No major incentive to fuel housing demand in Budget
Housing demand is a serious matter of concern and the…
Housing demand is a serious matter of concern and the…
After much expectation the Union Budget 2016-17 neither addresses the…
Impact of GST on real estate in general and homebuyers…
As the Union Budget 2016-17 draws closer, India’s real estate…
Anshuman Magazine, CMD of CBRE South Asia writes how tax…
JLL report finds Chennai market rising to new high. Chennai’s…
The report “India’s Real Estate Market Outloo 2016” is part of CBRE’s Asia Pacific Markets Outlook Report series. CBRE forecasts that Asia Pacific’s steady economic growth will continue to outpace the rest of the world in 2016.
Today, the world sees India as a land of opportunity for business and investment. RBI head Raghuram Rajan said in mid-September that while fellow BRICs have deep problems, India appears to be an island of relative calm in an ocean of turmoil.
The year 2015 should have been the year of realization that the days of creating ghost cities with inventory for investors is over. The greedy investor is no more interested in blocking his money with a business where the returns in any of India’s major housing market is not more than six per cent today.
In the real estate market consumer activism in India may have been high in recent times, but consumer awareness is pretty low. Most of the first time home buyers even fail to differentiate between what they want and what they need in an apartment, forget about their knowledge with regard to legalities and necessary checklist. The mismatch between developers’ offerings and buyers’ perception is a critical missing link leading to an impression gaining ground that the developer has not fulfilled his promise.