Mumbai
Despite the higher interest rates and economic slowdown, housing prices remained firm followed by limited supply, according to a Nomura report. The supply has also been limited for fewer projects in key markets like Mumbai, Delhi and other dues to the government approval delays. A recent report by the Reserve Bank stated that the house prices [...] Continue Reading »
There is a walkathon event, organised by the mumbai residents, to initiate people to walk for good health and sustainable behavioral change in their lives. The “walkathon Walk for Health” is sponsored by Max Bupa Health Insurance Company. The company has planned to cover this event in 11 cities and participants from all age groups [...] Continue Reading »
Sources reveal that Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan is not in favour of extending the deadline for paying value added tax (VAT) or reducing the tax rate on flat purchases. As the order of paying VAT has been handled by the high court, the chief minister does not want to extend the deadline or reduce [...] Continue Reading »
Portman Holdings is planning to raise third party funds to invest in Indian real estate. The fund worth is estimated at $300 million. The company will raise these funds in overseas markets in the first half of 2013. It then plans to deploy the entire corpus in the next 30 months once the fund raising [...] Continue Reading »
Many developers are rolling out special offers ahead of Diwali at the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry’s (MCHI) on-going property exhibition at Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) grounds. Free parking space, club membership offers, removing stamp duty-registration and maintenance charges are some of the primary offers, while the most lucrative offer continues to be a [...] Continue Reading »
Lodha Developers have completed the acquisition of 17-acre land in Mumbai from realty major DLF for Rs 2,725 crores. In August, DLF had announced sale of the land parcel to Lodha Developers for about Rs 2,700 crore and it has been termed the largest realty deal so far this year. DLF had bought the land [...] Continue Reading »
After the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to hold the rates, real estate developers say that although they welcome the reduction in cash reserve ratio (CRR), they are disappointed with the fact lending rates have remained the same. In the policy announcement, RBI cut banks’ Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 25 basis points (bps), while [...] Continue Reading »
Lessees and occupants of Maharashtra state government land will have to display certificates, declaring that their properties were granted by the government. A notice board has to be displayed on the building premises or on compound walls, visible to the public from now on. State government officials say that this will help the government to [...] Continue Reading »
Realty experts say that Mumbai should focus on sustainable development. According to sources, the sustainable rate in the country is hardly 2.8% when compared to the global standards of about 25%. Since the real estate plays a major role in the development of economy, it is important that sustainable development be adopted on a faster [...] Continue Reading »
Five years after Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) first proposed to undertake redevelopment of Crawford Market, the civic body has now finalised tenders worth Rs 20 crore for restoration of the front heritage building. The 141-year-old front portion of the market is a notified grade one heritage structure. The city civic body decided to undertake both [...] Continue Reading »
