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Reforms hurt than helped homebuyers?

It is not just the ambiguity around the RERA that makes the Indians feel there is no hope for them. Most of the reform measures have not touched upon the average Indian homebuyers, claim close to three fourth of the buyers, as many as 72%.

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Brand rating is candid, complicated & controversial

Ever since I got into the hitherto-untouched & challenging business of brand rating of Indian real estate developers, I only get the reactions in extreme, depending upon whether the developer has been rated high or low. After all, every builder is a God’s gift to the world of brand, as per his own make-belief metrics.

Column JC Sharma, MD & VC, Sobha Limited, Bangalore real estate news, Bangalore property market, Track2Media Research, Track2Realty, Best builders of India, Most reputed builders

Expect benefits of policies in 2018: JC Sharma

The year 2017 turned out to be a landmark year for the economy at large and the real estate sector in particular. Several historic reforms and policies were rolled out. Beginning with the Union Budget, the affordable housing received a huge impetus in the form of infrastructure status.

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Will Aadhar linking delink benami transactions?

The government seems to be determined to link the property transactions with Aadhar Number with the pretext that the linking of Aadhaar to property will ensure that all parties to the deal are present in their individual capacity. The possibility of using fake identities is virtually ruled out.

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2017 year of consolidation; exciting year ahead: Bijay Agarwal

One of the most significant trends the Indian real estate sector saw in 2017, was the infrastructure status given to affordable housing. The government’s vision of achieving Housing for All by 2022 appears a lot more achievable, with steps taken like effectively revising the qualifying criteria.

Headlines Aditya Kedia, Managing Director - Transcon Developers, Mumbai property developer, India real estate news, Indian realty news, Real estate news India, Indian property market news, Investment in Indian property market, Track2Realty, Yearly analysis of real estate

Reforms paved way for positive 2018: Aditya Kedia

The first quarter of the year 2017 started with demonetization, a bold move undertaken by the government which was directed towards enhancing the liability of all the transactions and to make everyone and everything in the realty market accountable.

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Can real estate get one GST?

The real estate industry stakeholders are elated with such a prospect since the tax slab being discussed at 5% & 12% is lower than the present taxation. Niranjan Hiranandani, President, NAREDCO said the move would benefit the consumers who will only have to pay one ‘final tax’ on the whole product. This is obviously a good thing to happen, and the real estate industry will welcome the move.

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Resale of under-construction needs extra caution

The data available with Track2Realty suggests that more than half of the property transactions in the last three years have been with the under-construction property. However, purchase of under-construction properties is not as simple as it appears from the standpoint of construction timelines. The process needs extra caution from legal standpoint to make sure the second buyer is not caught between the developers’ vague commitments and the first buyers’ exit without the mandatory processes.

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