Tag: #Knight Frank

Housing ICRA predicts overall real estate inventory to decrease by 40-60%.

Report: Housing sales dropped in nine major cities by 9%.

January 23, 2020

According to a survey, housing sales fell in nine cities by 9% between October and December to 60,453 units as a result of the economic downturn and liquidity crisis. PropTiger recently reported a 30 per cent decrease in sales in nine cities between October and December quarter. In 2019, however, Knight Frank India and Anarock […]

Report: Housing sales dropped in nine major cities by 9%.more
Home loan

Authority demands reduction of interest rate on home loans.

January 9, 2020

The real estate industry has urged the government to lower the interest rate on home loans to 7% and to raise the deduction of income tax on interest paid on housing loans to Rs 5 lakh to help revive demand after home sales rose by just 1% in 2019. The industry body National Real Estate […]

Authority demands reduction of interest rate on home loans.more
Real Estate Market

Out of 56 countries – India ranked 47th for housing price appreciation.

December 31, 2019

In terms of appreciation in housing costs, India ranks 47th in the world as rates grew just gradually in the quarter of July-September by just 0.6%, according to multinational property advisor Knight Frank. In the April-June 2019 quarter, India stood at 11th position with an increase in home prices of 7.7% year on year. The […]

Out of 56 countries – India ranked 47th for housing price appreciation.more
Real estate investment

Consumers and Lawyers declare their unhappiness for the complaints under MahaRERA.

December 30, 2019

When it comes to registering real estate projects and also concerning grievances, Maharashtra can have the best place between states. Nonetheless, that is where the distinction stops. The state has no information to simplify the purchasing decision for the consumers. The action-taken-report remains missing; moreover, most of the consumers and lawyers are unhappy about the […]

Consumers and Lawyers declare their unhappiness for the complaints under MahaRERA.more
office

The Bengaluru CBDs became Asia Pacific best performing market, expected to grow more in 2020.

December 27, 2019

Despite slow economic growth and rental in the Central Business Districts (CBDs) of Bengaluru and Mumbai, the Indian Office Market will continue to be strong in 2020, while CBD rental growth is expected to remain steady in the National Capital Region (NCR), Knight Frank India said. The CBD of Bengaluru is expected to see more […]

The Bengaluru CBDs became Asia Pacific best performing market, expected to grow more in 2020.more
RBI

RBI disagrees to change the repo rate, real estate developers show disappointment to the decision.

December 6, 2019

The real estate developers expressed disappointment at the decision of the Reserve Bank of India to maintain the status quo on policy rates in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review of the financial year. The Reserve Bank of India since February has reduced interest rates by cumulatively 135 basis points in five consecutive reductions in […]

RBI disagrees to change the repo rate, real estate developers show disappointment to the decision.more
Financial crisis

Investment: How to avoid stalled project risk and evaluate the financial health of a developer’s project?

November 29, 2019

Despite India’s property sector being subjected to delayed and stalled housing projects, home buyers are in the need of checking the financial health of a builder, so as to prevent any uncertainty about its completion. “To avoid risks later it is extremely important for a buyer to verify a project’s financial health. See the company […]

Investment: How to avoid stalled project risk and evaluate the financial health of a developer’s project?more
Rental housing

The launch of Model Tenancy Act can uplift the rental housing.

July 19, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter A draft of ‘Model Tenancy Act, 2019’ has been published for consultation by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. Swapan Dutta, director (east) of property consultant Knight Frank said in response to the development, “It’s a move in the correct direction as rents or residential lease should turn into an important […]

The launch of Model Tenancy Act can uplift the rental housing.more