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The government is likely to set up a new economic think-tank reporting directly to the head of the government. This will be on the lines of the Korea Development Institute after dismantling the planning commission. The planning commission once had formidable economist and former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh as deputy chairman. Some policy analysts [...] Continue Reading »
The cost of land has soared in the last few years and this has totally altered the economics of the greenfield projects in India. Till the early 2000s, land was available in many parts of the country at Rs 50,000 or less an acre. Today, that base figure is probably Rs 5 lakh. Even the tier [...] Continue Reading »
Godrej Properties in association with LabourNet has launched a program at the Anandam project in Nagpur to impart vocational training to improve the skill sets of the construction labourers. This vocational training aims at improving their skill sets and helps them to learn the tricks of the trade in a more systematic and technical way. Gayathri [...] Continue Reading »
If the prediction of below-normal monsoon by India Meteorological Department (IMD) this year turns out to be true then the availability of unskilled and semiskilled labour for construction and real estate sector is likely to increase. Monsoon is the main source of irrigation in agriculture which supports over 50% of the Uttar Pradesh population. Around [...] Continue Reading »
A fall of 41 per cent of Net Profit in the quarter ended December 2013,has been registered of top 25 real estate companies, in comparison to peak period of quarter ended March 2012.As per the report by global realty consultancy Knight Frank the net profit margin have fallen from 13.6 per cent to 9.7 per [...] Continue Reading »
According to research firm Liases Foras, the construction of nearly half of the 3,23,000 homes scheduled to be delivered in 2013 are lagging behind. At least a third of these will not be ready even before 2014. A survey by the company has revealed that three of every four homes to be delivered in 2014 [...] Continue Reading »
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has reported that real estate demand has remained moderate. Even the festive season’s special offers failed to bring in husky demand for properties. The survey was carried out in major cities like Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune, Chandigarh and Dehradun and gathered [...] Continue Reading »
In spite of economical issues, construction field remains buoyant, particularly from the private housing as well as industrial segments, according to RICS India Structure Industry survey. According to the report, lack of labour and fiscal demands continue being the prominent factors limiting construction activity followed by planning and regulatory issues, the report explained. Challenge in [...] Continue Reading »
Knight Frank’s latest report focuses on uncovering the relationship between the developer and the suppliers of factor inputs such as Land and Construction costs. Land is the most significant input for property development. Analysis of land allotment policy of some of the major land aggregators provides interesting insights: City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) follows [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai Metropolitan region (MMR), which normally has an annual flat sales average of 80,000 units, declines with only 45,000 apartments sold in the year 2011-12. According to the Knight Frank research report released on Thursday the market has an unsold inventory of 80,000 flats valued at Rs 1.05 lakh crore. Sales in the financial year 2012 [...] Continue Reading »
