The real estate sector is perking up with home sales showing a 104 percent increase in the top seven cities of the country for the July-September period from the previous quarter, as Delhi and its suburbs top the shopping table, a report has said. As many 50,983 houses were sold […]
Mumbai Witnesses Rise In Property Sales & Rental Market
The number of properties sold in Mumbai, India’s real estate capital, rose by 112 per cent in September from the previous month, according to figures released by the Maharashtra government. According to official figures, 5,597 sale or conveyance deeds got registered with the state’s inspector general of registrations (IGR) in […]
Lesser Greed, And Developers Cannot Be Blamed This Time, Will Perk Up Mumbai’s Real Estate
No segment is as disappointed with the fate of Mumbai real estate as apartment owners of buildings scouting for redevelopment. In the exuberant days of 2006-11, developers were jumping over each other to gain favour among residents of buildings that had potential to get redeveloped. The older the building, the […]
In Affordable Housing Lies The Solution Of Urban Inequality & Exclusion
In the Delhi elections, the promise of “Jahan jhuggi, vahan makaan” (where the house, there the home) resounded across party manifestos. Today, it faces a grave challenge — a recent order from the Supreme Court directing the possible forced eviction of 48,000 households on railway land. The order is currently stayed with […]