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Slums and Slum Redevelopment- a Subaltern Perspective

Given the increasing scarcity of available land in our cities, it is becoming all the more difficult to look at the creation of affordable urban housing without first factoring in slums and their redevelopment. While Mumbai is probably the most talked-about city when it comes to slums, Pune is by no means an exemption. Pune […]

Real Estate Q and A

In this Q&A column, we bring you inputs from an award winning developer on all matters pertaining to the purchase, sale and rental of properties in India by NRIs, the extant laws that govern this, and numerous other related matters. Readers of NRI Achievers are to send in their queries, which will be answered by […]

Challenges of Urbanisation

One significant pointer to India’s remarkable development and growth is its rapid urbanisation. Today one-third of India’s population lives in urban areas and by 2030, our urban population is expected to touch the 590 million mark. According to a McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) Report, it took India nearly 40 years between 1971-2008 for the urban […]

Mayfair, Mayfair, Here I Come…

During the heydays of the British Raj, the colonial establishment used to abandon the searing hot plains in May and make a ritual beeline for the cooler hills to weather over the Indian summer. And what passed for India’s elite, like army officers, academicians and the odd touring aristocrat also followed in the footsteps of […]

REAL ESTATE – Q&A

We had recently started this Q&A column on all matters pertaining to the purchase and sale of real estate in India, the extant laws that govern this, and numerous other related matters. While the column took a two-month holiday, it is now back for your continued benefi t. Readers of NRI Achievers are invited to […]

Budget 2014 – Positive for Indian Real Estate ?

The Union Budget 2014-15 was presented in parliament under economic circumstances requiring tax revenues to keep pace with targets. Considering the state of government finances and the current situation – weak monsoons, Middle-East tensions leading to oil price volatility, depreciating currency, fiscal deficit, amidst other concerns does not leave much room for populism. However, considering […]

Raising The Bar In Brokerage Business

Real estate is not just about sales, it’s more a business of trust that involves high value transactions with property consumers investing their life-long earnings to buy their dream home. And in this context, the role of brokers assumes considerable significance, as they are the interface between the developers and property buyers. All the more […]

WANTED A REAL TRANSFORMING BUDGET FOR REALTY

In this issue, NRI Achievers brings you a short outlook and analysis on the real estate sector from the country head of one of the leading multinational businesses involved in the sector, which also echoes the overall corporate thinking and expectations on the sector and it’s prospects, aft er the advent of the Modi government […]

A RISING TREND READY-TO-MOVE HOMES

Amid slowdown in sales marked by rising property prices and high home-loan rates, home buyers are increasingly opting for ready-to-move properties to ensure safety of their investment. Vinod Behl takes a brief look at this trend that is turning into a torrent … Large scale project delays and delivery defaults have been largely responsible for […]

REAL ESTATE Q&A

Starting with our last issue, we started this Q&A column on all matters pertaining to the purchase and sale of real estate in India, the extant laws that govern this, and numerous other related matters. Readers of NRI Achievers are invited to send in their queries, which will be answered by leading experts and entrepreneurs […]

THE MODI EFFECT

REALTY WARMING UP TO GOOD DAYS AHEAD Riding a positive sentiment generated by the hope of political stability brought in by Narendra Modi-led majority NDA government, the real estate sector that has been facing a slowdown for the last couple of years, looks up to ‘good days’ ahead. ‘Acche din aa rahe hain!’ says Vinod […]

Senior Housing A New Asset Class for Investment

This may still be a very new concept in real estate, but the niche segment of ‘Senior Living,’ that has a significant scope for growth and great potential for investment, is all set to change the dynamics of real estate markets in the coming years. NRI Achievers takes a look … The concept of ‘Senior […]

Home Buyers Sentiment Up

Last year, the confidence level of home buyers took a severe beating amidst high property prices, rising home loan rates and large-scale delivery defaults. With low home sales and high unsold inventory, property buyers (both end-users and investors) took a back seat. The new year however holds hope as buyers are back with improved sentiment […]

A Year Of Stressed Realty

Economic slowdown coupled with slower GDP growth, inflationary pressures, volatility in foreign exchange and stock markets, together with liquidity crunch and the high cost of debt took a bog toll on the real estate sector last year. And now in the new year, industry stakeholders look for a revival of realty on the back of […]

The Real Estate Sector Naredco's Bird's Eye View Of The Year Gone By

In many ways, calendar year 2013 has marked a period of transition for the real estate sector, taking it to a higher level on various fronts. To begin with, the Indian economy as a whole has witnessed a rather bleak growth during the year 2013. The Indian Rupee plumbed a historic low against the US […]

Bjp- Realty's New Saviour ?

If the delebrations at the recent two-day conference of CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India), an apex body of developers, is any indication, the real estate sector that was shunned by the UPA government, is warming up to a resurgent BJP and its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, and looking to the […]

Reit – The New Investment Avenue

With the floating of draft norms for listing Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), SEBI has revived a 5-year-old proposal, paving the way for opening new avenues for retail investors to safe and transparent investment in real estate, while at the same time providing a life-line to fund- starved developers, Vinod Behl writes … Currently, due […]

Policy Peril Hits Real Estate

Amidst the economic downturn, it’s once again crisis time for the real estate sector, especially as policy glitches are creating roadblocks preventing the revival of the sector, writes Vinod Behl. Today, the biggest challenge faced by the capital-intensive real estate sector is the shortage of funds. Banks which are the largest and cheapest source of […]