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How Under Construction apartments cost you more than Ready to Move?

When I said it in one of the podcasts that it is better to buy a Ready to Move apartment as it is never a costly proposition, as perceived by the home buyers at large. Compared to Under Construction, a Ready to Move apartment is loaded with execution assurance, peace of mind, and almost no additional financial burden. Ever since that I was flooded with very many queries to elaborate on the same. The questions are being raised by not just the critics within the built environment of Indian real estate this time who love to hate my critical take on the sector. A number of concerned home buyers too asked me in the comment section of the podcast to delve deeper for their better understanding. 

Headlines Property in Portfolio, Real Estate in Portfolio, Real Estate Asset, Property Asset, Real Estate Investment, Property Investment, Real Estate ROI, Property ROI, Real Estate Advantage, Property Advantage, India Real Estate News, Indian Realty News, Real Estate News India, Indian Property Market News, Best Property Portal, Best Real Estate Website, Real Estate Journalist, Property Journalist
Why should you have real estate in an investment portfolio?

Whether one should have real estate in the portfolio of investments or not is an age-old debate. World over, it is as much a topic of discussion within the built environment of real estate as with personal finance. Arguments on both sides of the divide have their own merit, but the fact remains that there is no one size fits all answer. The personal finance pros believe that stock market & mutual funds reward are far greater in the range of 14-18% per annum. The real estate proponents, on the other hand, assert that real estate rewards are no less over a longer period of time, and it also saves the investors from the cyclic high market volatility. A Track2Realty report.   

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Stock market correction doesn’t make sense for property purchase

The recent correction of Indian stock market has reignited the age-old debate of real estate versus stock market. In the last few weeks I am asked at various forum, it’s rather bombardment of arguments, why I don’t accept the reality of property market being a safer bet with lesser volatility. A little bit of correction in stock market makes every stakeholders & influencers of property cite it as to how property is the safest asset class. All that I can say is that I am amused with the logic, or rather lack of it.

Headlines Property Cancellation, Unfair Contract, Booking Cancellation Limit, Godrej Properties, Godrej The Summit, Supreme Court Judgment Against Godrej Properties, Godrej Home Buyers, Godrej Buyers' Protest, Godrej Properties Review, India Real Estate News, Indian Realty News, Real Estate News India, Indian Property News, Best Property News, Best Real Estate News, Real Estate Journalist, Property Journalist
Supreme Court caps property cancellation penalty to 10% of base price

In a landmark judgment the Supreme Court has said that the builders can now only deduct up to 10% of the base price for cancellations. A bench of Justice B R Gavai and S V N Bhatt said that the contractual terms which are one-sided, unfair and unreasonable can not be enforced and would constitute unfair trade practice. Unfortunately, the judgment has not been delivered against any small-time builder, but the corporate conglomerate Godrej Properties, which argued that it should be allowed to forfeit 20% of the amount as per agreement with the buyer. Track2Realty finds there are even larger questions that remained unanswered about builders’ arbitrary cancellations, forfeit of money and unfair contract.

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Bihar RERA sets precedent with arrest warrant against builders

In a landmark judgment with far reaching consequences, Bihar RERA has issues arrest warrant against three builders. This could easily be termed as a historic judgment of RERA. Why so? It is because the eco system of the complex business of Indian real estate has been such that builders continue to take RERA for granted. For the large universe of erring builders, RERA stands out as another window of litigation that only helps them to prolong the buyers legal fight without any accountability, forget about fear of the regulation called RERA.

Finance Union Budget 2025, Budet and Real Estate, Real Estate Budget Wish List, Real Estate Budget Demands, Real Estate Budget Reactions, India Real Estate news, Indian Realty News, Real Estate News India, Indian Property Market News, Real Estate Journalists, Property Journalists
Has real estate sector got its due with Union Budget 2025-26?

More than 200 press releases in my mailbox; and all are glorifying the Union Budget 2025-26. This raises more questions than addressing any of the concerns of the Indian real estate. Has real estate sector finally got its due with the Union Budget 2025-26? Why are the stakeholders so upbeat with the Union Budget that has by and large ignored the wish list of the sector? Aren’t these industry voices taking “U-Turn” in pre & post budget overtones?

Finance
Union Budget 2025 aimed at headline management & garnering likes

The Union Budget 2025, ahead of a few significant Assembly Elections, quite obviously aimed at headline management & garnering likes. And to a large extent the Finance Minister & Modi Government succeeded in this, since the most vocal middle class of India finally got something to cheer about. However, the larger issue is whether the Personal Income Tax exemption level up to an income of INR 12 lakh going to change the household realities of the shrinking middle class of India. More importantly, will it lead to consumption and asset creation, and that too of a high value asset like real estate.

Headlines Jewar Airport Property, Jewar Airport Plots, Property Near Airport, Plots Near Airport, Yamuna Expressway Plots, Yamuna Expressway Property, India Real Estate News, Indian Realty News, Real Estate News India, Indian Property Market News, Best Property Portal, Best Real Estate News Website, Real Estate Journalist, Property Journalist
Are properties near airport really attractive?

The report of a property consultancy firm about sizeable appreciation of properties and record demand for plots around upcoming Jewar Airport at Yamuna Expressway has yet again brought the spotlight back on properties closer to airports. Such reports tempts an average Indian looking for a property as an investment. Someone having option of only one property often fails prey to FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) by such reports.

Headlines Real Estate Outlook 2025, Real Estate Forecast 2025, Home Buyers in 2025, Property Market in 2025, Home Buyers' Survey, Home Buyers' Outlook, Housing market Affordability in 2025, India Real Estate News, Indian Realty News, Real Estate News India, Indian Property Market News, Best Property Portal, Best Real Estate News Website, Real Estate Journalist, Property Journalist
Affordability curve tilted against home buyers in 2025

On a scale of 0-100, the Housing Sentiment Index has been noted to be just 18; with 82% Indians categorically believing that housing is just not affordable to them. A vast majority of them, as many as 80%, believe it would take no less than 10 years of their gross income to afford a house in any of the leading Indian cities. The global benchmark is 5 years of gross income with not more than 40% of take-home salary. But 78% Indians believe it would take no less than 60% take home salary to buy a house in India.

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Questions that will define Indian real estate in 2025

The outlook of the Indian real estate on the eve of 2025 could confuse any neutral analyst. But for the insider analysts who are actually stakeholder-cum-expert, it is like another new year with hopes and promises galore. The stakeholders are so upbeat that all the industry reports are projecting a bullish upcycle to continue for the next few years, thus taking Indian real estate to a valuation of $10 trillion by 2047. Track2Realty finds that the ground reality for a commo0n man looking for a house in his affordable budget stands in contrast.

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