Commercial realty has made an impressive turnaround, pushing the sector ahead

If the policy is able to regularise, monitor and encompass the all-important principles of inclusiveness, equity, environmental sustainability and transparency, they certainly will

A favourite with the IT and tech crowd, Bangalore has been one of the brightest jewels in India’s business crown, and demand for office space has led to an all-time shortage of supply in the city

Real estate developers in Hyderabad are counting their blessings. Reason The rate at which the IT-ITES office-space market is being taken up in the city, is very good news for them.

The massive rally that drove the Indian market to record highs, has had a positive rub off on the beaten down real estate stocks. Most realty stocks have made sharp gains during the year, as the sentiments seemed to have improved for the sector.

We expect the impact of demonetisation, implementation of Rera and GST, to have a significant impact on the real estate sector. Following are few trends we expect to play out

Affordable housing schemes for the middle and lower income groups are finally on a serious growth curve in 2017

Apartment Funding (AF) is a fund-raising structure where the involved investors acquire real estate units at deeply discounted prices. It appears a similar structure to bulk buying, however, unlike in bulk buying, the developer needs to make coupon-linked payments to the investors, which can be customised to suit developer’s preferences.