted to our new house on an auspicious day. This department is taken care of, by my mother and my wife Alyona, as I am not superstitious. … READ FULL STORY
Housing finance regulator, National Housing Bank (NHB), is working on a complete revamp of its residential housing index or `Residex’. “We are working on a complete revamp of Residex and we are likely to … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench headed by justice Dipak Misra, on March 27, 2017, asked the directors of real estate major Unitech Ltd, including its managing director, to appear before the court on May 5, … READ FULL STORY
