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.
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CREDAI forecasts real estate boom in Kochi
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) has forecasted Kochi to emerge as the next realty hot spot in the wake of the commissioning of the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT ) at Vallarpadam. CREDAI believes the prices of land and buildings are all set to skyrocket as it will generate more direct and indirect employment opportunities.
Mumbai realty aims northwards despite correction forecasts
If you are living as a tenant in Mumbai and seeking to buy a house this year, there seem to be quite a few confusions going around. While some of the reports and projected forecasts may give you a ray of hope, it would rather mislead you and your wait for a cheaper home may actually cost you to pay more in future.
Cognizant to invest $500 mn in real estate in next four years
IT major Cognizant today announced its intention to pump in more than $500 million in the next four years in real estate development as part of its expansion program.
Realtors demand support for first time home buyers in budget
Real estate developers have called for focussed support in the Budget for the first-time home buyer and measures to augment supply of housing for affordable and low income groups. Industry representatives have also called for a simplification of systems and tax reliefs as a step to bringing down costs and catalyse developments.
RICS calls for fair practices in real estate
The RICS, an international, self regulatory professional body relating to real estate, has called for a mechanism for consumer protection and fair practices in real estate transactions. This will also help increase domestic and foreign investments in this sector.
My budget wish list: Lalit Kumar Jain, VP CREDAI & Chairman Kumar Urban Development
The 2009 Mr. Salim committee report (parliamentary standing committee on housing) lays great emphasis on accelerating housing supply through increasing housing stock and promoting rental housing. It also refers to 24 million home shortage which will soon be 27 Million and ever increasing.
My budget wish list: Kamal Khethan, CMD, Sunteck Realty
Value and Affordable housing remains a segment where government should definitely continue to provide developers with tax free status which was available earlier. Rather than restricting it to unit sizes as in the past of 1,000 / 1,500 sft per housing unit, the government could instead have a maximum per unit value of say Rs. 15 lakhs for units near Tier I Cities, Rs. 10 lakhs for Tier II Cities.
Vestian firms up Rs1,000-crore India realty plan
Chicago-based Vestian Global Workplace Services, an integrated real estate services provider has announced to invest Rs 1,500 crore in India and China over the next 18 months. The company, which raised the fund from global investors, said about 70 per cent of the proposed investment was earmarked for the Indian market.
RBI asks banks for escrow mechanism on realty loans
The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to put in place an escrow mechanism that can ring fence their loans to real estate firms and keep a closer tab on the end use of funds. The RBI has been looking to tighten the lending norms for the real estate sector after last year’s bribery-for-loan scam. The scandal also exposed several unethical practices, such as diversion of funds.