What causes prices of real estate to appreciate
By Anil Pharande Real estate investors are always keen to buy a property when they know that it will gain in capital appreciation – but it is not only property… Read more »
Category: Opinion
More malls in Pune to capitalize on strong office demand
By Ashutosh Limaye As occupiers in Pune face a severe shortage of quality office assets across most micro-markets, it has led to a scenario where there are hardly any options… Read more »
How does job creation lead to demand for homes?
Kishor Pate Among the key variables that generate interest from property investors in any given location or city is job creation. An area in which several businesses are generating career… Read more »
Is GST bad news for homebuyers, renters?
By Ramesh Nair – The Lower House of India’s Parliament has cleared four bills in preparation of the upcoming rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime: · Integrated… Read more »
The role of architecture in modern luxury housing
By Ashwinder Raj Singh The history of mankind has been replete with instances of magnificent architecture, and this trend has – both in the past and today – segued almost… Read more »
India sees net negative retail space supply for 1st time
Pankaj Renjhen, Managing Director – Retail Services, JLL India For the first time in India’s mall history, a net negative supply of retail space was observed in 2016 due to… Read more »
Student Housing: The next big real estate asset class?
By Subhankar Mitra Globally, student housing is acknowledged as an important and lucrative real estate segment, generally included under ‘alternative’ real estate asset classes. In its current form in India,… Read more »
Affordability, low inflation & rising buyer confidence signal housing demand revival
By Ramesh Nair The common industry perception that an increase in capital values fuels housing demand is a misconception. It is affordability that plays an important role in demand for… Read more »
Urbanisation: Can we reconnect our cities with nature?
By Kishor Pate In pre-modern times, people in Indian cities still coexisted peacefully with nature. Sadly, in the current real estate development scenario, we have definitely witnessed an increasing separation… Read more »
A new chapter opens for Indian Luxury Housing
Ashwinder Raj Singh The residential real estate sector in India has had its ups and downs for two years now. Negative news about real estate seem to be all the… Read more »