The real estate sector in India has responded well to the growth of the organised retail sector and this has led to a phenomenal rise in supply of space for organised retail operations year after year

Mall space supply to be 60mn. sqft by 2008

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Pre-sale of office properties is becoming popular in Mumbai as developers are selling off properties at bulk rates to raise funds for their development. 


Commercial space pre-sale on the rise in Mumbai

The southern Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, with their relatively lower real estate costs, peaceful social environment and stable governments have helped organised

Southern retail market set for growth

Is Kerala God's own country or the encroacher's own land?


Kerala action to free land from encroachers

Project site covers 262 acres along the river Hoogly. 


Batanagar township work may start in 6 weeks

Rapid real estate development in and around Kolkata has prompted DCM Shriram Consolidated Limited (DSCL) to set up a its seventh fabrication unit for its Fenesta UPVC windows and doors in Kalyani,

DCM PVC windows unit at Kalyani

The real estate boom has engulfed the country in totality and the city of Guwahati is no exception to it. 


Assam tightens building rules to control urban chaos

MP Housing Board has signed two agreements with India Infrastructure Initiative (III) to carry out re-densification projects in Bhopal and Gwalior.


MP chooses PPP route for projects

Bangalore, which attracts the maximum number of business travellers in south India, is witnessing a hotel construction boom which is likely to treble the total number of premium hotel rooms and

Bangalore to add 6,000 hotel rooms by 2012

Real estate developer Merlin Group has set up "Homeland" the first-of-its-kind house building and interior decor material mall with an investment of Rs 100 crore. 


Merlin to roll out home malls nationally

Group proposes to invest around Rs 3500 crore on projects.


Peninsula undecided on dollar VC fund

Demand from IT &amp; ITeS sectors encourage developers to build. 


Kolkata space supply seen rising 150% in 2007

The first shopping mall in the state capital of Ranchi will be set up within three years with an estimated cost of Rs 450 crore. 


Singapore tech for Ranchi mall

As spending power increased, consumers were turning to wood-based products and furniture which also offered more prestige and a generally better look than most metal-based furniture.


Wood stages comeback in interiors

Adequate supply at most locations provide little relief, while most fear overcapacity by end of 2007. 


Retail sector grapples with high space cost

The land market was on fire in Bhubaneswar, as unconfirmed reports suggested that a bid of Rs 20 crore per acre had been placed for a prime piece of land in response to a government auction.


Bhubaneswar land auction fuels price war

What could a mall in Ahmedabad, an office complex in Hyderabad and a residential township in Baroda have in common? 


High net worth NRIs go long on realty

I changed my job last week and my new employer has asked me to open a new account.

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Ready Reckoner (RR) rates, an annual statement of rates on which the stamps and registration department collects stamp duty from property purchasers, have increased across Maharshtra by an average 25 per cent, in an annual revision by the state government at the year-end.

Ready Reckoner rates up across Maharashtra 

Millions of mutual fund investors are being discouraged from opting for investments through a direct plan, which will take effect tomorrow, as fund companies have imposed steep charges on moving from existing plans to the new direct plans.

Mutual funds try to 'switch' off direct plans 

Have you received a call from an &ldquo;official of the insurance regulator&rdquo;, asking you to surrender your existing policy and shift it to another insurance firm? You aren&rsquo;t alone. Many others have also gone through the same experience &ndash; while some have complained to the regulator, others have forgotten about it; and the rest might have fallen for the bait.

How to nab a fraudulent agent

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