This year's Tokyo Game Show included an unexpected participant: Swedish furniture giant Ikea made its debut at the four-day videogame industry event with a lineup of chairs and tables targeting gamers. The company is accelerating its push into the space amid a pandemic-induced boom for both at-home ... Read more...
Deepak Goradia, President, Credai-MCHI expects housing sales to surpass pre-COVID festive levels. The festive season is the most-awaited time of the year as the majority of the homebuyers consider it to be auspicious to make big investment decisions. Post the second wave of the COVID-19 in the ... Read more...
The construction industry is facing increasing challenges due to climate change and the effort to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report by Marsh and Guy Carpenter, both businesses of Marsh McLennan. The report, Future of Construction: A Global Forecast for 2030, was writ... Read more...
Sharing the positive feedback, the ASSOCHAM, Secretary General, Deepak Sood said, consumer demand is visible and turning into business volumes. Ahead of the festive season, there are signs of improved consumer confidence in several key sectors of the economy. Our feedback from our member compan... Read more...
Financiers & Consultants share their views on the turnaround witnessed in the second half of the financial year and the expected increase in home loan disbursals. Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) went through a difficult period in the first half of FY2021 due to the factors caused by pandem... Read more...
The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed the outlook of the prospective home buyers, according to the latest CII-ANAROCK Consumer Sentiment Survey. For the first time, affordable housing is the lowest priority, with more than 34% respondent home seekers focused on properties priced between Rs... Read more...
At Realty+ 40 under 40 Conclave young scions of Indian real estate spoke about how they are bringing social initiatives within the fold of their business strategies. Building on community investment and corporate social impact in a COVID-19 World is on top of all businesses agenda. Prasenjit Bhat... Read more...
After the slowdown during the second wave of Covid-19, the property market is picking up, thanks to the progress in vaccination drives and festive mood among homebuyers. The market, especially sales of new housing units, started to improve in July, after the state government unlocked sectors to kick... Read more...
The smart lighting market is projected to reach $27.7 billion by 2026 from $10.9 billion in 2021; it is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.5 percent from 2021 to 2026, according to a research report by MarketsandMarkets. Europe has the largest market share for smart li... Read more...
Plots and properties master-developer Aldar is doing well on both. It has just sold out all of the land units forming the second phase of the Al Gurm project on Abu Dhabi mainland. This continues a strong performance by Aldar since the fourth quarter last year, when it became the first developer in ... Read more...