Commercial real estate has emerged as a resilient segment in the past few years. According to a Colliers International report, the sector has witnessed an increase in leasing activity from 41.6 million square feet to 58.6 million square feet at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12% over the […]
Job Loss, Enhanced Housing Demand & Exclusive K- Shaped Recovery
Most readers were convinced with my previous blog Why Indian real estate will bottom out in 2021 ? but were not clear how could the housing demand increase despite so many job losses and salary cuts. The answer lies in the uniqueness of K-shaped recovery which is likely to dominate the post-pandemic […]
Real Estate Sector Looks For Input Tax Credit On Development Of Leased Commercial Properties In Budget 2021
The government should allow commercial real estate developers to set off GST paid on inputs like cement from the tax liability on rental income to avoid double taxation and give a boost to the office market to help India maintain its advantage in various sectors like IT and startups, realty firms and […]
2021 Might Just Be The Time To Get Hold Of Completed Or Underdeveloped Real Estate Projects
The year 2021 is likely to witness acquisition of real estate projects by players with stronger balance sheets and partnerships of such players with equity capital providers. With lower asset prices, it would be a good time to enter as equity investor and/ or acquire assets either completed or under […]
Govt. Might Offer Incentives To States That Reduce Stamp Duty Rates On Property
Over the past few years, the real estate sector has been experiencing a significant slowdown, especially in the residential segment. Just when the sector was beginning to show signs of recovery in the early part of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic struck that resulted in a slowdown in the sector. Only […]
Affordable Homes Gather Momentum In NCR. Witnesses Spurt In Launches
Affordable housing projects continue to be the dominant segment in the NCR market as 87% of the new launches were concentrated in the less than Rs 45-lakh price bracket during the October to December 2020 quarter, according to Real Insight Q4 2020, a quarterly analysis of India’s eight prime residential […]