Indian realty outlook for 2013
Track2Realty: The year 2012 witnessed subdued interest in real estate due to inflationary pressures and rising interest rates in the country, coupled with the on-going economic crisis in the Eurozone and US.
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CCI modifies buyer-seller agreement in 2 DLF projects
Track2Realty: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has modified the agreement between DLF group and apartment owners in its two projects in Gurgaon for abuse of dominance, sending a strong message to realtors indulging in such practices.
Competition Commission of India expects model agreement in DLF case to serve as benchmark
Track2Realty-Agencies: Competition Commission of India (CCI) is working on a model framework for commercial agreements between real estate developer and the property buyer, which it expects to serve as a benchmark for the industry.
CREDAI warns of investor, job losses in high tax Maharashtra
Track2Realty: Opposing the Maharashtra government’s decision to hike stamp duty and other taxes related to property, CREDAI has cautioned against capital flight from the State to neighbouring Gujarat and even to Jakarta.
Caught between distress sale and debt trap-III
Track2Realty Exclusive-Yearly Analysis: Leading developers are resorting to desperate measures like selling their land banks, half finished projects and other noncore assets to reduce the burgeoning debt burden. The situation is set to become worse as land banks have already started shrinking.
Effect of the global economy on India’s property market
Track2Realty: Real estate sentiment remained fragile through a major part of 2012, as the global economy continued to face strong and persistent headwinds. Economic activity in Europe is seen to be contracting, while growth in the US has been modest.
Old urban cities’ date with destiny for makeover-IV
Track2Realty Exclusive: Some analysts maintain that the government needs to understand that in order to meet the infra needs we are left with no option but to transform the city.
Growth in the residential segment remains sluggish in 2012
Track2Realty: Across micro-markets, investor sentiment has been impacted due to inflationary pressures and rising interest rates through the course of 2012, which have only come down marginally with a few policy revisions by the apex bank in the second half of the year.
Indian realty from investment point of view in 2012
Track2Realty: Amidst a global economic slowdown as a consequence of the US fiscal cliff and Eurozone debt crisis, India’s growth forecasts too have been revised downward over the last three quarters of the year.
Old urban cities’ date with destiny for makeover-III
Track2Realty Exclusive: A large section of realty players categorically say that the redevelopment process may be a step in the right direction, it is yet not going to change the demand-supply dynamics, nor will it bring down the prices.