Indian house prices will fall for the first time in at least a decade this year and next as the coronavirus pandemic leads to mass job losses and hammers demand and the economic outlook, a Reuters poll showed. A regional breakdown in the poll showed house prices this year would fall 7.5%, 7.0%, 5... Read more...
Sep 2020 ,
by Realty Plus in Realty Spotlight
Authored By Ved Parkash Dudeja, Vice Chairman – Rail Land Development Authority While India and the global economy continues to grapple with the health and economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the logistics and warehousing segment has emerged as a promising avenue in real estate. The ... Read more...
Maharashtra is considering reducing stamp duty on real estate from 5 per cent to 2 per cent in order to give a boost to the industry. In March this year, the new government, in its maiden budget, announced a 1 per cent cut in stamp duty in an effort to breathe new life into the sector, which has ... Read more...
A week after the Supreme Court reinstated the interim resolution professional to manage the affairs of embattled firm Jaypee Infratech, the process of registering the housing units has restarted and would be ramped up in the next two to three weeks. The registration process has now recommenced po... Read more...
The government is in talks with the Reserve Bank of India to allow borrowers facing financial stress due to Covid-19, put-off their loan repayments further than August 31. Nirmala Sitharaman said her ministry and RBI are working on loan restructuring for certain sectors such as real estate and hospi... Read more...
Jul 2020 ,
by Realty Plus in Interviews
CBRE and SAPFI survey on Shared Accommodation – one of the growing segments of the real estate sector in the country. The impact of pandemic on shared living segment The Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted the booming shared accommodation industry including student housing and... Read more...
Jul 2020 ,
by Realty Plus in Interviews
John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County is of the view that COVID-19 has forced us to rethink city living. We should take the opportunity to reimagine a livelier, more interesting and more equitable post-pandemic city. Cities around the worl... Read more...
Jul 2020 ,
by Realty Plus in Latest News
The Pandemic Has Thrown Life Out Of Gear For Many Professionals. Salary Cuts, Job Loss And Fear Of Catching The Virus Is Driving Urban Professionals From Indian And International Cities Back To Their Towns And Villages. Realty+ Looks At How This Reverse Migration From Blue Collared To White Collared... Read more...
Jun 2020 ,
by Realty Plus in EXPERT ZONE
While we are facing the pandemic, a new thinking emerges to manage nature and its resources. Jitendra Kumar, Adviser and Rishika Surya, Professional, NITI Aayog So far, our policy response to the Covid-19 outbreak has been based on the principle of 'safe living', with precedence on th... Read more...
Jun 2020 ,
by Realty Plus in INTERNATIONAL
Canadian house prices will rise at a much slower pace this year than predicted will fall in 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic pushes up unemployment, curtailing immigration and the demand for homes. Lockdown restrictions to stop the spread of the virus, which has infected over 100,000 people in Ca... Read more...