Chennai real estate has suffered a major jolt as three of its leading builders, DLF, Hirco and Hiranandani, have been removed from the builders’ body, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI ). Yet another major builder, Vijay Shanthi, has opted out of CREDAI membership on its own. Trouble is brewing in CREDAI’s Karnataka unit too, where four builders have been expelled.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The contribution of the real estate sector to India’s GDP has been estimated at 6.3 per cent in 2013, and the segment is expected to generate 7.6 million jobs in the same period, according to a report.
Track2Realty Exclusive Yearly Analysis: Real estate prices have stayed stagnant in 2012 in Mumbai with a mere 0.3 per cent increase in rates, a research report by Knight Frank says. Figure show that real estate sales have been falling by around 25 per cent year after year since 2010 because of high prices.
In a bid to check the mushrooming growth of slums in the state, the Odisha government is planning to create rental housing at an affordable monthly rent of up to Rs 2,000 for the poor.
The Karnataka Government is contemplating to introduce a single window clearance system for the construction of houses and complexes in the state, taking into consideration the demand raised by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI).
Realtors crib that they are often dwarfed by regulation. For constructing a skyscraper, one has to go through various regulatory approvals and committees like the high-rise committee, aviation committee, the chief fire officer and the environmental clearance.
Even as global economic slowdown and uncertainty in financial markets have battered the real estate industry countrywide, properties in Kolkata and Chennai bucked the trend with steady demand in affordable and mid-segment housing.
In a further blow to the dampened Diwali spirit of the realty sector, the RBI raised interest rates on today but said it was likely to hold off on further increases as it expects high inflation to ease beginning in December.
Well-known developer Vimal Kumar Jain (63) and four others died on the spot when a speeding water tanker rammed into his Mercedes car after hitting a motorcycle at Nigdi on the Pune-Mumbai highway.
“Reduction in taxes and flexibility in approval process will provide affordable homes to the masses. If these two elements are addressed by the government, selling price of the homes will be reduced by at least 33%,” said Lalit Kumar Jain, President of CREDAI.