Modest appreciation yet Mumbai property market steady
Bottom Line: Contrary to general perception, NHB Residex shows Mumbai…
Bottom Line: Contrary to general perception, NHB Residex shows Mumbai…
Anshuman Magazine, CMD of CBRE South Asia writes how tax…
A homebuyer in Noida wished to sell his newly delivered apartment before the formal registry to the other party. As per the law, there is no transfer charge applicable since the said property has not been registered in the name of the first party itself and stamp duty is yet to be paid. However, he was taken by surprise when the builder asked for Rs. 2 lakh fee in the name of expenses with the Noida Authority.
The builders’ stand is that once the allotment letter is given to the buyers, he has to submit the list to the authority and henceforth there are expenses involved.
Why do you buy a house in Noida, Noida Extension, Ghaziabad, Faridabad or even non-descript & hard-to-commute locations of NCR when you work in Delhi? If affordability is not the issue, won’t you prefer to live in the capital Delhi and not the satellite cities of NCR?
Track2Realty Exclusive: The property markets of the financial capital Mumbai and the political capital Delhi has always been exposed to the reality that it is the expat Indians, the working class professionals, who are the key demand drivers of property. However, in the last over a decade or so this outlook on the migrant work force has become a pan-India phenomenon.
Track2Realty: India’s economic growth accelerated to 5.7 per cent in the April–June quarter, a figure that is much better than the 4.7 per cent in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. According to various international agencies like International Monetary Fund (IMF), Asian Development Bank and Moody, 2014 is expected to record an economic growth of 5.2% to 5.6% in 2014.
Track2Realty: It is usually believed that any sort of affordable housing reduces the property values of the neighboring properties as well. In the Indian market context, however, various studies as well as on-ground experiences in India reveal that this age-old preconception does not hold true.
Track2Realty: Pune is no longer the small city whose only claim to fame was its proximity to the country’s financial capital, whose real estate market survived on rural demand emerging from the hinterlands of Maharashtra.
Track2Realty: Pune is no longer the small city whose only claim to fame was its proximity to the country’s financial capital, whose real estate market survived on rural demand emerging from the hinterlands of Maharashtra. Today, the perfect blend of its manufacturing and services sectors make Pune a standalone economic powerhouse in all respects, with a rate of job generation that is hard to match.
Track2Realty: In Mumbai, the residential property prices per square foot have seen a minor increase in Q2-14 as compared to Q1-14. Annual comparison (Q2-14 with Q2-13) shows a 7% increase in capital prices. Rentals of a 3 BHK house have also witnessed northward movement with yearly comparison showing a 3% growth in Q2-14 as compared to Q2-13.