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Bangalore luxury homes more attractive than Mumbai, Delhi

One of the reasons for this resilience is that Bangalore's luxury/premium homes developers have a tendency to think on their feet.

Real estate: It's a big, nasty racket out there

The builder-developer is also a victim of the system developed to perfection by the neta-babu nexus.

Should you buy a ready or under-construction flat?

Buying a ready possession home is the most obvious choice for most buyers. However, there is also a negative aspect to this.

Why Mumbai's prime office rates are rising in a depressed mkt

The answer to this is lack of quality supply in superior locations.There is a basic scarcity of available good-quality, right-sized Grade A office stock in the city's prime locations.

Retail boom makes Ahmedabad an exciting real estate destination

The city is providing extraordinary and unprecedented returns on the real estate front, and is one of the most exciting investment destinations in India today.

Real estate is a no-no in the current slowdown scenario

Property prices have held up better in this slowdown that other asset classes. This means property has nowhere to go but down in this climate

Is Maximum City scary and impossible to live in?

Bollywood style icon Sonam Kapoor tweeted that it's almost impossible to stay in Mumbai. While Thomas Swick writes that no other city had scared him, even before he visited it, like Mumbai did.

The blue tarpaulin: what it bares about Mumbai's high-rises

The city's architecture defies climate. For Mumbai's high-rises, the need to be tower-like, an icon splashed on front page ads of national newspapers, is the problem.

Real estate: forget the cheats, even the small print is a killer

Builders shouldn't complain too much with the government finding a loophole and a shortcut - after all, isn't that what they themselves have been doing?

Why south Mumbai will be a tourist and retirement destination

South Mumbai will not be the 'city' anymore; that appellation will belong to areas much further north. Like it or not, south Mumbai will become a suburb.

A breather for realty? Maybe, but debt servicing remains biggest hurdle

With over Rs 1.18 lakh crore coming up in repayments, there's still a lot of hard work left for realty firms.<br /><br />

A 10x10 shanty can make you a Mumbai millionaire

The prices of slums in Mumbai vary between Rs 25-30 lakh, because of the high redevelopment returns. The rates of slums in central and western suburbs may vary between Rs 8-10 lakh. It could be up to Rs 12 lakh for Dharavi, say real estate firms.