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Making specialty malls work in India
India is famous for its traditional markets and shopping streets…
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Budget impact: REIT listing likely to be game changer
The real estate sector’s expectations of exemption for Real Estate…
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Abode of luxe & healthy living
Across India, astonishing real estate properties and ultra-luxurious amenities are…
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Affordable housing in Dubai – a mirage in the desert?
Dubai has always been an exciting destination for employment -…
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Ease of business and easy exit brand differentiator of Dubai: Sultan Ebrahim Alakraf
Dubai property market has been centre of attraction for the investors from across the world. Indians, of course, have been a significant contributors and Dubai rates India as the second largest investor country after the UK. Sultan Ebrahim Alakraf, Senior Director of Land Department, Government of Dubai, shares with Ravi Sinha how Dubai has been consciously trying to create its own brand differentiator with ease of doing business and easy exit to the investors. Excerpts of an exclusive interview:
Analysis
The senior living sector in India
The senior living sector in India is at a crossroad. With the relaxation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) restrictions on investments in the sector and increasing population of seniors (over 100 million seniors in India at present) to cater to, there clearly exists an untapped opportunity for investment and development in this sector.
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Smart strategies for PEs investing in real estate
Private Equity funds, famously known as PEs are invested heavily in the Indian real estate. Even though the sector is emerging only gradually from its slowdown, this could be the golden period of PE investments to invest further, as the opportunities being offered are humungous.
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Indian millennials and home ownership
Millennials are by far the most redefining generation to have appeared over the past five decades. Several traits drive their lifestyle choices, not least among them being a much higher acceptance of diverse lifestyles than previous generations.
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Will the real estate bill finally become a reality?
Several amendments to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015, suggested by the select committee of Rajya Sabha, have now been accepted by the Union Cabinet. This is a major step towards introducing the amended bill in the Rajya Sabha. The bill will bring in much-needed transparency and accountability in the real estate sector.