The senior living sector in India
The senior living sector in India is at a crossroad. With the relaxation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) restrictions on investments in the sector and increasing population of seniors (over 100...
View ArticleBudget impact: REIT listing likely to be game changer
The real estate sector’s expectations of exemption for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) from taxation on distribution of dividends were addressed by the Finance Minister in his Budget statement...
View ArticleThe empowered Indian woman and home purchase
A decade ago, an Indian woman independent and capable enough to buy her own home was a rare case but things have changed today. The contemporary Indian woman tends to be very well educated, has a good...
View ArticleUpper House approves long awaited RERA Bill
Far reaching implications anticipated for the real estate and construction sector in India. The long awaited passage of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) or RERA Bill in the upper house of...
View ArticleImpact of 100% FDI in e-commerce on Indian real estate
Bottom Line: 100% FDI in Indian e-commerce will open the floodgates to a host of other players in this segment. India is already host to some of the largest global e-commerce players. The announcement...
View ArticleA checklist to remove affordable housing bottlenecks
Bottom Line: Large-scale affordable housing in cities is the greatest necessity of urban India today. Indian cities have such a severe shortfall of affordable housing that we are seeing the...
View ArticleClosing the budget housing gap in India
News Point: Indian developers tend to focus only on housing for the higher income groups whenever there is an uptick in the economy. As per rough estimates, the Indian housing market is short of as...
View ArticleThe BREXIT effect
News Point: Post BREXIT investors will now be in a risk-off mode, meaning more number of investors would either pull out investments or stay put without investing further until clarity emerges. Until...
View ArticleAn Open letter to CREDAI President Geetamber Anand
Bottom Line: CREDAI President Geetmber Anand takes a moral high ground on best practices in real estate while his own company as well as the builders that he represents continue to work otherwise. Dear...
View ArticleThe impact of demonetisation on real estate
Bottom Line: The recent demonetization step taken by the government is one of the most bold and sudden steps that is bound to impact every Indian and every sector of the economy, writes JC Sharma, MD...
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