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Mumbai residential launches down 33% on-year in July-Sept: Report

Navi Mumbai contributed 17% to total launches in MMR at 2,430 new units, while Thane saw 2,220 units launched during the quarter. MUMBAI: New supply of residential apartments in Mumbai, the country’s most expensive property market, declined 33% during the quarter ended September. The city witnessed new supply of 9,390 units comprising 67% share of total supply of 14,040 new…

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RBI closely monitoring 50 NBFCs for signs of contagion

“It is our endeavor that there is no contagion,” says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. India’s central bank is seeing “signs of fragility” in some of the 50 mortgage lenders and other shadow banks it is monitoring to prevent the spread of a crisis that followed the collapse of a non-bank lender last year. “It is our endeavor that there is…

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What real estate gained in Union Budget 2019?

Here is what real estate gained in budget 2019: Current Rental Laws are archaic as they do not address the relationship between the Lessor and the Lessee realistically and fairly. A Model Tenancy Law will also be finalized and circulated to the States. It is proposed that several reform measures would be taken up to promote rental housing. Large public infrastructure can be built…

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First quarter investments in Indian Realty at decade-high of $2.5 billion

Investor-friendly reforms, positive sentiment following India’s first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) offering, and firm market fundamentals have helped this upward trajectory. MUMBAI: Investors have pumped in a record $2.5 billion or Rs 17,600 crore in the first quarter of 2019, reposing their confidence in India’s real estate sector. The investment has not only more than doubled on a sequential…

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Residential property prices may rise in second half of this financial year

Residential property prices across India’s major markets are expected to rise in the second half of this financial year as sales momentum is expected to pick up pace with an increase in demand. The downtrend in prices was arrested with some markets witnessing an increase in demand. “In the past five years, bigger residential markets like Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) and Bengaluru saw a marginal…

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Investors convinced of ‘certainty of investment returns’ in Indian real estate

Investors are convinced of a strong certainty on returns on their investments from the real estate in India as the positive but disruptive policies have resulted in transparencies. Foreign funds, including sovereign and pension funds, are looking at investment in India, following recent investments by Canadian Pension Fund, Qatar-funds, GIC and Temasek of Singapore, said a senior executive, Chairman of Federation…

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Maharashtra cuts FSI by half for commercial, mixed use plots

The state government has planned a drastic reduction in basic floor space index (FSI) for commercial, mixed use and industrial plots in unified development control regulations (DCR). FSI of big residential plots will also come down to some extent. The state’s urban development department has issued notification for unified DCR recently. Time period of one month is being given for…

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