Internet retailer Amazon and its fast-growing local rivals are driving a boom in commercial property leasing in India.
Construction costs would be reduced to some extent and this benefit can be passed on to the customers, thereby spurring home buying
Hailing clear majority for Narendra Modi-led BJP in the polls, real estate experts on Friday said a stable government at the Centre will help revive the property market.
Smartphone maker BlackBerry will sell most of its real estate holding in Canada in a bid to improve operational efficiencies as the firm is facing mounting losses and unsold handset inventory.
This announcement will widen the base of investors, especially mid-sized financial institutions.
Usually, online and offline discounts are similar. If discounts are too high, check builder's credentials.
Realtors are still flexible with buyers' demands.
Property prices will come down once there is a steady supply in the Delhi market, which could happen in the next three to four years.
Mumbai developers are battling high inventory.
'GST will bring in much needed transparency and higher investments in the coming years and we hope that a few percentage points to India's GDP.'
With sentiment up, launch of new projects revives, though much dissent on whether this is a real return of a positive market
Tata Housing, Bharti Realty have announced projects near Delhi.
Zinedine Zidane, Donald Trump, Steve Waugh have all lent their name to realty projects in the country.
Realty sector is facing a huge slowdown for last 3-4 years, leading to a significant delays in possession of flats to customers.
Prices in most areas have been stagnant but some regions are showing reasonable appreciation.
While Indians don't buy property during May-September due to the holidays/rains/ religious reasons, buyers should scout for property now.
Tata Group's CLiQ is the latest to join the e-commerce club, to compete with the likes of Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal.
The new law would boost home buyer confidence as well as investment in the realty sector.
Now, registered projects must disclose a lot of accurate information.
The seasons in 2012 and 2013 went by with hardly any property launches, mainly due to an economic slowdown and a need to clear the backlog
Opt for an affordable house on a metro's periphery, invest and wait it out.
While office and mall properties enjoyed revival and saw some big PE deals, residential real estate was hit by double whammy - stagnating prices and demonetisation
Despite the slowdown, property investments can give them good returns over the long term
The real estate industry today hailed the RBI's decision to cut key interest rate, saying the move will boost housing demand and also improve sentiments in the sluggish property market.
'With Prime Minister Modi's electoral victory, President Obama very quickly reached out, and we were off to the races.' 'We've seen two highly successful leader-level engagements in the past five months. We've really turned things towards a new beginning -- a new energy, a new momentum...'
Some developers point out that what comes in the way of low-cost housing is the sky-high price of land
The captains of Indian industry described Narendra Modi government's maiden budget as one with "the right intent and in the right direction".
Happy at the clear mandate given by voters to the BJP-led NDA, India Inc on Friday exuded confidence that Narendra Modi will initiate bold and decisive policy reforms to promote economic growth.
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