Capital values have not gone up despite construction and land costs having gone up in the last three years.
While it aims to hold the developers accountable, it also looks to ensure that the allottees do not default in making payments.
In a late realisation, the civic body has accepted that urban planning cannot afford to ignore slums.<br /><br />
Over the last four years, property valuations in the financial capital have increased by an average of 66 percent. All 'expert' predictions of an imminent correction over the last three years have proved to be wrong.
By notifying the residents, after the nominal fines etc. we see that the builder is nowhere in the picture.
Many more IT companies will now be able to launch their own SEZs. Previously, only the largest IT players could have their own IT SEZs given the capital required to buy 25 acres land
Noida Extension continues to have unique selling point of location for affordable housing when compared with Noida and Greater Noida. Price appreciations are real enough to buyers, and t prices will now either remain stable or climb marginally.
In the first half of calender year 2012, net absorption of retail space fell 57 percent from the levels seen in the year-ago period. The watchful stance by retailers, coupled with the lack of quality malls and the fact that some select quality projects postponed construction, were the main causes for the sluggish absorption.
The reasons for shift to the suburban and peripheral locations can be summed up as: Non-availability of quality space in the city centres and availability of large areas in suburbs, accessibility and improved infrastructure and integrated nature of the suburb.
The US or the UK are doubtlessly closest to the hearts of most Indians hoping to buy property abroad. However, when these are out of reach, Dubai is definitely among the most preferred among realistic property investment destinations for Indians.
More and more regulations are being brought in to subdue the appetite for speculation in this sector. Also, the lowest entry point is definitely much higher than for gold.
There will be more liquidity available in the housing finance market in 2013 while investors will focus more on transparency, governance and liquidity before investing.
Long-term property investment means buying real estate in an area while it is on the rise - not when it is in saturation or decline mode.
Freebies only work in the mid-income housing segment if they actually add value to the property or lighten the financial burden on the buyer in some way.