
Saturday 28 November, 2009
The much-awaited resurgence in the real-estate sector has come up against a major hindrance. Real-estate developers have once again begun revising property rates upward.Saturday 28 November, 2009
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the capital market regulator, has eased norms for security, or the asset cover, required for issuing secured bonds.
Saturday 21 November, 2009
Infrastructure development drives real-estate development in every city. Its benefits include public facilities, safety, accessibility...Saturday 21 November, 2009
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) is planning to get into no-frills, low-cost housing. The proposal, though on the drawing board...Saturday 14 November, 2009
Acting in concert, developers allow brokers to corner most of the apartments in their projects. End users pay the price of this artificial scarcity by having to purchase apartments at inflated prices....Saturday 07 November, 2009
Developers complain that the draft Bill on real estate regulation will lead to overregulation and cost escalation of properties, which will be borne by home buyers. Is there any substance to their arguments or are they merely crying wolf?
Saturday 31 October, 2009
In 2007, Preeti Banerjee bought a house in the outskirts of New Delhi and hoped to live her dreams. However, the agony of an average middle-class home...Saturday 31 October, 2009
National Housing Bank (NHB) chairman and managing director S Sridhar has said that in the past few months the housing prices have increased by 10 to 15 per cent in some centres.Saturday 24 October, 2009
The rapid pace of urbanisation, and the huge stress it creates on the infrastructure of urban centres, is making it all the more incumbent that the real-estate sector in India quickly adopts green and sustainable building practices....Saturday 24 October, 2009
Industry body Assocham has said the Reserve Bank’s panel suggestion to have base rate for lending would ensure transparency and efficiency in pricing loans....Saturday 17 October, 2009
A question one is asked often these days is whether it is time to celebrate since the real estate market is rising once again.....Saturday 17 October, 2009
Developers are now in a position to realise that in the long run, far from being given the short end of the stick, they will benefit equally by increased transparency....Saturday 10 October, 2009
Assotech Limited has shifted its focus from the luxury to the affordable segment. It would inspire greater confidence if it also hands over possession fast in the projects that have missed their deadlines....
Saturday 03 October, 2009
Delhi-based businessman Sunil Jain was promised an orchard along with the house he bought from Ansal Housing and Construction Ltd (AHCL).Saturday 03 October, 2009
After remaining stable at 9.3 per cent for two quarters, net absorption as a percentage of total available stock (vacant stock from previous quarter and new...
Saturday 26 September, 2009
The Vatika Group’s housing projects get delayed as it shifts focus to more lucrative hospitality sector, with an eye on the Commonwealth Games