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Gudi Padwa fails to bring cheer to realty market

Saturday, March 13, 2010

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LACKLUSTRE Economic slowdown, red tape prevent new realty project launches on New Year As the financial year is ending, banks are after us to clear our dues. So we have refrained from such perks. ANAND GUPTA , secretary, Builder’s Association of India Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtrian New Year is usu- ally a special time for the real [...]

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Bigger burden for developers

Monday, March 8, 2010

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To Pay For Infrastructure Projects In Residential, Industrial Layouts Even as the real estate sector recovers from the economic slowdown, land developers should brace to pay improvement expenses for residential and industrial layouts developed on single unit property. These include expenses incurred directly or indirectly on laying roads, drains, flyovers, providing water supply and street lighting [...]

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Construction in the service tax net

Saturday, March 6, 2010

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The proposed imposition of service tax on real estate comes as a surprise Real-estate was one of the biggest victims of the economic slowdown, which crept in about one-and-half years back. Despite the falling realty prices, there were few takers, as potential customers were either out of money, or preferred to adopt a wait-and-watch approach. Now, with the [...]

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Gurgaon’s new realty triangle

Saturday, February 6, 2010

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Three new roads have opened up – Golf Course Road, Golf Course Extension and Sohna Road – to unprecedented real estate development. They are all emerging as prime residential and commercial areas. Gurgaon has witnessed some premium developments along the Golf Course Road. Golf Course Extension is a comparatively new locality. Sohna Road has also [...]

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Realty players’ hospitality projects hit by downturn: JLLM

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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The global economic slowdown, coupled with lack of credit, has hit realty players’ foray into the hospitality segment with the companies adding up only half of the originally planned inventory, a report has said. According to the report by global real estate consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj (JLLM), about a quarter of originally announced plans of [...]

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Reliance Haryana SEZ IPO deferred

Monday, June 29, 2009

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SPV cites economic downturn to seek additional time for bringing out the public issue THE INITIAL public offering (IPO) of the Reliance Haryana SEZ Ltd, the special purpose vehicle (SPV) created for setting up multi product mega special economic zones (SEZs) in Haryana,has been deferred. The postponement was approved at the meeting of board of directors of [...]

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Home loan I-T relief cap may go up

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Reddy Pushes For Doubling Tax Rebate Limit On Interest Payout To Rs 3 Lakh New Delhi: In what can hold out hopes for lakhs of home owners, the urban development ministry is pushing a proposal to double the income tax relief on home loan interest payout to Rs 3 lakh, triple the exemption on payment [...]

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Real estate sector may recover in next 3 months: Assocham

Thursday, May 28, 2009

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The real estate sector, which is reeling under the global economic slowdown, could recover in the next three months as demand for housing has improved due to price correction, industry body Assocham said in a survey. The developers are hoping for some policy actions in the upcoming budget to revive the sector, which they feel would [...]

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Loans to become cheaper as RBI cuts short-term rates

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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In a move that could bring further relief to the home, auto and corporate borrowers, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday cut short-term lending (repo) and borrowing (reverse repo) rates by 25 basis points. In its annual credit policy for 2009-10, the RBI reduced the repo rate to 4.75 per cent and reverse repo to 3.25 per cent with [...]

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ITC-Owned Fortune Park plans to open 4 hotels

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

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ITC-Owned Fortune Park Hotels plans to open four new hotels in Mussoorie, Jaipur, Bangalore and Manipal by July, said a top company executive. The hospitality firm also announced that it is going to invest Rs 120-150 crore to build two hotels in Bangalore and Coimbatore. “So far Fortune Park Hotel was a hotel management company and [...]

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Job losses spur cancellations in luxury residential projects

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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W hen Sobha Developers Ltd, a listed realty firm, was recently approached by a buyer who wanted to cancel an apartment purchase in Petunia, a luxury residential project in north Bangalore, out of fear that her husband could lose his job, the developer promptly transferred her booking to one of its more [...]

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