Cong writes to PM seeking early passage of real estate bill
The move comes days after Rahul Gandhi assured homebuyers that…
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Tax rebates for individual taxpayers could revive the residential property market
Anshuman Magazine, CMD of CBRE South Asia writes how tax…
Significant investor interest and likely policy reforms spell positive in 2016: CBRE Report
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.
Stress in slow Pune market; hope in last quarter
With the prices virtually stagnant and the industry being plagued with an ever increasing inventory for sale the market is in a mode of a gradual downward drift. However, even though the city property market has been witness to stagnation, there is still hope in the last quarter of the fiscal year due to underlying factor that while the property prices in the city have increased only nominally, affordability has risen with rising salaries, lower interest rate and lower inflation.
Tips on buying a ‘starter’ home
Buying a home, though a momentous step for most people, is usually not a final thing in and by itself. Most homeowners will upgrade their homes at some point, which makes their first homes ‘starter homes’.
FDI relaxation aimed to attract investment in smart cities?
When the Government of India was announcing relaxation with FDI norms a day ahead of Diwali, many analysts thought it to be a Diwali gift for 15 core sectors that could also prolong the festive spirit for the real estate sector.
Brand realty takes a beating in slowdown
A few may have succeeded but most of the developers have failed to position themselves right during the slowdown. In the process Track2Realty finds that the brand realty has taken a severe beating, losing the trust of both the end-users and the investors. The brand positioning that differentiates between the two different realty companies is today negligible with developers’ focus to sell. That, unfortunately, is not working for them and commanding premium over the brand reputation today is a far cry. Our team speaks to a cross section of developers, analysts and brand experts who may differ with each other but nearly all agree that sector has to come out of the Catch 22 situation.
Homebuyers looking to western suburbs this festive season
When Roshan Abbas, a property broker operating out of Mira Road of Western Suburb, claimed that the region would be the catalyst of housing revival in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), many thought this to be claims of a broker glorifying his catchment area. Some of the critics even dismissed it as another marketing stunt on the eve of the festive season of Navratra.
Festive season boosts demand for affordable homes in Pune
In a price-sensitive market like Pune, affordable housing is always in demand. The city’s working and earning middle class is constantly on the lookout for good homes available within their budget. This festive season, the Pune market is showing signs of increased activity as always, but the onus is on homes which fit people’s budgets.
Pune real estate’s multi-dimensional growth
For a very long time, Pune was considered little more than a pensioner’s destination which benefited to some extent from its proximity to Mumbai. It was not considered a serious real estate market at a national or international level. This has now changed for good – the city has attained its own unique identity and is firmly in the limelight as a thriving economic microcosm, with a real estate market that has overtaken Mumbai in terms of attractiveness and investment viability.