Track2Realty-CRIENGLISH: In a country where majority of the people do not have decent homes and the volume of sales of housing units in Indian markets is under pressure,a growing number of Indians are keen to buy homes abroad, particularly in the United Kingdom.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Investments in gold have yielded higher returns compared to those in equity and real estate in India during the last three years, according to a study.
Track2Realty Impact: When Track2Realty pan-India survey said it in May this year that Indians prefer to pay more for ready-to-move property and find new launches risky, the sector was obviously not amused. CREDAI President Lalit Kumar Jain had differed with the Track2Realty survey findings in an interview with Tehelka and said that “ready-to-move-in flats comes at a premium rate and the availability of such in the country is currently just 5 per cent.”
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Income Tax (I-T) department has raided on 45 premises of Indore-based 10 real estate firms on Saturday, Sep 22. A team of 300 officials conducted the operations and recovered Rs 2 crore in cash and sealed 15 lockers of nine realtors. The raids are expected to continue on Sunday as well.
Track2Realty-Agencies: After marking his presence in the Indian and international fashion world, ace designer Manish Arora has tied up with real estate firm AMR Group, and will design for their forthcoming presidential suites and luxury residential projects.
Track2Realty-JLLI: Recently, the annual GDP number (6.5% GDP growth during FY April 2011-March 2012) released by the Reserve Bank of India resulted in a negative sentiment throughout the real estate industry. Consistent with this, in 1H12, the demand for commercial real estate moderated on the back of office occupiers that remained cautious about their expansion plans.
Track2Realty: The Association of Bhopal Realtors (ABR) has recently joined National Association of Realtors of India (NAR India) as its member. NAR India is the credible voice of realtors in India. It is the single national level umbrella organization representing the interests of thousands of realtors/brokers operating all over the country.
Sending positive signs from easing the cash crunch for the realty sector, Secretary for Financial Services D K Mittal on Monday, Sep 17, asked the commercial banks to focus on funding partially completed projects on a priority basis and development of projects in small towns.
The government’s decision to operationalise FDI in multi-brand retail would help the realty sector as the move would create demand for retail space and boost mall development in the country, real estate developers and property consultants said.
The government plans to bring unorganised property agents and brokers under the ambit of the proposed real estate regulator, imposing stringent penalties including imprisonment on those who dupe buyers or operate without a valid registration.