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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FIRE Cap to develop affordable housing project
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 12:08 | No Comment
FIRE Cap to develop affordable housing project

The $250-million First Indian Real Estate (FIRE) Capital Fund Ltd will be joining the affordable housing bandwagon. According to industry sources FIRE Capital is currently in the due diligence stage with the affordable housing investment. …

Realty boom in Chandigarh
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 12:07 | No Comment
Realty boom in Chandigarh

The real estate market is once again booming in the Chandigarh periphery, if the official figures of land registration deeds are any indication. The number of land registration deeds touched an all-time high in two …

Home rates may dip by 12%
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 12:05 | No Comment
Home rates may dip by 12%

In a meeting at Mumbai’s Grand Hyatt Hotel, leading city-based real estate developers discussed ways to counter the slump in home sales which has persisted for almost a year now. Developers have limited options before …

Luxury homes coming up in Bangalore, to cost upto Rs 25 cr
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 12:05 | No Comment
Luxury homes coming up in Bangalore, to cost upto Rs 25 cr

Bangalore city is getting ready for luxe homes that cost a cool $3-5 million. That’s a whopping Rs 15 crore to Rs 25 crore for an apartment. The onslaught on the super-premium condo category is …

No threat of realty takeovers
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 12:03 | No Comment
No threat of realty takeovers

Indian developers don’t feel they are facing anything threat of takeovers despite the real estate downturn. In a scenario where most companies are heavily leveraged and that too at high interest rates, analysts say the …

MP Govt to tie up with Gwalior firm for realty project
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 12:02 | No Comment
MP Govt to tie up with Gwalior firm for realty project

The Madhya Pradesh government will be tying up with Gwalior Agriculture Company Ltd (GACL), a subsidiary of Gwalior Sugar Company Ltd (GSCL), which has proposed a special project comprising a special economic zone. The company …

Taj to launch hotels in Bahrain
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 12:00 | No Comment
Taj to launch hotels in Bahrain

Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, part of Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), plans to launch two five star hotels in Bahrain. The company has formed a JV with a real estate developer to work on …

Wellwisher Group forays into hospitality
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 12:00 | No Comment
Wellwisher Group forays into hospitality

Real estate developer, Wellwisher Group, has entered the hospitality industry and is constructing a four star business hotel at Palm Beach Road in Navi Mumbai. It will invest about Rs 40 Crore in the project …

PBEL ties up with L&T to develop ‘PBEL City’
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 11:57 | No Comment
PBEL ties up with L&T to develop ‘PBEL City’

PBEL Property Development (PPD) has tied up with engineering and construction company L&T for its project, PBEL City, on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Under the agreement, L&T will build about 2,000 apartments for PBEL on …

Demand for NCR housing projects falls
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 11:57 | No Comment
Demand for NCR housing projects falls

The steep rise in real estate prices and interest rates for borrowers has affected the demand for housing projects in NCR. The first half of this year saw a marked shift in developers’ strategy towards …