Category Archives: City

Demonetisation and the real estate industry

To better understand the effect of demonetisation it is necessary to segregate the real estate market into primary and secondary. Primary market will constitute of the new apartments and flats that are being constructed and sold by prominent real estate developers. Secondary market involves the resale of existing residential flats, land and commercial properties. Secondary markets… Read More »

Lack of quality spaces driving up office rentals in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru

Office rentals are rising in India’s top three cities as premium buildings run out of space due to rising demand and the lack of fresh supply of quality spaces. Most premium office buildings in Mumbai, Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), and Bengaluru are fully leased out, while a few of them have vacancies of… Read More »

Slash stamp duty to clean up real estate sector: Assocham

To further intensify the crackdown on black money, Assocham has suggested the Centre to impress upon states to “drastically” lower stamp duty on residential and commercial property deals to dissuade people from undervaluing purchases. The industry body said that the biggest beneficiary of the move would be buyers of residential or commercial properties. “One of the… Read More »

Irish commercial property surge will make room for Brexit

New office space planned for Dublin over the next five years can accommodate more than 100,000 extra workers and any companies seeking to relocate as a result of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, property group Savills said on Thursday. Ireland has called the prospect of Brexit the greatest economic and social challenge it has… Read More »

Co-working office spaces: Can Mumbai match the mounting demand?

The start-up ecosystem in the country, which for long depended solely on angel investors and venture capitalists, has today been buoyed by a slew of initiatives, like the central government’s Startup India. Along with funding and ease of doing business, a critical factor in creating an enabling environment for entrepreneurial ventures, is an office that… Read More »

Square Yards opens offices in Toronto & Vancouver

Square Yards is opening new offices in Toronto and Vancouver in Canada. This is company’s 12th international office. The company plans to use Canada offices as a gateway to the US markets. “Using Canada as focal point, we aim to delve deep into North American markets. Economic recovery in conjunction with higher demands has made Canada,… Read More »

Banks tightened lending standards for commercial real estate in Q3: Fed survey

Banks tightened standards on commercial real estate loans during the third quarter but left lending practices for commercial and industrial loans virtually unchanged overall, according to a survey of loan officers released on Monday by the Federal Reserve. For households, some banks reported easing lending standards on mortgages eligible for purchase by government-sponsored enterprises and some… Read More »