Property Prices
At a time when the real estate sector is going through a lean phase and the inventory level of Mumbai is going up propelled by a dip in sales, the traditional upmarket residential enclaves of south Mumbai – are skyrocketing. The city’s plush Nepean Sea Road area sold for a boggling Rs 1.20 lakh a [...] Continue Reading »
Property prices in the upmarket residential areas of South Delhi have dropped by 20 per cent. Slowdown in sales is forcing builders to settle for less as they are under pressure to cut inventory. According to analysts, the market is fast becoming a buyers’ market. Of the 368 apartments that have been released into the [...] Continue Reading »
According to real estate research firm Liasis Foras, the period between Q4 2010-11 and Q4 2011-12 was characterised by low volumes and high prices. In the period, the demand for real estate in six major markets of India – Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune and Bangalore – fell by around 40 per cent on an [...] Continue Reading »
According to a report by Fitch Ratings, the real estate sector in India is to face a negative outlook in the second half (H2) of this year. The grim prediction is mainly due to sluggish demand, high construction costs and liquidity pressures. The sluggish demand is not expected to change over few months as RBI’s [...] Continue Reading »
The recent RICS Global Commercial Property Survey shows that the demand for office space in India has fallen in the April-June quarter of 2012. The report reflects the general growing concerns about the domestic economy, which has seen downward spiraling in growth predictions, as well as weakening global climate. The report states that demand from [...] Continue Reading »
Ghaziabad is fast becoming one of the hot spots of real estate growth in India. The reason being concerted effort put up by Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), UP Awas Vikas, the municipal authorities and various private developers to improve the social and physical infrastructure of the city . The city has witnessed an appreciation of [...] Continue Reading »
Home buyers in Gurgaon are worried over the high court’s order of ban on issuing fresh licences to builders due to water scarcity in the city. Home buyers are apprehensive as the order might push the delivery deadlines and cause a hike in real estate projects. Property prices are likely to go up citing an [...] Continue Reading »
Real estate market analysts say that the recent June-ending quarter left the realtors frustrated and disappointed as there was lower profit on the back of tighter margins, higher input costs and huge project inventory. According to analysts, Bangalore developers likely stood out with robust sales and several project launches, while Mumbai developers saw a recovery [...] Continue Reading »
Analysts have commented that the Real estate firms are expected to have had a lackluster in the June quarter with lesser profit due to tighter margins and higher inputs costs compared to the previous year. Firms are expected to show downfall in their profit, including big players like DLF Ltd. Bangalore based developers seem to [...] Continue Reading »
The Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd (HDFC) has said that its net profit rose by 19 per cent in the quarter ended June as a result of strong growth in individual home loan borrowing. HDFC’s June quarter net profit rose to Rs. 1,001.9 crore from Rs. 844.53 crore last year, while its loan book stood [...] Continue Reading »
