Realty brokers
New Delhi- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has softened norms to allow realty firms and brokers to apply for banking licenses. The RBI final guidelines are likely to be announced by February end. According to sources, these guidelines seem to strand reservations for realty firms and brokers. RBI had released draft guidelines in August 2011, [...] Continue Reading »
Now, real estate brokers and agents may be allowed to apply for bank licenses. In a recent proposal, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may set aside reservations on real estate firms and brokerages and allow them to obtain license. The proposal will be formalised in the central bank’s final guidelines but there is no certainty yet [...] Continue Reading »
The government plans to bring unorganised property agents and brokers under the purview of the proposed real estate regulatory bill. According to sources in Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, a chapter has been included on real estate agents in the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill. Unlike most nations, property brokers in India [...] Continue Reading »
As Salt Lake City in Kolkata witnesses growth in real estate sector, the property consultants and brokers seem to be smiling. They have cashed in on the rise in demand for property – both residential and commercial in and around Salt Lake. Most of the consultants recorded a year-on-year growth between 15-25 percent while few [...] Continue Reading »
Residential property sales across Bangalore have dropped up to 40 per cent in April-June quarter as compared to the peak of Q4 2012. The city’s realty markets, where real estate sales are largely driven by IT clientele (60-65 per cent), have been going through a sluggish period. According to Karvy Institutional Research, a brokerage firm, [...] Continue Reading »
Since the land acquisition case in Noida, developers are planning to sell their properties as affordable homes. Likewise, interested buyers are aiming at the twin cities for better offers. But the problem occurs as the number of property frauds are on a rise in these cities. Approximately 200 fraud cases has been registered with the [...] Continue Reading »
In Mumbai a joint venture has been deeded between Zandu Realty and Sheth Developers. A 70 crore deal project has been planned on, so that a high rise in luxury flats can be raised on an unused plot approximately measuring 2.5 acres in Dadar. Realty brokers have estimated that the flats here could cost somewhere [...] Continue Reading »
