Real estate regulator Bill expected in Winter Session
Union minister for housing and urban poverty alleviation Kumari Selja has said that the Centre is expected to bring the real estate regulator bill in the winter session.
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FDI inflow to real estate lowest in 4 years
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the real-estate sector last year was the lowest in four years, but private equity activity gained momentum during the recent months, according to a study by an Indian industry chamber and a global accountancy firm.
McKinsey recommends REIS & GSS savings in gold and realty
Global consultancy firm McKinsey has recommended moving Indian household savings in physical assets like gold and real estate to financial assets to increase the flow of financial savings to domestic equity markets.
Mayawati among Delhi property tax defaulters
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and Delhi’s Hotel Taj Palace are among over 6,800 individuals and institutions listed on the New Delhi Municipal Council’s website for default in payment of property tax.
Draft land bill curtails government role in acquisition
The UPA government has tried to address the politically sensitive issues of land acquisition and rehabilitation of affected people by shrinking the role of the state in acquisitions.
Bengal bans realty on factory land
The Bengal government will not allow the diversion of industrial land for real estate purposes.
Tax sops to realty will actually increase state coffers: Navin M Raheja
While the Indian realtors have often cribbed on the issue of under representation of the sector in respective budget, they have seldom admitted the fact that the real estate has been a divided house over their wants and needs. Navin M Raheja, MD, Raheja Developers suggests a way out and asserts that tax sops given to real estate will actually increase the government revenue.
ASSOCHAM suggests government for REIT & REMF
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has suggested the government to introduce Real Estate Investment Trust and Real Estate Mutual Fund to enable investors to own a diversified portfolio of professionally managed assets in the real estate sector. In a note submitted to the government, the Chamber said that the Indian Real estate sector currently lacks any monetization vehicle for capital intensive verticals such as commercial offices and retail malls.