Realty Bill may open new doors to transparent, secure home buying
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For many, buying a residential property is the biggest investment they make in their lifetime. Last week, the government released for public comments a draft Real Estate Regulation Bill, which is said to be on …

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Sahara bends public issue rules on housing bonds
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2010 – 13:23 | 5 Comments
Sahara bends public issue rules on housing bonds

Subrata Roy-led Sahara India Pariwar is raising funds from retail investors through housing bonds, sold by two of its group firms without seeking approval from the capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India …

Lower land costs and transparency attract Mumbai builders to Gujarat
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2010 – 13:16 | No Comment
Lower land costs and transparency attract Mumbai builders to Gujarat

Many Mumbai-based developers are shifting focus to the the neighbouring state of Gujarat owing to the stagnating real estate market in Mumbai. Developers such as Godrej Properties, Ackruti City, Ravi Group, K Raheja Group, Sahara …

Bright prospects for the real estate sector
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2010 – 12:54 | No Comment
Bright prospects for the real estate sector

A recently released a report titled, “Indian Real Estate 2010” forecasts a bright future for the sector. Prepared jointly by CII and Grant Thronton, the report envisages regulatory, governance and finance related issues in Real …

Ensure a vibrant yet sustainable property market
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2010 – 12:47 | No Comment
Ensure a vibrant yet sustainable property market

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is its proposal for the Union Budget 2010-11, to the Ministry of Finance, has sought incentives for a vibrant and sustainable property market. With an objective to represent …

Real Estate Players Plan To Raise $5.7 Billion: JLLM
Monday, 22 Feb, 2010 – 15:36 | No Comment
Real Estate Players Plan To Raise $5.7 Billion: JLLM

Real estate players plan to raise a whopping $5.7 billion over the next 18 months through public offer and private placement of shares to fund projects and repay debts, property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj …

Big TV Collaborates with Real Estate Developers to market DTH services
Monday, 22 Feb, 2010 – 15:30 | No Comment
Big TV Collaborates with Real Estate Developers to market DTH services

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company Reliance Big TV said it has reached deals with real estate developers to market its Direct-To-Home television services in their residential building projects. The company has signed multi-dwelling units (MDU) …

KP Singh Awarded Padma Bhushan for Services to Real Estate Sector
Monday, 22 Feb, 2010 – 15:24 | No Comment
KP Singh Awarded Padma Bhushan for Services to Real Estate Sector

Even as the domestic economy is showing clear signs of a pickup, the Indian real estate sector is not out of the woods yet as oversupply of residential and commercial projects will continue to haunt …

2010 Outlook for the Indian real estate sector
Monday, 22 Feb, 2010 – 15:18 | No Comment
2010 Outlook for the Indian real estate sector

Fitch Ratings in a Special Report, said that its 2010 Outlook for the Indian real estate sector remains Negative; however, the sector could exhibit signs of stability by the second half of the year. Fitch …

Indian buyers dominate Dubai market
Monday, 22 Feb, 2010 – 14:45 | No Comment
Indian buyers dominate Dubai market

Indian investors contributed to about 24 per cent of the total Dubai property sales last year, according to data published by DUBAIFocus in association with the Dubai Land Department.
Aditya Awtani of Fine and Country says …

Realty firms game for sports-themed complexes
Monday, 22 Feb, 2010 – 14:15 | No Comment
Realty firms game for sports-themed complexes

Real estate projects with “sports” as theme appear to be catching on with Indian developers. Under this model, borrowed from the West, companies offer homes surrounded by sports facilities like race tracks, cricket stadium and …