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PE realty funds flock to residential projects

For second year in a row, funds continue to invest more in residential assets over commercial spaces

Realty portal 99acres posts losses again

During the quarter under review, recruitment solutions grew 17.1 per cent, while the real estate vertical expanded 16.5 per cent, on a year-on-year basis

Properties in Rs 2,500-5,000/sq ft range good investment: JLL

This price tag provides protection against capital value erosion and guarantees appreciation, says realty consultant

Sebi issues draft paper on REIT to attract investors, realtors

Sebi also proposed removal of restrictions on REITs relating to investment in SPV structures

Identifying the next boom town

Tier-II cities offer attractive investment opportunities but place your bets only on those you can easily monitor and where there's visible growth

Real estate could be exempted from central environmental rules

Urban ministry changes rule before public consultation by environment ministry

Relatively affordable property prices driving demand

Raj Nagar Extension is one of Ghaziabad's prominent areas for residential real estate development

Real estate relegation

London faces a luxury ghost-town problem

PE investment in retail real estate at Rs 1,000 cr in Jan-May

Figure has crossed inflow into Indian retail real estate in 2007 and could cross the previous high seen in 2008

NCR's residential realty prices at 3-year low: Report

NCR, according to the report, also witnessed the sharpest drop in new launches at 41% y-o-y, to 17,462 units

Pune residential launches down 32%, even as stock pressure eases: Knight Frank

Unsold inventory hits 5-year low at 55,200 units

Optimism over housing, realty looks overdone

Analysts say rising debt levels will reduce developers ability to tap any recovery in demand

India has improved in transparency ranking in real estate: JLL

Land records have started to be digitised and made available through an online database

Kochi to become a preferred real estate destination: JLL

Kochi - which was earlier struggling to recover from an oversupply scenario - would see a massive revival due to creation of demand from these initiatives, JLL said

For regular cash flows, bet on commercial property

Annual yield of 9-11% and the opportunity arising from Reits are driving high net worth investors towards the commercial real estate segment

Power shifts from builders to buyers

Recently, courts have ignored agreements between developers and purchasers, and awarded compensation to the latter

Foreign real estate players bullish on India property market

India emerging as major investment destination for Chinese, Japanese developers, says JLL India

Realty check

Budget: Rs 2.5-3 croreBusiness Standard brings you a snapshot of average current rates and unit sizes in localities that offer property in the price range of Rs 2.5-3 crore. If you are looking at buying real estate, an idea about prevailing rates would come in handy

Postpone your property purchase till May 2017

Once the new real estate Act is implemented, developers won't be able to cheat you

Mumbai DC norms: realtors can build more offices, homes but at a cost

BMC proposes to hike FSI for residential properties from 1.33 in island city and 1 in suburbs to two, but it must be bought from govt