In August 2014, the capital market regulator of India, SEBI approved Real Estate Investment Trusts by clearing new norms for it. Since then a lot has been written and spoken about it. With every article...
My friend Rohan is very happy because of a real estate deal he made recently. He purchased a flat for 30 lakhs in 2013 and sold it last week for 45 lakhs. He is now...
The budget 2014 has made some very promising announcements which can give much needed boost to the economy in general and real estate sector in particular. Let us study the announcement relating to real estate...
After five years of severe economic restrictions, some markets are starting to show strong signs of recovery. Stocks are back to pre-crisis levels, real estate is hot again and banks are in good shape like...
Despite increasingly strict regulations, investment in China’s real estate industry, as well as sales totals and prices, still achieved high levels of growth last year. During the Communist Party’s third plenum, the new leadership announced...
Under The Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SARFAESI Act) lenders like Banks and Financial Institutions are empowered to recover mortgaged properties, without intervention of court, in case of...
The Indian economy is in a bad shape, thanks to the atrociously bad government of the ruling Congress party. Not only is the country riddled with corruption but even normal functioning of business has been...
A new residential real estate giant is in the making in Germany’s housing market. Deutsche Wohnen has made a bid for its rival GSW to form the second largest housing company in the country. Deutsche...
One of the hottest debates in the investment circles now days is which asset class is best for investment – Equity, Real Estate or Gold. Financial experts advise that one should build a diversified portfolio...
The union cabinet has finally approved the draft Real Estate (Regulation and Development) bill which has been pending for over 5 years. The bill aims at establishing a regulatory authority for enforcing fair practice and...
Interest rate is one of the important monetary tools used by the central bank to give direction to the overall economic activity. In India, the RBI uses the Bank Rate, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate...
The year 2013 is expected to be a landmark year as far as reforms in the real estate sector are concerned. Some of the major reforms initiated in the previous years are likely to be...
