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The Urban Development Department announced cess relief for ongoing real estate projects in Mumbai.

August 23, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter The concessions in development cess and premiums announced by the state government can not be used on real estate projects which are ongoing in the city. On Wednesday, the Department of Urban Development published its notice of the relief under section 154 of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act dated August 20. Coming into effect instantly, they will be in force for two years. “Imagine my shock when my architect called me this morning’s from the building proposal office to tell me the concessions are not applicable to ongoing projects,” a developer from south Mumbai said. He said that he had given Rs 1 crore of the Rs 4.5 crore that he owed to BMC and that because of of the credit crunch he could not manage to pay the remaining amount. “Rs 1.1 crore would have been saved from the concessions. Today my architect went to pay the balance, but the agent of the BMC denied,” he said. A […]

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CREDAI and CBRE latest report reveals the real estate sector of India is on a growth path.

August 12, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter According to the CREDAI and CBRE report, the economic transition, employment expansion and urbanization in India will boost investment opportunities in the real estate sector in the coming decade, resulting in considerable growth in housing, office, retail and warehousing. Property consultant, CBRE has reported that the industry will grow tremendously until […]

CREDAI and CBRE latest report reveals the real estate sector of India is on a growth path.more

Nirmala Sitharaman held meetings to discuss real estate sector issues and measures to be taken to strengthen the industry.

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter On 11 August, after the industry and homebuyers met with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to emphasize their issues regarding liquidity crunch, demand slowdown and stalled projects, the government proposed it would soon solve the problems that are affecting the real estate sector. The Minister of Finance conducted two separate meetings on August 11 – the first with the two apex realtors’ industry bodies CREDAI and NAREDCO, and the second with homebuyer associations to address the problems related to the property industry and measures to improve […]

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Home buyers accept SC judgment that helps to recover its dues on stalled projects.

August 10, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter The judgment of the Supreme Court on Friday reaffirming the privileges of end-use home buyers as economic creditors under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is anticipated to provide security and hope of regaining their dues, particularly in projects that are stuck for a long time with no delivery in […]

Home buyers accept SC judgment that helps to recover its dues on stalled projects.more

Benjamin Netanyahu collaboration with India

Benjamin Netanyahu invites Indian realtors to collaborate on projects with Israeli companies.

August 7, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter On Tuesday Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited Indian real estate developers to collaborate with Israeli companies to increase efficiency and profitability. “When you partner with Israelis who want to associate with you in order to capture the future together, you can boost the productivity and profitability of your enterprises too,” Netanyahu said here through video messaging conference while addressing the apex body of the realty developer Credai. Israel and India are already working in collaboration in many fields like security, agriculture, cyber and IT, and now construction and real estate. […]

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Developers of Mumbai requested the State Government to reduce premium charges.

July 29, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter Top property developers in Mumbai have requested the state government, to cut premium charges, which it has to pay under various heads, mentioning the liquidity crunch. Developers seek to decrease charges linked to open space deficits premium, staircase, lift and lobby charges, among other taxes. After a discussion on Thursday […]

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CREDAI has demanded that banks should fund developers to buy land for development of affordable housing projects.

June 18, 2019

By Abhay Harish Shah, Realty Quarter In its budget wish list, Realtors apex body CREDAI requested that banks should finance developers to purchase land to develop affordable housing projects. It has also indicated that all legislation should have the same concept of affordable housing. “Land as a value of the project comprises 40% of the […]

CREDAI has demanded that banks should fund developers to buy land for development of affordable housing projects.more

How Government reforms can Up-lift the Real Estate Industry?

June 13, 2019

By Abhay Harish Shah, Realty Quarter With the 2019 general elections, which give Narendra Modi a definite mandate for a second time as Prime Minister, the real estate industry is optimistic because it means a continuation in policies. In the last three to four years, the state has taken several significant policy choices and business […]

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Apartment price likely to rise by Rs.200 per square foot – Maharashtra Government.

June 12, 2019

By Abhay Harish Shah, Realty Quarter With the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (Credai), Maharashtra Government decided to pass the burden of input tax credit to purchasers, which will affect to increase apartment prices by Rs.200 per square foot. The annual general meeting of the developer’s board in Kolhapur took a decision […]

Apartment price likely to rise by Rs.200 per square foot – Maharashtra Government.more

Credai signs MOU with IGBC to construct Green Building Projects across 5 cities.

May 31, 2019

By Abhay Harish Shah, Realty Quarter The Apex Group of real estate developers Credai plans to develop green building projects in five cities in order to promote the green movement of the country. In this context, at the ceremony for the establishment of the Credai Youth Wing and the Credai Women’s Wing in Hyderabad, it also […]

Credai signs MOU with IGBC to construct Green Building Projects across 5 cities.more