Realty industry poised to make a strong comeback: Farshid Cooper
Green shoots of recovery are now visible in the property sector after a prolonged 5-year downturn. Farshid Cooper, Director at Spenta Corporation,
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Mah govt freezes property tax in Mumbai for next five years
In a major relief to nearly 2 crore Mumbaikers and an estimated 17 lakh middle-class residents of Mumbai, a majority of whom stay in chawls and older
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Blackstone, Panchsil tighten grip on prime central Mumbai project
Realty circles are abuzz with the news that the global private equity fund Blackstone Group is close to acquiring a strategically located commercial o
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Mah plans US$ 16 bn push for infra projects stuck in red tape
Long delayed infra projects across Mumbai may still see the light of day, with the state government now making their revival a top priority on the ins
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GBCI launches EDGE Green Building certification system
Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), in conjunction with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has launched the EDGE green building certif
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SMART SOCHO: Why buying property online makes perfect sense in a wired world
With the coming of the technology age and growing popularity of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and so on, business verticals
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Cidco rakes in INR 439 crore from sale of three Kharghar plots
CIDCO has set a new record for the highest sale rates for its tender plots in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai with the recent sale of three residential-cum-comm
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Ensure cleanliness around project sites or face the music, BMC warns builders
In its bid to curtail the spread of monsoon-related diseases like dengue, malaria and leptospirosis that can spread rapidly from stagnant pools of wat
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ArthVeda to raise INR 2,000 cr fund, targets affordable housing projects
ArthVeda Fund Management, a part of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL), India\'s second largest private housing finance company, is raising INR
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MMR sitting on 77,460 unsold flats worth INR 3,044 cr, says JLL-MCHI report
A recent survey conducted by JLL India in tandem with the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI-CREDAI) has revealed that the Mumbai Metropoli
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SMART SOCHO: Haunted by endless project delays? Here's what you can do
With project completion delays now more the norm than the exception, home buyers need to be extra vigilant and be prepared to explore legal options to
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Realty Bill: Parliamentary panel keen on jail term for errant builders
Are you a home buyer facing the brunt of project completion delays by your builder? Or an investor in an under-construction project that is way past i
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SMART SOCHO: How to talk your way thru the deal of a lifetime
Negotiating a property deal well is half the battle won, but doing so effectively requires a lot of tact, information, precision and oodles of patienc
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Parekh slams builders for rigid pricing, ignoring affordable housing
Eminent banker and chairman of HDFC, Deepak Parekh has slammed developers for their inflexible stand on pricing issues despite a rising pile of unsold
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Archh.com: India’s first social network platform for desi and global design professionals
This online social platform has already succeeded in attracting over 13,000 members from about 190 countries thus far, which includes the cream of Ind
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Navi Mumbai airport project misses bird hit, readies for take off
Just days after denying eco clearance to Mumbai' s crucial INR 11,000-cr Mumbai Trans Harbor project, the Prakash Javadekar-led Environment Ministry h
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