Restricting the input credit is not a good idea for any sector, particularly real estate which requires more formalisation.
A stable government at the Centre and its plans to set up smart cities has revived investors' interest in the country with Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore set to emerge as hot investment destinations in 2015.
With big developers eyeing land buyouts and projects of smaller builders, the real estate sector in the country will witness consolidation in six to eight months. A key driver would be attractive valuations of such properties.
Its new industrial policy appears to benefit industrial houses
The Supreme Court has said that selling land or property is not a service under the Finance Act, 1994, so such sales cannot be charged with service tax.
Data centres are increasingly becoming a key part of the real estate landscape, as reality firms - with rich expertise in land acquisition, construction and dealing with government approvals - are seeing them as opportunities to build long-term assets with continuous revenue flow.
Amenities include 20,000 sft clubhouse that features a terrace swimming pool, gym and an indoor badminton court.
'A positive momentum in the southern market as far as leasing, absorption, and rentals are concerned.'
Trump seems to have estimated that Ghalibaf is a pragmatic politician who is receptive to close relations with the US and is enthusiastic about fostering business and economic ties in particular, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The company will use the proceeds to part-repay its debt, which stands at Rs 34,000 crore (Rs 340 billion) even after the recent qualified institutional placement of its shares. An RCom board committee recently approved the sale of these assets.
Gurugram, already established as the corporate hub of Delhi-NCR, is increasingly attracting developers from outside the region, drawn by robust end-user demand, premium pricing, and emerging development opportunities.
Experts say with a stable government, things will start improving but the impact might be visible only after six-12 months.
'It would be similar to what happened during COVID-19.' 'They are not just losing income, but being pushed into distress.'
High interest rates and prices mean low affordability. Also, developers have huge inventories.
The real estate Bill will stamp out illegal practices prevalent in the industry.
Kabul Chawla's company in India is facing the ire of consumers.
Trump has made it clear: the US will not lift its blockade of Iranian ports until a deal is signed.
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Real estate investment trusts may not be attractive enough.
The share of services in gross value added (GVA) in 2023-24 was the highest in Chandigarh (88.8 per cent), followed by Delhi (84.1 per cent), said a NITI Aayog report released recently.
While riskier than debt, Sebi's stringent guidelines may ensure a safe and liquid product.
The Bill will facilitate setting up real estate regulators.
Supported by strong buoyancy in public sector capital expenditure (capex), growth in infrastructure investment is expected to accelerate in 2025-26 (FY26) compared to 2024-25 (FY25), according to the First Advance Estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for FY26 released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Wednesday.
Real-estate firms have welcomed the Goods and Services Tax Council's reforms, expecting better affordability for buyers, spurring demand. The council has reduced the rate on cement from 28 per cent to 18 per cent, while the rate on sand lime bricks or stone inlay work and granite blocks has been cut to 5 per cent from 12 per cent.
Also, LBS Marg provides easy accessibility to other parts of Mumbai.
The bill would prohibit unaccounted money from being pumped into the sector and as now 70 per cent of the money has to be deposited in bank accounts through cheques.
Even as concerns grow over the residential real estate market reaching its peak, the outlook for office real estate remains strong, with listed real estate investment trusts (Reits) standing to benefit from sustained demand in the segment.
From 690,800 sq ft in 2013, the absorption by e-commerce companies in Chennai dropped to 31,150 sq ft last year.
Housing demand should improve nationwide after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points (bps) on Friday, said real estate industry executives. The rate cut comes after housing sales in top Indian cities in the first quarter of 2025 dipped 28 per cent due to skyrocketing residential property prices and geopolitical headwinds, according to Anarock.
Piramal Fund Management has emerged as the largest lender to real estate developers at a time when the sector is facing severe slowdown.
The industry status will help the sector access bank lending at average interest rates
The car of a 27-year-old software engineer who died after his vehicle plunged into a water-filled pit in Noida has been recovered after a three-day operation.
Sebi had last year put in place a separate regulatory regime for REITs.
'Reits are suitable for investors seeking regular income and real estate exposure without managing physical properties, especially NRIs and retirees.'
With a stable government at the Centre and the a renewed sense of confidence among the industry, there is expectation that there will be more demand for office space.
The real estate sector might have been caught off guard by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, but large listed developers like Godrej Properties and Prestige Estates Projects soldier on undeterred. They aim to have sales bookings of Rs 10,000 crore in the next few years.
Budget might turn out to be neutral for the sector.
While student housing, retirement homes, and co-living spaces are going to be new realty growth drivers, Parekh also said foreign investors have also been investing in a big way in good commercial projects, while warehousing is another segment where they are showing keen interest.
The report estimates that direct commercial real estate transactional market will exceed $1 trillion per annum by 2030, compared with nearly $450 billion in 2012.
The report estimates that direct commercial real estate transactional market will exceed $1 trillion per annum by 2030, compared with nearly $450 billion in 2012.
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