Gurgaon and Mumbai, the richest cities in Haryana and Maharashtra, respectively, have always been the preferred markets for investors. Most parts of these cities are beyond the reach for those looking for affordable homes.
New Delhi's upscale Khan Market continues to be the most expensive place to hire a shop in the country, even though its ranking worldwide has dropped by three notches to 31st position.
The first quarter of 2015 saw the lowest number of project launches over a period of two years.
Realtors are still flexible with buyers' demands.
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The decline in the quantum of PE investment in realty sector was due to to less number of deals (13 in H1 2013) as the average ticket size of deals remained same. In first half of 2012, there were 19 PE deals.
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Carnival group buys project in Chandigarh from L&T for Rs 1,785 cr.
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Because of corrections in property prices and oversupply in the office segment, the rich are investing in hospitals, warehouses, ATMs and other alternatives to traditional investment options.
Renowned realtors are shying away from the private equity (PE) route to raise funds.
Given that some reputed builders are also present in this segment and the cheap rates, does affordable housing make a good investment option?
It will bring down the cost of a second house because of tax benefits and price appreciation
The global realty consultant attributed the rise in PE investments to increased attraction of institutional investors towards leased income generating office buildings.
Launches and sales of house property have seen a continuous drop.
Kolkata excels in business performance with employee headcount and number of engineering students doubling in the last five years.
The Supreme Court on Monday gave conglomerate Sahara another three months to come up with a final proposal to raise funds against its assets to secure bail for its founder Subrata Roy, who has been held in a New Delhi jail for more than a year. Sahara has made several failed attempts to raise $1.6 billion in bail money. Roy was jailed after Sahara failed to comply with a court order to refund billions of dollars to investors in a bond programme that was ruled illegal. The Supreme Court last week gave Sahara, a sprawling conglomerate that ranges from property to Formula One motor racing, a final chance to raise funds in order to bail out Roy. On Monday, the country's top court allowed Sahara to sell part of its Aamby Valley township outside Mumbai, which has luxury villas and a golf course, to raise funds.
The top court last week gave Sahara a final chance to raise funds.
Such investments come with their own share of risks and buyers may need to hold on for at least 5 to 10 years.
Realty sector is facing a huge slowdown for last 3-4 years, leading to a significant delays in possession of flats to customers.
Experts say with a stable government, things will start improving but the impact might be visible only after six-12 months.
India Inc on Wednesday said the Reserve Bank's move to cut interest rate by 0.50 per cent is "pro-growth" and exhorted banks to transmit the lower interest rate to borrowers to revive demand and kick-start the investment cycle.
Prices in most areas have been stagnant but some regions are showing reasonable appreciation.
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Experts attribute this to new launches in anticipation of a demand revival after the 2014 general elections.
While Indians don't buy property during May-September due to the holidays/rains/ religious reasons, buyers should scout for property now.
The new law would boost home buyer confidence as well as investment in the realty sector.
Thomas Cook, which is looking to shift its offices to one of the places such as Lower Parel, Dadar, Bandra Kurla Complex or Andheri, is likely to take a decision in the next three to four months.
Now, registered projects must disclose a lot of accurate information.
An analysis of the National Housing Bank's Residex shows from 2007 to now, almost all tier-II cities have seen their residential property prices appreciate by 45-120 per cent.
Expressing disappointment over the hike in repo rate by the RBI, India Inc on Friday said a rate cut by the bank would have helped ameliorate sentiments as businesses are "reeling" under a tight liquidity crunch due to high cost of capital.
'Culture is our asset. Culture is our identity.' 'Wherever you go in India, every millimetre can be measured with culture.' 'There is so much to see that even one life is not enough.'
Realtors, consultants and foreign universities vie for big share.
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
Launches of new homes reduced drastically this year.
Indians are the biggest non-Arab investors in Dubai's real estate market.
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.
120 new malls came up in last two years, but 30-40 of their older peers downed shutters
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As home deals are down to a trickle, most are looking at life beyond broking.
In commercial real estate, leasing of office space was higher although the activities were subdued in retail segment.
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