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Mid-range homes flavour of the season: Survey Trends show that over 63 percent of homebuyers will buy property anytime during 2020; 46 percent bought property in 2019 because of attractive prices
Money Control. Mar. 2020 See details
Four factors that may rekindle buyers’ interest in real estate
Airport retail opportunity in India to grow to $9.3 bn by 2030 from $1.4 bn
Office spaces grow despite economic slowdown, with co-working being a rising star
Business Insider. Nov. 2019 See details
Changing Consumer Mindset And Full-Stack Service Model Are Shaping Proptech In India; Here’s How
Inc. 42. Oct. 2019 See details
Proptech is changing the way property managers do business
Henley Standard. Oct. 2019 – “According to a survey of real-estate professionals by KPMG, 97% felt that digital innovations will have an influence on their business, while 78% said the influence of tech had already increased during the past 12 months.” See details
PE funds pump $3.8 billion into Indian real estate
Economic Times. Oct. 2019 – “Commercial real estate continues to be the hot investment target for private equity investors in 2019 and the trend will most likely continue in the quarters ahead.”” See details
Shaped by the Metro: How connectivity boots real estate
Hindustan Times. Oct. 2019 – “As localities get better connected, cities are expanding their peripheries and developers have been cashing in on this infrastructure development.” See details
Deconstructing India REITs: Growth potential and role of global investors
JLL India. Oct. 2019 – “”Major private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds have increased their investments in Indian real estate over the years.” See details
On the REIT bandwagon
Shobhit Agarwal of ANAROCK Capital. Oct. 2019 – “Retail REITs focus on owning and managing the retail segment and can be a viable instrument for mall developers to raise funds. The Indian retail scenario is bound to benefit from REIT funding, but issues like smaller lease tenures and business models must be ironed out before a retail REIT is launched.” See details
IRDAI revisiting 'title insurance' products to popularise it among property buyers
Money Control. Oct. 2019 – “IRDAI said that the number of title insurance policies sold are minimal despite the availability of product for the last one-and-a-half years.” See details
Commercial real estate defying the slowdown in small towns too
Financial Express. Sep. 2019 See details
Urbanisation. Aspiration. Innovation: The new paradigm of India retail
JLL India. Sep. 2019 See details
Infrastructure: The Linchpin of India’s Real Estate Story
Knight Frank India. Sep. 2019 See details
Retailtainment 2.0: Investing in Experience
CBRE. Aug. 2019 – “Retail stores are not anymore about only selling products but more about providing an enjoyable customer experience.” See details
Consolidation brewing in India's co-working market
Business Today. 30 May 2019
Real estate advisory company CBRE states that India’s overall stock of flexible space increased by about 50 per cent, from 10 million sq. ft. in 2017 to about 15 million sq. ft. by the third quarter of 2019. See details
Tier 2 & 3 cities draw investors interest: ANAROCK’s Consumer Sentiment Survey
News Barons. 27 May 2019
The top favourite real estate investment hotspots among these smaller cities include Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Nashik and Kochi. See Details
How Smart City tag is building new ground for real estate investment in Tier-2, Tier-3 cities
Zee Business. 27 May 2019
The ‘Smart City’ tag allotted to several smaller towns and cities itself opened up opportunities in their respective real estate markets. See Details
Why Real Estate Should Be A Part Of Your Investment Portfolio
Outlook Money. 20 May 2019
According to a study by Cians Analytics on the returns from various asset classes in India during 1991-2013, real estate and equity have given maximum returns to investors. See details
Next 10 Years Will Change the Way We Think about Buildings
Entrepreneur. 18 May 2019
With IoT and machine learning (ML), the ability to capture, analyze and use the already-available big data presents a fantastic opportunity to fix all the pain points in facilities management. See Details
Why NRIs are eyeing commercial real estate in India
Financial Express. 16 May 2019
The commercial real estate market in India is undoubtedly far more organized than the residential sector which makes it a hassle-free segment to invest for the NRIs. See Details
Indian retail mall space: Chandigarh leads in non-metro cities
Business Insider. 25 April 2019
Among the non-metro cities, Chandigarh has led private equity (PE) investments for malls in India, attracting roughly Rs 1101 crore from 2015 till year-to-date (YTD), as per Venture Intelligence. See Details
Housing ministry to take up Chandigarh’s property lease proposal in May
ET Realty. 22 April 2019
After finalizing the proposal of converting leasehold properties into freehold in the Industrial Area phases I and II, the UT administration will discuss the same with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) next month after the Lok Sabha elections get over… See Details
Now, register 4th floor as separate unit
The Tribune, Chandigarh. 19 March 2019
The Haryana Government has finally allowed registration of fourth floor as independent dwelling unit in residential areas across the state. However, the registration of the fourth floor will come at a price as building owners will have to shell out… See Details