Global financial meltdown leading to realty boom in Punjab
Global financial meltdown and the NRIs fear psychosis with the collapse of financial institutions seems to have by default been the catalyst to the realty boom in Punjab.
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Global financial meltdown and the NRIs fear psychosis with the collapse of financial institutions seems to have by default been the catalyst to the realty boom in Punjab.
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