Track2Realty-Agencies: The emirate of Dubai will raise the registration fee charged for real estate transactions to 4 per cent from 2 per cent on October 6, in order to prevent excessive speculation in the property market, a top official said on Thursday, September 26.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Media creates perception in the collective consciousness that realty debts are a cause of concern. It is generally assumed that a debt-ridden company is not the right one to invest. However, business cycle of some of these over leveraged companies is not just better than peers, but also high in terms of brand equity. Track2Realty finds that over projected magnitude of realty debt may or may not be a reality.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The question before Indian real estate today is what makes a luxury living? Is it high-end apartments? No. Luxury living is creating an ambience in totality that not just matches the aspiration level, but exceeds it.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The deepening economic slowdown, rising cost of living and low wage revisions, coupled with higher interest rares, are forcing salaried professionals who had earlier invested in properties to put them up for sale, say industry experts.
Track2Realty Exclusive: More holistic approach is required while conducting a research on any real estate entity. The scientific research should undertake a detailed analysis on the accounting policy, business model, geographical presence, sales & execution strategy, project portfolio of the company. It should also take into consideration the company’s initiatives to monitor its operations for timely delivery of the project without cost overruns & sustaining margins.
Track2Realty Exclusive: At a time when the critics had it that successful women in realty sector are mostly the inheritors of realtors’ families, or otherwise highly skilled work force like the architects, some home makers have proved it wrong yet again. These are the home makers who have been equally successful as home agents as well.
Track2Realty Exclusive: A Crisil Research report maintains that absorption of new residential units across six key cities is likely to increase at a compounded annual growth rate of 7 per cent in the next two years, with Mumbai registering the highest CAGR of 14 per cent in the next two years due to huge pent-up demand. Meanwhile, the Bangalore realty market is likely to see a stable rise in sales with firms such as Sobha Developers Ltd and Prestige Estates Ltd benefiting.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Nearly Real estate stocks have been on a roller coaster ride for the last few years but 2012-13 has been witness to some stability in the realty index. Critics call it more speculative than any other index as the disconnect between the respective company and its stock has often been devoid of logic.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Many luxury brands have a rich pedigree, seventh P of branding, and extraordinary history that become an inseparable part of the brand story. The mystique and the legend is generally built around the exceptional emotive founder character of past.
Track2Realty-Agencies: State-run construction giant National Bildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) says it plans to aggressively tap the real estate market and has set a target to build 10,000 housing units by 2018, entailing an investment of about Rs 6,000 crore.