Fall in real estate sale registration in Mumbai
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.
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Mumbai residential property market – correction update
Mumbai saw a steep rise in property prices during the boom period of 2008. However, the economic slowdown in 2009 led to a property market crash which made itself very tangible in Mumbai in the first quarter of 2009, stabilizing by the middle of year and rising again between the 3rd and 4th quarters.
Realtor and Raja aide found dead
Sadiq Batcha, a longtime friend and associate of A Raja and managing director of a real estate company, Green House Promoters, in which Raja’s wife Parameswari was associated as one of the directors and later resigned, has been found dead.
China deflating realty bubble
Chinese officials are blaming the speculators for soaring property prices and have announced to build 36 million affordable homes over the next five years.
India property sale tax 3rd highest
India has the third highest taxation burden in the world when it comes to selling commercial property, after Norway and Malta, according to a study conducted by Taxand, an independent global tax advisory.
Scaling up the liberty of choice
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.
Hyderabad real estate – residential property market update
Residential sales in Hyderabad remained modest in 4Q10. Although the city witnessed many launches, sales did not pick up. Market sentiment, especially among investors, stayed low as political uncertainty persisted.
Realtors sulk under representation in budget
Nearly all the real estate developers, a whopping 96 per cent, across the country are cribbing for the sectors’ continued under representation in the Union Budget over the years.
Asia moves towards the third place
Gone are the days when we were chained to our desk from 9 to 5. How we work is changing. The idea of a “Third Place,” a space that’s neither home nor office but where people want to spend a portion of their lives, was introduced as far back as 1989 in Ray Oldenburg’s book “The Great Good Place.” Today, thanks to the advent of wireless technology, the concept has evolved from being merely from a civic or entertainment space and now also applies to a flexible work space for mobile employees.
Indian real estate sector attracts $2.8 billion FDI
The housing and real estate sector in India witnessed foreign direct investment (FDI) of $2.8 billion in the fiscal year (April-March) 2009-10, according to Indian Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The statistics made available to the media at the India Home property exhibition, which concluded in Dubai on Sunday, revealed that total NRI FDI inflows through the period April-December 2009-10 stood at $320.05 million.