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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IT, telecom drive demand for office space in Chennai
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 15:49 | No Comment
IT, telecom drive demand for office space in Chennai

Around 2 million sft of office space was added in Chennai and Bangalore during the second quarter of 2008. The demand was primarily driven by IT, telecom and financial sectors in Chennai and biotechnology and …

Realty investors take equity route to offset tax burden
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 15:49 | No Comment
Realty investors take equity route to offset tax burden

MUMBAI: Though the realty sector has been hit by the general economic slowdown, smart property investors, who raked in the moolah when the going was good, made use of the equity markets to reduce the …

Corporates float funds to acquire assets in property market
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 15:43 | No Comment
Corporates float funds to acquire assets in property market

MUMBAI/BANGALORE: Expecting a huge value erosion in the realty space, corporates have started to float new funds to acquire assets in the domestic property market.
Corporates such as the Aditya Birla group, GMR Infrastructure, Akruti …

Haryana passes Bill to regulate property dealers’ functioning
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 15:43 | No Comment
Haryana passes Bill to regulate property dealers’ functioning

The Haryana legislative assembly passed the Haryana Regulation of Property Dealers and Consultants Bill to safeguard the interests of the people using services of property dealers, property consultants and real estate agents
The Bill, which was …

Slowing retail demand hits small developers
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 15:39 | No Comment
Slowing retail demand hits small developers

MUMBAI: Slowing demand from India’s retailers has thrown plans of smaller developers in disarray, forcing them to look for buyers, industry officials said.
Small builders had hoped to benefit from a half-decade of sharp growth …

Apex court wants expert member on patent board
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 15:38 | No Comment
Apex court wants expert member on patent board

The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that the Centre should consider having an expert member on the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) that reviews decisions of the Indian patent office.
Hearing the case, Justice SH Kapadia …

Realty crash shuts investors’ exit options
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 15:27 | No Comment
Realty crash shuts investors’ exit options

NEW DELHI: It has become well nigh impossible for those who invested in real estate last year to exit the scene as the downturn has deepened and the prices being quoted do not even cover …

Mid-range property rentals record high
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 15:27 | No Comment
Mid-range property rentals record high

Bangalore’s residential rentals in central locations for mid-range properties for second quarter (Q2) of 2008 have recorded highest values. Mid-range developments are properties quoting rentals between Rs 100,000 and Rs 120,000 per month.
The values have …

High interest rates pulling down property prices: Assocham
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 15:22 | No Comment
High interest rates pulling down property prices: Assocham

Residential sector in India has witnessed a slowdown following a spurt in property prices and spiralling interest rates on home loans by about five per cent in last four years, an Assocham study said. …

Rising land prices hit property developers
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 15:18 | No Comment
Rising land prices hit property developers

NEW DELHI: The property market is desperately seeking a silver lining — but that seems to be evasive. In fact, real estate developers are facing a double whammy of a dip in prices of residences …