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Track2Realty Exclusive: With realty being a micro market driven business and land a state subject, dealing with the government machinery has a different challenge in many of these cities.
Track2Realty Exclusive: With realty being a micro market driven business and land a state subject, dealing with the government machinery has a different challenge in many of these cities.
Track2Realty: ASK Property Investment Advisors (ASKPIA), the real-estate private equity arm of ASK Group has announced its fifth investment from its second real estate fund. The project which will comprise of residential apartments is expected to have a sales value of around Rs.1000 crores.
Track2Realty: The prime office space segment across key cities in India witnessed a supply infusion of more than 20 million sqft in the first six months of 2013.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Globally a successful model of funding for real estate and investment instrument for common people, Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) could not move beyond draft guidelines by SEBI.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Green building is something that is being over marketed in the Indian real estate. However, while the serious developers have realized its benefits, including fast return on investments, consumers’ literacy on the benefits of paying extra for long term low-maintenance is relatively low.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The real estate regulatory bill that seeks to bring transparency and accountability in the realty sector will be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament, a top government official said on Saturday, July 6.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Social activist Medha Patkar has rather questioned the need of SEZs and acquisition of such huge tracts of land. Referring SEZs as “pervert corporate projects” Patkar points out that the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) had about 80,000 acres of unutilised land – information unearthed through the Right to Information Act.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Many within the sector admit it is more often the case of lacking USP of the project added with the faulty communication and branding. This is being compensated by frivolous features which may bring the footfall but hardly translates into buying.
Track2Realty: To strengthen long-term competitiveness and deliver a stronger and more differentiated client servicing experience, DTZ has announced a new company structure for its real estate business operations in India.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The problem remains that many SEZs are seen as real estate scams. Lack of clarity on the country’s land acquisition policy is also a major stumbling block for SEZ projects. EAS Sarma, former Secretary to the Government of India has alleged that most of the SEZs in the country have become real estate ventures lined to money laundering.