Opinion
How Millennials Have Redefined the Indian Residential Market
an Indian Millennial often opts for homeownership where his or her global counterparts may happily live their entire lives in rental homes. In India, no single factor conveys a feeling of security and social integration quite as much as a self-owned home does. Buying a home may or may not make the s
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Plight Of Fair Sex In An Unfair City
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, a total of 34,651 rape cases were reported in India in 2015, and of these, 17,104 cases were from Delhi alone. The numbers are scary, or is it?
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The Impact of GST on Residential Real Estate
GST may not be instrumental in bringing down the prices of residential real estate over the short term. However, it will benefit all the stakeholders of the residential real estate sector, as the perception of the sector will improve on the back of a simplified tax structure and accountability being
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WannaCry? Patch or Protect
Ransom ware is the monetization of an organization’s failure to do the fundamentals of cyber security well. As most ransom ware targets a handful of well-known vulnerabilities, keeping systems patched and up to date goes a long way towards preventing a ransom ware attack.
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People Look for Comfort, Security, Convenience and Environment For Smart Living
Community projects are like smaller cities within a larger one but with many conveniences of its own spanning hundreds of acres with facilities like offices, shopping malls, cinemas, schools, hospitals and all other facilities that are there in developed urban centres
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The Second Homes Market Post Demonetization
The trend of buying second homes or vacation homes saw an upswing.
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Did Demonetization Erase Black Money In Real Estate?
It cannot be said with certainty that the demonetization move has completely eliminated black money from the sector, particularly where money that is already deployed is concerned. However, cash transactions wherein unaccounted or ill-gotten money was being parked in real estate have certainly becom
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Maharashtra RERA Rules to Protect Homebuyers from May 1
Among small group of states & Union Territories to notify RERA; others could miss April 30 deadline
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Is GST Bad News For Homebuyers And Renters?
Once GST comes into effect from July, the leasing of land and buildings - as well as home loan EMIs paid by those who purchase under-construction apartments - will attract the applicable tax rate. Depending upon the tax rate that gets announced for real estate, the effect could be higher or lower th
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Heralding A Culture Of Openness With Standardised Data
By institutionalizing a culture of data in India cities, there will be an immediate increase in transparency, accountability, informed investments and increased citizen engagement.
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