he hike in service tax rate from 12.5 per cent to 14 per cent will increase the costs of buying
The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
Employees of around 150 firms may lose out on PF benefits as their companies failed to get an exemption certificate from the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
They sought further cut in interest rates as well as reforms.
Land aggregators now want to sell to large corporations because their payment is guaranteed.
As PM talks of lower lending rates, housing companies prepare to cash in.
The group, however, measured the economic value of just 43 creative ideas out of 1,700 innovations that took place within the Group last year.
Discounts could be luring but onus of due diligence is always on buyer
Consultants said the fact that Oberoi had no debt on its books and Kalpataru had low debt helped the two in the slow realty market.
Some developers point out that what comes in the way of low-cost housing is the sky-high price of land
Consultants say at Rs 1,442 a sq ft, the developer has got a good bargain.
The government's vision of "housing for all by 2022" may turn out to be an uphill task with developers keeping off low-cost housing projects citing regulatory hurdles, high land cost and low returns making such projects "unaffordable".
At a time when buyers are complaining about developers not sticking to delivery schedules and delays stretching for three-four years, these technologies have come as a boon.
NRIs are increasingly buying properties in India online.
With sentiment up, launch of new projects revives, though much dissent on whether this is a real return of a positive market
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Across the country, residential projects offering deals have risen 45-50 per cent in the run-up to the festive season and may double further by Diwali and the year-end as realtors attempt to clear piled-up inventory.
Tech major's shareholders will receive total dividend of Rs 15,474 crore in FY15
Rental real estate aggregators can help you earn Rs 3,000-5,000 rent daily
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
This is largely on the back of Tata Steel's expansion at Kalinganagar, as well as JLR's in China and Brazil
Analysts say Tatas could sustain their current pace of growth, provided the group's "cash cows", such as TCS and Tata Motors, continue to deliver.
The real estate sector is set to enter a progressive phase in 2015.
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