
Mumbai real estate market – 2012 forecast
With the market set to bottom by out by the second quarter of 2012, we will see the beginning of a recovery in the city’s residential real estate fortunes by the second half of the year.
With the market set to bottom by out by the second quarter of 2012, we will see the beginning of a recovery in the city’s residential real estate fortunes by the second half of the year.
The much anticipated opening up of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail has renewed interest of several large international retailers in Indian retail market.
India which is building the world’s second-tallest skyscraper, is catching up with China in an office building boom that may indicate that an economic slowdown is imminent, according to Barclays Capital Research.
In all markets around the globe, challenging market conditions – whilst painful at the time – do have a beneficial long-term impact on the market in that they sort out the ‘wheat from the chaff’.
A real estate regulator will enforce public disclosure and bring in much needed transparency and accountability in the sector and there is overwhelming support for setting up such an entity.
Real estate developers have sought inclusion of “force majeure” provisions in the proposed real estate bill drafted by the Central Government.
Issues concerning the regulation and development of real estate were discussed on Wednesday, Jan 11, by the government with various stakeholders.
Regulation is required for any industry to function properly and the real estate industry is no exception. The market is being manipulated by the big and influential real estate lobby causing large inequities in resource and product allocation.
The Indian real estate sector has grown rapidly over the last few years, with its stakeholder profile evolving from locally-focused, privately-owned enterprises to increasingly corporatized, professional organizations funded with public capital and having multiple market and product strategies.
Market report has it that commercial realty is continuously going into red. A Report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests Indian commercial property market has lost momentum in Q3 with the capital values turning negative for the first time since 2009.