Owing a second home can be a gratifying experience. However, house buyers should be clear about the aim of investing in the house & choose a location & property in line with their needs. We review the points that one should take into account. The main purpose of a weekend house/second home is to supply...

What are Off-Market Listings? The real estate market is hot, with houses in exclusive locations like Lutney’s zone, Shanti Niketan etc. often snapped off the market in mere days. Although it may seem counterintuitive, this deficit of housing inventory is motivating more “pocket listings,” which is slang for off-market listings – homes that are not listed...

Proper management is the essence of lucrative investment properties. Without proper management, you will not be able to collect rent, regulate the property’s needs, advertise the unit, adhere to the required laws, qualify certain tenants, keep track of expenses, and, last but definitely not least, generate positive cash-flow. As you can see, the success of your...

Real Estate investment in India can be a daunting and confusing process. India offers a range of real estate investment options in the real estate vertical – residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural and each have their own set of laws and regulations about investments. Each investment type can be suitable for an investor depending on...

India is witnessing an unprecedented growth of infrastructure. There is a massive shift to living in gated communities with high rise buildings. Cloning the western culture of development and living, India has seen an enormous rise in construction of multi-storey buildings. An excellent example is Mumbai being named as Skyscraper City with the 12th highest...

Indian residential living is evolving in tandem with global trends. The desire for community living with luxurious lifestyle amenities is the driving force behind numerous world-class residential townships coming up in the country. Gated residential colonies is an age-old concept. It dates back to the late 1800s when the wealthy citizens required luxurious living which...

Real estate investors in India tend to enter into investment transactions for a long term. The property purchased is usually held for years with the expectation of the asset rising in value over the years. Time, therefore, is of utmost importance in such transactions. It has been noticed that the there is less clarity about...

Purchasing a plot in any part of India can be a challenging task and requires a sound financial backing for the initial investment. Banks today offer loans for buying a plot as well as for construction. It should, however, be noted that the associated tax benefits are subjective to completion of construction of the home...

With multinationals expanding operations, growing urban population and office absorption in critical metropolitan areas reaching record levels, commercial real estate in India are looking good. Amid all the good news is one particular trend which is prominent: the arrival of co-working space. The pattern is red hot and has caught the attention of investors. If...

With the real estate market in Noida stagnating, its close neighbor, Greater Noida, has slowly come into the limelight. As the Noida market faced several developer-related issues, home buyers turned to Greater Noida, owing to its connectivity with the center of Delhi through the expressway and its vast, spacious real estate developments. Greater Noida is now...