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Real Estate Market

RATE CUT IN EXCESS OF 100 BPS – THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE REAL ESTATE HEAD HIGH!

August 10, 2019

By Shishir Baijal – Chairman & Managing Director, Knight Frank India The Indian economy is going through testing times. What was initially being perceived as a sector-specific degrowth has now panned out to be an overall economic slowdown.The automobile and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries are in a slump, job markets are strained with […]

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Knight Frank

With 8.8% cap rate for commercial assets, India remains favourable market investment destination: Knight Frank Report

Mumbai, 26th July 2019 –Knight Frank, the independent global property consultancy, has come up with commercial research on Asia Pacific Capital Markets. With ongoing trade tensions and heightened economic uncertainties, many Asia-Pacific central banks have opted for a more dovish stance on their monetary policies. In the past six months alone, five Asia-Pacific central banks […]

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Property Transfer

What is the maximum amount chargeable by a housing society for transfer charges, as per the law?

August 9, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter   The Maharashtra Government lately increased the stamp duty by 1% including for the sale, donation and transfer, and further increases in stamp duty and registration charges are possible. However, a conflict which afflicts property owners and buyers is somewhat nearer to home – transfer fees for the sales and transfer of shares and rights to apartments in a building by a cooperative housing society.  At the time of sale of the […]

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Commercial Property

Private equity investment in the growing commercial sector increased by 10% compared to the previous year.

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter The private equity inflows into the Indian real estate industry have strengthened, driven by a strong investment appetite for business property, primarily by the immediate exposure of foreign funding and the platform partnerships. In the Indian real estate market, private equity companies have invested more than $4.2 billion, which is […]

Private equity investment in the growing commercial sector increased by 10% compared to the previous year.more
Alok Gupta

THE MODEL TENANCY ACT, 2019

By Alok Gupta, Real Estate Consultant  Almost every State in India has its own Rent Control Act. A lot of debate is going on whether the government should bring in a law to control the renting of properties in India or not. Whether one such law would be enough to cater to such a widespread industry […]

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Liquidity Risk

What is liquidity risk? What are the liquidity risks involved in an investment?

August 8, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter Liquidity is the capacity of a firm, company, or even an individual to cover their debts without experiencing disastrous losses. Liquidity risk, on the other hand, stems from the lack of marketability of an investment that cannot be purchased or sold rapidly enough to avoid or minimize loss. It is typically expressed […]

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NHSRCL

NHSRCL submitted a tender for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project for the elevated station at Anand, Gujarat.

August 6, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter For the optimistic Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) has opened a tender, the third in 2019, with bids offered for a maintenance depot and an elevated station in Anand, Gujarat. With the recent tender, the company has invited offers to construct about 69% (348 km) of […]

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Acquisition

Private Equity giant Blackstone is set to deal with Indiabulls Real Estate commercial properties for Rs 4,800cr.

August 5, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter Blackstone Group, a private equity giant based in the USA, will purchase the remaining 50% share in commercial properties of Indiabulls Real Estate for about Rs 4,800 crore three people with direct knowledge of the development said. The deal is fixed as one of the biggest transactions in the country’s real estate portfolio. […]

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High Court

Supreme Court orders, delayed houses can’t be forced to be obtained by home buyers.

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter A builder cannot “force” a buyer to take over a ready house if it is postponed. The Supreme Court ordered that the client will seek a refund. Making an order from the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to a builder based in Pune, the SC bench comprising Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran stated, “While the villa is ready to be occupied (as the appellants affirm), the delay of almost five years is an important factor and the negotiations can now be imposed on the participants. Therefore, […]

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Income Tax Department

Income Tax Department conducts a raid on prominent real estate firm in Mumbai, Pune and identifies Rs 700cr as black money.

August 3, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter On 2nd of August, the income tax department disclosed raids on 40 premises of a real estate firm based in Mumbai claiming to have detected Rs 700 Crore worth of tax deception. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which frames tax policy, issued a declaration saying that the operation took place […]

Income Tax Department conducts a raid on prominent real estate firm in Mumbai, Pune and identifies Rs 700cr as black money.more