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Want To Invest In Kamanewala Ghar?

Want To Invest In Kamanewala Ghar?

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

This sort of property is better suited for an investor rather than an end user.

Repo hike: Realtors expect short-term impact on housing sales

Repo hike: Realtors expect short-term impact on housing sales

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

Housing sales are likely to be hit, especially in affordable and mid-income categories, following the RBI's decision to hike repo rate, according to real estate developers and consultants. However, the impact of RBI's decision to raise the benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 5.40 per cent is expected to be for a short term, they added. This is the third consecutive rate hike after a 40 basis points and 50 basis points increase in May and June, respectively.

Realtors reducing land banks

Realtors reducing land banks

Rediff.com8 May 2014

Shift to new business model to help companies cut capital cost, increase margins.

Revival in sight for India's real estate

Revival in sight for India's real estate

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

The total demand has remained subdued mainly due to high interest rates and property prices.

With Rents Surging, Opt For Longer Lease

With Rents Surging, Opt For Longer Lease

Rediff.com5 May 2023

'Negotiate a longer agreement with the escalation clause fixed now.' 'This will enable you to control future cost increases.'

Why real estate in Mumbai will get costlier

Why real estate in Mumbai will get costlier

Rediff.com4 Apr 2017

The average home prices in Mumbai have touched Rs 12,000 per sq ft

'Pent-up demand in real estate to continue in 2023'

'Pent-up demand in real estate to continue in 2023'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

'The inflection point that really happened in the sector was during the pandemic when buyers' perception changed towards consumption and that gave a trigger to pent-up demand with the increased affordability.'

Planning To Invest in Property? Read This

Planning To Invest in Property? Read This

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

Unless you are very knowledgeable, seek expert advice before making such a high-ticket investment, cautions Sarbajeet K Sen.

Planning to invest in house to rent out?

Planning to invest in house to rent out?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

To overcome your fear of the property being taken over, draw an ironclad agreement with a good lawyer's help, recommends Sanjay Kumar Singh.

It's the best time to buy your dream home

It's the best time to buy your dream home

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

There is also scope for buyers to negotiate for discounts.

Realty brokers on slippery ground

Realty brokers on slippery ground

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

As home deals are down to a trickle, most are looking at life beyond broking.

Hindujas's 1.2 Billion Project Makes Waves

Hindujas's 1.2 Billion Project Makes Waves

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

'Our family philosophy is to build a bridge between India and Britain.'

How top realtors plan to transform Central Mumbai

How top realtors plan to transform Central Mumbai

Rediff.com22 Aug 2021

One of Mumbai's biggest real estate redevelopment projects of Bombay Development Directorate's (BDD's) chawls (large buildings divided into many separate tenements, offering cheap, basic accommodation) has taken off in Central Mumbai, opening up a Rs 20,000-crore opportunity for real estate companies. It is expected to drive down real estate prices in Central Mumbai by up to 25 per cent, forecast real estate experts. Spread over 92 acres in Central Mumbai's prime localities of Worli, Lower Parel, and Dadar and consisting 195 four-storey houses, the BDD chawls were constructed in the 1920s.

How you can buy a property in a posh location for a song

How you can buy a property in a posh location for a song

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

Banks are auctioning 2,362 properties in next 30 days. The foremost benefit of purchasing a property in a bank auction is that you could get it at a significant discount to the market rate.

Mumbai real estate market most unaffordable: Survey

Mumbai real estate market most unaffordable: Survey

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

National Capital Region and Bangalore's property prices are more reasonable.

Demonetisation hits resale of luxury homes

Demonetisation hits resale of luxury homes

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

Modi's demonetisation move has hit the real estate market in Delhi and Mumbai

Housing sales in Q1 may rise 93% Y-o-Y

Housing sales in Q1 may rise 93% Y-o-Y

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Housing sales are estimated to rise 93 per cent year-on-year during April-June across seven major cities, but may fall 58 per cent compared to the previous quarter due to the adverse impact of the second wave of COVID-19, according to property consultant Anarock. Sales are likely to be around 24,570 units across seven major cities -- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, Anarock said. Sales of residential properties stood at 12,740 units in April-June 2020 and 58,290 units in March quarter 2021.

Bangalore realty developers to see marginal rise in demand

Bangalore realty developers to see marginal rise in demand

Rediff.com27 Aug 2014

The marginal increase in absorption is expected to be accompanied by a drop in the number of new launches by 8 per cent to 72,113 units during 2014.

Moody's lauds RBI's efforts to bring down inflation

Moody's lauds RBI's efforts to bring down inflation

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

The RBI has lowered interest rates by 1.25 per cent since January.

