Page 5 - Realty Sector

Realty check: Current rates, unit sizes in Rs 30 lakh-50 lakh price range

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

Economic slowdown fallout: Realty major Lodha group lays off 400 employees

However, a spokesperson for the largest realty player in India attributed the lay-offs to performance reviews

FM Sitharaman assures steps to boost liquidity, demand in realty sector

To chair another meeting to discuss stalled projects

Relaxed taxes on ready inventory may not help realty sector: Analysts

CRISIL Research believes that though the number of unsold inventory remains moderate to high in the metros, the share of ready-to-move properties is small

From Mitsubishi Corp to Mitsui, Japanese firms set sights on Indian realty

Mitsubishi is in talks with Bengaluru-based Embassy group to build commercial properties in southern India and is in negotiations with other developers for similar tie-ups

Making buildings smarter through IoT platform

Zoho veteran Prabhu Ramachandran and friends have built an 'Alexa' for buildings which offers real-time facilities management to commercial real estate owners

Technology pushing transparency, on-time delivery in realty sector

Technologies like data analytics, cloud and blockchain are enabling real estate developers monitor projects real-time, sell properties online

Govt, developers and bankers discuss problems in the realty sector

The FM wants banks, developers and the ministry to work in a collaborative way for the sector

Finance Minister Goyal to meet bankers to discuss ways to boost realty

A meeting of bankers will take place on how to revive it. Reforms have happened already, like implementation of the Real Estate Act

Realty sector hoping for boost from implementation of Rera, festive season

At least 50,000 units of new residential property are set to come up over the next three years

Affordability and upturn: Why it's a good time to strike a property deal

With the aggregate property inventory level expected to fall to the long-term average in 16 months, the window available to you before prices start rising again is limited

Realty sector to have over 17 mn workforce by 2025: Credai

Report said the contribution of real estate sector in the country's GDP is expected to double at 13% by 2025

Realty sector attracts Rs 16,000 cr investment in H1CY17

56% of total investment includes residential projects, townships

Realty sector poised for better growth, say experts

Government had announced a slew of sops for the affordable segment in the Union budget

India one of the best places for global realty investments: Report

The global realty investments into India rose by 3 per cent annually in the last two years and they are likely to see a similar trend in 2017 as well, according to a report by a leading property consultancy. Global investors are optimistic about the country's long-term economic potential and this will drive the flow of funds into the sector, it said According to Cushman & Wakefield, most of the global real estate investments in India during 2017 would be made in commercial office assets in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune. Interestingly, these cities are well-placed to outperform other cities from emerging economies in Asia- Pacific region, said the report by the global real estate services firm. "The global real estate investment volumes in India amounted to USD 4,731 million in 2015 and USD 4,871 million USD in 2016, indicating a 3 per cent annual increase and 2017 is expected to mark a similar investment volume," Cushman & Wakefield senior director (research ...

Realty sector: In repair mode, or is it reviving?

Economists sometimes speak of the "broken window fallacy" (this is not the same as the "broken window syndrome", which social scientists also refer to). Suppose that a shop's display window is broken. Repairs mean business for the handyman, the glass merchant, the hardware shop, etc. Such repairs occur on a much larger scale in a city hit by an earthquake, or a nation hit by war.The aftermath of disaster is often frantic economic activity. If we only see the activity, we may argue the disaster was a good thing since it led to stimulus. That argument is spurious for several reasons. The shop-owner is forced to spend savings on repairs instead of investing elsewhere, for higher returns. He suffers loss of business until the repair is done. On a much broader scale, this is true for citywide disasters, and post-war aftermath. I was reminded of this fallacy recently, while looking at sector-wide performances in the equity market. In the past month, the benchmark Nifty has returned around ..

Affordable housing, EPF rules: Multiple tailwinds could perk up real estate

Improvement in affordability bodes well for the health of the residential real estate segment

FDI reforms, REIT rule relaxations to boost realty sector: CBRE

With an aim to make REITs more attractive to investors and real estate players, Sebi had last week decided to relax its norms