Understanding residential property investment
The fundamental aims of any residential property investment should be to maximise yield as well as capital gains and to reduce the risk as far as possible.
The fundamental aims of any residential property investment should be to maximise yield as well as capital gains and to reduce the risk as far as possible.
Over the last six to seven years, the number of investors who enter the residential real estate sector for the purpose of capital appreciation has been increasing.
Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI), showcased properties from renowned builders across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and select Indian cities at PROPERTY 2011.
Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry has announced ‘Property 2011’ their 18th Real Estate and Housing Finance Exhibition to be held to be held in Mumbai from April 14-17, 2011.
After a one-year period starting 3Q 2009, which saw a strong recovery with a record 40%+ increase in prices, the Mumbai residential real estate market has been seeing a slowdown over the last two quarters across various micro markets.
This week has been a good one for investors in real estate shares, who had seen their investments lose 30%-55% in value over the past six months in the wake of a number of corruption allegations involving the sector.
It’s been a weak start to the year for the Mumbai real estate market with the number of property sales registered in India’s financial capital continuing to fall for the second consecutive month.
The favourable budget outcomes are enhancement of priority home loan limit to Rs. 25 lakhs from Rs. 20 lakhs and extension of interest subvention of 1% up to Rs 15 lakhs.
The Finance Minister seems to be getting more appreciation than brickbats for renewing focus on the housing needs of Aam Aadmi. Even the real estate sector is divided and while the long awaited demands have not been fulfilled, a section of the realtors with affordable housing projects have appreciated the efforts.
With the reasonable expectation of a roof over the head not very long ago, the real estate boom in the last decade has scaled up the liberty of choice for the average home buyers. While the aspirations of even the middle and lower middle income with moderate budgets have gone up, there are very many residential projects launched in recent times that seem to fill the gap with the promise of faster deliveries, hi-tech amenities, luxurious lifestyle, lush green surroundings within the affordable range of 20-40 lakhs.