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Shapoorji to roll out 80 mn sq ft housing projects in the next three years

This is the biggest volume of launch by any realtor in the country

Real estate developers pin hopes on holidaying NRIs for a Christmas miracle

Ahmedabad, Kochi, Ludhiana and Chandigarh are some cities that witness generous investments from NRI investors.

Crisil sees residential real estate demand going up on rising affordability

Between fiscals 2019 and 2021, residential demand is estimated to log a compound annual growth rate of 4 per cent, said Crisil research director Rahul Prithiani

Realty developers with rental assets to profit from boom in office space

'Acute shortage of Grade-A office properties'

What makes warehouses hot property in India attracting billions of dollars

Warehouses accounted for about $3.4 billion, or 26%, of private equity real-estate investments between 2014 and 2017, according to Knight Frank LLP

Net worth of top realty barons continues to rise despite sectoral slowdown

According to a report, the total wealth of top 100 real estate barons account for Rs 2.37 trillion ($32.7 billion) in 2018, up 27 per cent against their cumulative wealth in 2017

Realty check: Current rates and unit sizes in Rs 20 mn-Rs 25 mn price range

If you are looking at buying real estate, an idea about prevailing rates would come in handy

Weaker rupee, stable prices makes realty in India attractive for NRIs

Experts say demand will help offset liquidity problem affecting sales

Diwali brings light of hope to Noida's ghost towers as buyers come back

With low prices and ready properties, buyers are again showing some interest in housing assets

78% NRIs in ANAROCK survey say real estate tops investment options in India

For an increasing number of NRIs, returning home may no longer be just a choice but a compulsion

Empty nests and empty nest eggs

In Delhi itself there is no land to spare

Real estate investment platforms, JVs raise $6 bn to date for India: JLL

The industrial and warehousing segment, 12 per cent of the total capital raised by investment platform funds, is expected to witness a big shift

Bengaluru home-buying sees fastest pick-up among metros this year: Anarock

The report tracked Bengaluru's residential real estate trends since 2013, factoring in the city's evolution in terms of infrastructure development, transport and connectivity

Triggered by ILFS default, NBFC crisis may delay real estate's recovery

Besides the financial sector, the real estate business may also face the heat due to the ongoing crisis in NBFC sector, triggered by IL&FS default. "As on March 2018, NBFC's exposure towards real estate is 7.5 per cent accounting for Rs 1.65 lakh crore," real estate consultant Anarock Capital MD & CEO Shobhit Agarwal told PTI. "Post the banking systems freeze on real estate funding due to rising non-performing assets, NBFCs and HFCs are the sole source of funds for the cash-strapped developers," he said. The NBFC crisis needs to be resolved as soon as possible or the real estate sector's much-anticipated recovery will be postponed by a couple of quarters, Agarwal said. Now, NBFCs are struggling and their loan disbursals to developers have slowed down significantly, he said. The repayment burden is about 1.2 lakh crore (USD 16.3 billion) of commercial paper in October-December, near a record 1.46 lakh crore in August-October, according to available data. The ...

Where to park a Porsche? Storing pricey cars is the new idea in real-estate

Think Jay Leno and his 100-plus vehicle assemblage or Jerry Seinfeld with his dozens of Porsches

Even as all-India housing prices went up, Delhi saw a fall in Q1: RBI data

While Kochi recorded the highest surge of 41.2 per cent in the past one year, Kolkata saw the minimum year-on-year appreciation of 1.2 per cent in the first quarter

Rules for forfeiting earnest money

The builder can forfeit the earnest money, but it cannot exceed 10 per cent of the total cost of the house

Shapoorji Pallonji real estate to launch 35 mn sq ft of projects in FY19

In the NCR market, the company is developing a mid-income project under the Joyville brand

Real estate hotspot: How Kolkata's EM Bypass has come to be an IT-ITeS hub

In addition to the continuous physical infrastructure upgrades, such as ongoing metro and BRTS network, EM Bypass is well-equipped with social infrastructure

Go beyond festival discounts if you are planning to invest in a property

The discounts offered now may also remain in the near future until sales pick up and developers are able to hike prices