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Headlines Cost Escalation, Real Estate Input Cost, Real Estate Returns, Home Price Hike, Quality of Housing, Indian Real Estate News, Indian Realty News, Indian Property Market

Indian developers’ catch 22 with compromise quality or escalate cost

The input cost escalation has indeed brought the catch 22 situation for the real estate developers in this part of the world. As per the industry estimates, the input cost of various construction raw materials has surged from 20-35 per cent in the last 12-18 months. The property prices in the proportional ratio have not increased and in most of the micro markets across India the prices during the said period are at a standstill.

Consumer Connect K Shape Recovery, Real Estate Recovery, Real Estate ROI, Real Estate Returns, Real cEstate Appreciation, Indian Real Estate, Indian Property Market

K-shape real estate recovery – boon or bane?

Post Covid, the Indian real estate is witness to a K-shape recovery where the listed & larger players are increasing their market share at the cost of smaller ones. Prima facie, what sounds like a market-linked reform, have concerns & repercussions that run much deeper. Is the current criterion of assessing a market with fiscal performance justified? Can only a handful of branded developers be the answer to India’s housing woes, questions Track2Realty.   

Headlines USA Housing Market

US Housing Market slowdown a worry for India?

The report of an impending housing recession in the US housing market is a worrying factor for a section of analysts in India. As per the reports coming out of the US market, the pricing remains firm but the sales have slowed down. As per a report by the NAR (National Association of Realtors), the home sales have slowed down for six consecutive months in July. Track2Realty reports.

Commercial CBD Office, CBD, PBD, Commercial Property Returns, Real Estate ROI, Real Estate Returns, Retail Spaces, Office Spaces

ROI with commercial spaces of CBDs changing

Should businesses continue to operate out of old jaded buildings at the heart of the city? Is it more convenient for the commercial activities to move to the upscale swanky offices on the periphery locations where the cost of doing business per square feet is much lesser? Is ‘Walk to Work’ only a city center reality across the urban pockets? These are the subjects of serious discussions across the built environment of commercial real estate world over, finds Track2Realty.

Consumer Connect Disclosure Standards, Real Estate Disclosure Standards, Real Estate Due Diligence, Escalation Clause, Price Escalation Clause, Uniform BBA, Builder Buyer Agreement, Advocate Nirmit Srivastav

Trust deficit in absence of disclosure standards & uniform contract

This is not a one-off stray incident of cheating in the housing market in this part of the world. Srikanth had a similar experience with the Gurugram-based developer when he wished to sell out his much-delayed under-construction property due to medical emergency in the family. The developer refused to transfer the property in the name of the new buyer. He instead offered him to buy back the said property at three years old price when Srikanth had booked the apartment. The choice for this harassed home buyer was to either forget about the appreciation or else get into a costly and lengthy litigation.

Consumer Connect Bear Market, Bull Market, Real Estate Price Trends, Property Price Trends, Real Estate Versus Stocks, Real Estate Price Index, Property Price Index, Aditya Kushwaha, Axis Corps, Puravankara Limited, Abhishek Kapoor

Is a Bear Market possible in real estate?

Stock market is generally defined as the “Bull market versus ‘Bear Market’. In real estate, the expression has generally been all about ‘Bullish Market’, ‘Upbeat market’, ‘Wait & Watch Market’, and ‘Pessimist Market’. ‘Bear Market’ as a term has generally not been used in the context of the housing market. Track2Realty questions why? Is it because a ‘Bear Market’ is just not possible in real estate? Or is it because real estate as an asset class has an altogether different means of cost & benefit analysis.

Editorial Ravi Puravankara, Ravi Sinha, Real Estate Journalist, Property Reporter, Puravankara Limited, Top Real Estate Brands, Best Realty Brands, Clean Money

No cash deal can change the face of Indian realty: Ravi Puravankara

Corporate governance & professionalism seem to be the emerging mantra of survival for Indian real estate. But the man who visualised the need for this decades back, maintains a low profile to not take any credit  as the first-mover of institutionalising Indian real estate. As the industry body CREDAI decorates Ravi Puravankara for the lifetime achievement, Ravi Sinha interviews him to understand what goaded this first-mover to adopt corporate governance.

Headlines Construction Workers, May Day, International Labour Day, Labour Shortage, Labour Crisis, Labour Wages, Cost of Labour, Masonry, Carpenters

Will Labour Day be any different this year?

Shankar Mishra is a masonry worker at a construction site in Bengaluru. During the peak of the Covid-19, he was one among the thousands of workers who had no other option but to reverse migrate facing all odds. He thought at that point of time that his career as a mason worker was over. However, he had the surprise of his lifetime when the developer’s construction manager called him back and even offered to send a flight ticket for the same. Track2Realty traces the labour condition post the pandemic.

Consumer Connect Realty Stocks, Real Estate Stocks, Real Estate Shares, Property ROI, Realty Index, Puravankara

Intrinsic value of a realty stock subject to interpretation

Ramneek Sethi, an IT professional wanted to invest in the stock market. He was keen on real estate stocks keeping in mind its growth potential and India’s increasing urbanisation. However, a meeting with the financial planner changed his mind. The financial planner categorically asked him to stay away from volatile real estate stocks and instead get into the power play through proxies in cement, steel, and other ancillary businesses. Reason: Real estate stocks are not just volatile, but more often than not even defy the principles of fundamental analysis and technical analysis.

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