Shapoorji Pallonji bags US$ 200 mn FDI deal, to build 20,000 affordable homes
Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the Mumbai-based business conglomerate with diverse interests spanning construction, real estate, textiles, engineerin
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Pune Realty Outlook: Silver lining in the midst of gloom
Pune\'s residential real estate market shows signs of stress on various counts. Stagnant prices, increasing inventory and many buyers sitting on the f
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Builders ditch luxe homes for smaller, cheaper units to boost sales
In a major turnaround triggered by rapidly falling sales and rising number of unsold inventory, developers across the country are now rushing to build
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SMART SOCHO: Is your new home in a structurally sound building?
Anil's Pharande's joy new no bounds when he moved into his new apartment, with his wife and five-year-old daughter. The compact 1BHK in Mumbai's subur
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SMART SOCHO: Planning to rent? Here's what you need to know
Rental accommodation. A term most of us are familiar with having lived in one at some point of our lives, for many others it continues to be the mains
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Destination Panvel: From weekend retreats to budget homes
Panvel\'s emergence as a preferred realty destination has a lot to do with its affordable property rates, excellent connectivity and upcoming mega inf
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SMART SOCHO: 5 essential questions every home buyer needs to ask himself
Buying a home is arguably one of the single most important decisions in a person’s life. However, assessing its financial implications on his ot
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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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