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Why curbs on overseas investment will boost domestic realty

Indian Investors still believe that real estate is an ideal investment avenue when it comes to safety, returns and growth. In an environment where international real estate is no longer an option, we will see more money chasing attractive assets that offer good returns within the country.

RBI kills real estate dreams abroad, but will local property benefit?

Does curbing flight of capital abroad imply more investment in Indian realty?

With no bidders for Mumbai's trans harbour link, will realty take a hit?

Whether the government comes up with another viable plan or not, affordable housing is definitely going to take a hit as a delay in the project implies Mumbaikars will have to wait a little bit longer for that dream home.

Why Indian real estate is in dire need of foreign funding

Unlike most developed economies, India does not allow REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts). Many would point to the M&A route, but this is also a lacklustre option as it comes at a cost of about 20%.

Realty greed may result in closure of 88 Mumbai petrol pumps

Soaring land prices in Mumbai is taking a toll on the city's petrol pumps too as landowners of these fuel stations are giving in to the lure of real estate.

Is private equity bullish on India real estate once again?

According to property consulting firm Cushman and Wakefield about $2 billion (Rs 11,854 crore) is available with private equity firms ready to be deployed in real estate in the next one year, but PE funds want to put in money only in those projects with strong fundamentals.

Telangana effect: Brace for a rise in Hyderabad property prices

Despite competitive capital values compared with other metros, the Hyderabad real estate market was down in the dumps for the last couple of years with builders holding back projects and property buyers holding out on purchase decisions due to political instability over the bifurcation issue.

Why realty prices have failed to reflect market realities

India's real estate sector has witnessed two cycles over the past 15-20 years, during 1994-99 and 2004-09. Both cycles had unique characteristics, yet displayed notable similarities in the manner of their occurrence.

Forget one-off expensive deals, Q1 saw worst home sales in Mumbai

In the last one month, several big-ticket land deals and home sales in prime localities were front paged in national dailies creating an impression that real estate is actually not in that bad a shape. But the reality couldn't be further.

Delhiites can now register general power of attorney-based properties

Delhi residents will be able to transfer and register properties on general power of attorney (GPA) from next week.

Sold for Rs 21 cr: Don't get fooled by Borosil's record buy of sea-facing Worli flat

Borosil has broken its own record and bought another sea-facing apartment in the same building at Rs 1.23 lakh per square foot, making it the highest real estate deal in India. But this is not indicative of a larger trend

Despite rupee decline, Indians among top 5 US property buyers

Delhi to soon get branded residences in five-star hotel premises

This data proves Mumbai is India's most unaffordable real estate market

How developers, investors are making money out of retirement homes

Rising incomes, longer life expectancy and the rise of nuclear families as more people relocate for jobs are driving demand for retirement homes in Asia's third-largest economy, and attracting developers and investors.

NRI enquiries may be rising but in realty, their faith is falling

They will wait until the politicians pull out their black money to fund their election extravaganza, say experts

Why Connaught Place is losing the real estate battle

Even though New Delhi's Connaught Place is still regarded the fifth most expensive office market in the world, the real estate battle is between Gurgaon and Noida.

Check out eight real estate hotspots in India

Thane and Navi Mumbai have been listed as "emerging investment hotspots" among eight locations across seven top Indian cities as prime business districts have reached a saturation point, according to a report released by the Confederation of Indian Industry and Jones Lang LaSalle India.

Does death of SEZ policy mean biggest real estate scam?

The government has lost interest in the Special Economic Zone policy, which it had devised in 2005 in order to boost economic activity in the country.

Home prices in India highly inflated, says HDFC's Deepak Parekh

Parekh, Chairman of the country's largest housing finance company HDFC, also asked the home buyers to be cautious of 'too-good-to-be-true' offers from the property developers and warned them against schemes where builders claim of paying interest on the borrowers' loans.