Kamathipura: From shanty locality to prized real estate

Kamathipura: From shanty locality to prized real estate

Rediff.com17 Apr 2022

After years of living with his family in a poky 110 sq. ft. 'house', textile worker Sambhaji Surve dreams of moving into a home four times the size once the Maharashtra government starts its ambitious redevelopment of the 39-acre Kamathipura shanty town in south-central Mumbai. Sharing his dream are about 8,000 other families hoping for a better life when the redevelopment project, part of the government's effort to redevelop old settlements and make life more livable for some residents, gets underway. The Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party aims to redevelop BDD Chawl and Dharavi but for Surve all the matters is Kamathipura where he arrived in the 1970s from Nasik to work in a textile mill. Kamathipura was originally built 150 years ago following construction of a causeway to connect the seven islands of Mumbai. From the British Raj to post-independence, it became infamous for slums and brothels.

Construction slowdown hits Modi's jobs promise

Construction slowdown hits Modi's jobs promise

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Indebted developers are cutting staff as they slow work on existing projects and postpone new ones until they clear a backlog of 700,000 unsold homes

Slowdown in construction hits Modi's jobs promise

Slowdown in construction hits Modi's jobs promise

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Modi's party also wants to regulate property markets and tie investor money to specific projects to stop developers diverting cash elsewhere.

2 cos to gain most from Maharashtra stamp duty cut

2 cos to gain most from Maharashtra stamp duty cut

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

After Maharashtra, analysts expect more states like Karnataka and Haryana to slash stamp duty rates. However, analysts, do caution that it's still a long road to recovery for the realty sector.

So what if the situation is tough, realty will bounce back soon

So what if the situation is tough, realty will bounce back soon

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

According to Knight Frank, in the second half of 2015, launches will be down 52 per cent (from 37,643 in the second half of 2014) to 18,000, while absorption will improve 24 per cent.

South-based firms saw fund infusion of $6.5 billion since 2014

South-based firms saw fund infusion of $6.5 billion since 2014

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

A steady demand environment, prudent debt management and faster absorption of office space gave them an edge over others.

Recovery in realty stocks contingent on growth boost

Recovery in realty stocks contingent on growth boost

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

Analysts say worst seems over but RBI's helping hand needed in form of rate cuts.

Lenders to gain as home loan size set to increase

Lenders to gain as home loan size set to increase

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

HFCs and banks expect a drop in demand for housing loans in the short-term.

Future looks bleak for India's real estate sector

Future looks bleak for India's real estate sector

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Given the current global cues, if the next six months do not turn out to be the way we would want it to, we are definitely looking at a very gloomy start to 2016.

Localised lockdowns worry home appliance, auto firms

Localised lockdowns worry home appliance, auto firms

Rediff.com24 Apr 2021

Durable goods companies and retailers say online sales won't compensate for the fall in offline sales.

Spend a little money, improve the value of your property

Spend a little money, improve the value of your property

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

Launches and sales of house property have seen a continuous drop.

Branded homes, latest toys of India's super rich

Branded homes, latest toys of India's super rich

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

Branded residencies, designer-stamped homes have a snob value and are sold at a high premium, to willing buyers

How to make tax collection more efficient

How to make tax collection more efficient

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

Tracking a smaller number of taxpayers with a high income base and using data from millionaire surveys and purchases of high-end cars and houses can make the tax department more efficient.

Rajan is right: Salaried class can't afford a house

Rajan is right: Salaried class can't afford a house

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

Only double-income households can buy flats in India's top 8 cities, except Mumbai

This is why Godrej is a big name in India's real estate sector

This is why Godrej is a big name in India's real estate sector

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

In the quarter ended September 30, the Pirojsha Godrej-led firm recorded Rs 492 crore net sales, up 49% year-on-year

Budget evokes mixed reaction among real estate players

Budget evokes mixed reaction among real estate players

Rediff.com28 Feb 2015

Budget fails to cheer realty players.

Sales elude realty sector, all eyes on Budget

Sales elude realty sector, all eyes on Budget

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

A revival in the sector is still 12-18 months away: Experts

How to boost Jammu & Kashmir's real estate sector

How to boost Jammu & Kashmir's real estate sector

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Unless security is given paramount importance, it is difficult for real estate activity to pick momentum in J&K.

New affordable housing benefits not for urban poor

New affordable housing benefits not for urban poor

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

Effects of the new schemes launched under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana would be felt more in tier-II and tier-III cities, as not many budget or affordable housing projects are in the works in metropolitan cities.

Harbhajan Singh to join Punjab politics?

Harbhajan Singh to join Punjab politics?

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

Harbhajan Singh said he is not averse to joining politics but would like to put in a lot of thought

Buying a home? Banned notes can be useful!

Buying a home? Banned notes can be useful!

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Looking for a way out, property developers deal in banned notes.