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Key trends to watch out for in Indian real estate this year

Jan 19, 2013

Office rents are expected to increase from the second half of 2013 onwards as fewer new projects are being launched, and vacant spaces are steadily filling up. Meanwhile, the exit of real estate funds is expected to increase in 2013. #Land Bill #Mumbai Real Estate #real estate regulator #office space #Real estate #TrendWatch #NCR real estate
Dear realtors, 'online brand managers' are not the answer

Nov 28, 2012

It would be interesting to see how these reputation managers can deal with online complaints as the home buyers are likely to see it as a mere PR exercise that seeks to divert attention from the core issue. #real estate regulator #builders #TheContrarianView #brand managers
How Budget 2012 can ensure fair play for realty

Feb 21, 2012

There is a strong need to set up a real estate regulator to ensure fair play and transparency in the industry. #real estate #real estate sector #Brotin Banerjee #Budget 2012 #real estate regulator

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Mobile users may get relief from unwanted VAS

2013-05-22 19:19:00

NEW DELHI: Mobile phone users may be in line for some relief from pesky messages and unwanted value added services that have been activated without their consent as the sector watchdog Trai is meeting chief executives of all telcos on Thursday to address #New Delhi #Bharti Airtel #Idea Cellular
Economic Times
Court directs Sebi to speed up probe into DLF IPO

2013-05-21 00:11:00

A division bench of Delhi High Court comprising chief justice D Murugesan and justice Jayant Nath issued a notice to Sebi and asked it to file its reply before July 9. In the course of the hearing, the justices pointed out that Sebi had been probing the #New Delhi
The Washington Post
Nothing entertaining in anti-Japan films, Chinese censor says

2013-05-17 15:24:00

BEIJING — China’s film censors are offering hope for improved relations with Japan — or at least, that appears to be the case at first glance. As a bitter standoff over a disputed group of islands in the East China Sea fuels long-running animosity betwee #China #Beijing #Communist Party

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