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News Home Important guidelines for retail investors in commercial real estate Date : Jan 5, 2014 New Delhi: Buying an office or retail space is a huge investment, which is why commercial real estate has been traditionally seen as an asset class that only institutional investors or heavyweight HNIs could invest in. That, however, is changing. Many retail investors are now getting into the office real estate game. For a perspective of the opportunities in Indian commercial real estate, consider this – Manhattan in New York City has 450 million square feet of Grade A stock, while London has 200 million square feet. In comparison, India’s collective office space stock accounts for only 375 million square feet. This showcases the long-term potential for office space at all levels in India. Very few of the world Top things to look into when investing in a 'luxury' apartment Date : Jan 4, 2014 New Delhi: In Indian real estate, 'luxury' is by far the most-abused word by residential project developers. Any project offering basic amenities is classified as 'luxury' in marketing materials, advertisements and pitches. We have actually seen projects wherein 1 BHKs are being offered along with 2 and 3 BHK units being touted under the luxury tag. What is wrong with this picture? In the first place, luxury living in any context must necessarily involve generous living spaces. Going by that alone, a 1 BHK cannot qualify as 'luxury' by any stretch of imagination. Secondly, the interpretation of luxury in the Indian context also includes an element of exclusiveness. In other words, the buyer of a lux Date : Jan 3, 2014 Yoga studio design refers to your color scheme, décor, and furnishings. You can do this yourself or hire an interior designer. I’m not an interior designer, but I’ll make some basic recommendations. The sky is the limit to creating a beautiful and functional yoga space. However, one must is hardwood or laminate (looks-like-wood), bamboo, or cork. Avoid linoleum, vinyl, marble, carpet, and concrete. Wood flooring is warmer. If you want padding for your clients, offer mats (a given), bolsters, blankets, and foam blocks. You have to consider the style of yoga you teach also. If you teach kids, make it kid friendly. If you teach Iyengar and will use the wall, keep pictures off the walls. Other bas Is the Real Estate Bubble Big Enough to Naturally Burst in 2014 Date : Jan 2, 2014 Political uncertainty, liquidity issues, high interest rates and cautious sentiments are expected to underpin the real estate sector during the year ne of the primary concerns for the real estate sector in the coming year is very clearly this: Will the much talked-about asset bubble inflate further or will it burst? 2013 was mired in existing challenges such as subdued sales, piles of unsold inventory and builders going bankrupt. These problems will continue in 2014 as well, and, given economic instability, matters could become worse. However, it is very difficult to forecast anything in India as the real estate market is not subject to a fixed pattern. A great degree of political uncertainty, liquidity issues, high interes Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's top investment ideas for 2014 Date : Jan 1, 2014 NEW DELHI: India's billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Partner, Rare Enterprise, is of the view that equities will return more in the next three years as against real estate. "It (equities) will surely be better than real estate because although there is demand, there is no affordability in real estate. I do not invest in gold and real estate. Equities will give good returns over the next three years," added Jhunjhunwala. Looking at the data, so far in the year 2013, individual stocks have made more money than the actual index; and the stage looks set for a bull market, he added. According to the ace investor, there are a lot of shares that have doubled, even tripled, in December Planning To Buy A Home? Six Reasons To Start Planning Today Date : Dec 30, 2013 Buying a home is a life-changing process, but it doesn’t have to be filled with the stress that typically comes with a major life milestone. If you start planning for your eventual home purchase today, you will be in a much better position to negotiate better rates and deals on your mortgage, and you will be able to take your time when you want to find the right home for your family. Part of planning to buy a home is being prepared, proactive and ready when the time comes to buy a home. Saving for the Down Payment One of the easiest tasks you can start to prepare for buying a home is to start saving for your down payment. Depending on the price of the house you will want to buy, you will need to save anywhere from 10-2 Session on India’s taxation laws on Jan 4 Date : Dec 29, 2013 Muscat - The Muscat Chapter of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is organising an informative session on the topic ‘Relevant Changes in Direct Taxation in India affecting Real Estate Transactions, with reference to NRI and FEMA regulations’ on January 4 at Mumtaz Mahal. The registration starts at 9.15am for networking and breakfast and seminar commences at 10am for two hours. The seminar is open to chapter members and invitees. The speaker R Bupathy is a former president of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is an accomplished faculty on taxation. The topic for discussion assumes importance because many NRIs invest in immovable property in India and hence, u Brigade Enterprises buys prime property in Bangalore from Coke’s bottler for $11M Date : Dec 28, 2013 Bangalore-based real estate developer Brigade Enterprises Ltd has bought a prime property in its home city from Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, the largest bottling partner of the US-based beverage major Coca-Cola in India, for Rs 68.83 crore ($11 million) to develop a real estate project. “The company has purchased a prime property measuring 2.25 acres at Hebbal, Bangalore from Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd for a consideration of Rs 68.83 crores, for developing a prime real estate,” Brigade Enterprises said in a filing to the stock exchanges. Brigade Enterprises has ongoing projects across residential, commercial and hospitality segments. Few weeks ago it signed a deal with InterContinental Group (IHG Real Estate Industry sees no respite in H1 2014 - Survey Date : Dec 27, 2013 There seems to be no respite in the offing for India’s real estate sector at least during the first half of the calendar year 2014, believe majority of players in the realty sector, highlighted the ASSOCHAM survey. ASSOCHAM survey covered about 1,000 developers, real estate brokers and agents, property consultants and senior officials of various companies in the real estate domain during the course of past one month in 10 prominent cities of Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. “The situation on real estate front is not likely to improve much owing to an uncertain political scenario at least during the first six months due to forthcoming general elections a Review of Indian Retail Real Estate 2013 & Outlook for 2014 Date : Dec 26, 2013 The GDP growth for the financial year 2012-13 stood at 5.0 percent year-on-year as against 8.0 percent average growth over the last five years until FY2011-12. The first quarter of FY2013-14 provided no respite - growth fell further to 4.4 percent year-on-year. The services sector, which is the primary driver of demand for grade A retail space in India, has witnessed a consistent slowdown and is yet to show concrete signs of revival. Growth of the FIRE sector (Financial, Insurance, Real Estate & Services), which stood in double-digits over the last five years, came down to 8.5 percent during the previous financial year and currently remains at that level. Growth in consumption spending, which stood on at an ave Real estate firms funded SAD: RTI data Date : Dec 25, 2013 CHANDIGARH: It's official. The great Indian real estate boom is the secret of Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal's cash-surplus bank account. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) government under CM Parkash Singh Badal regime in Punjab is facing a Rs 1 lakh crore debt, but for the party, it is raining cash. The SAD received a total of Rs 1.81 crore in the financial year 2012-13, according to the Election Commission of India data obtained under the RTI Act. There are two categories of fund givers: corporates and individuals. Mohali's real estate developers who have won projects amounting to Rs 10,000 crore from the state-run Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to build residential and com Surfers now buy cars, houses online Date : Dec 24, 2013 CHENNAI: It had been inching towards this for a while. India has now arrived in the high-value online shopping arena. Diamond jewellery isn't the priciest purchase you can make online anymore — cars, real estate and houses are. After maturing as a platform for people to buy small products like books or electronics, the country's e-tailing industry then graduated to jewellery, and is now a convenient mode even for large-ticket purchases like houses/properties and SUVs. The fact that five houses worth Rs 25 crore, 35 Nissan cars and over 250 Tata Motors vehicles were sold in four days during the recently concluded great online shopping festival conducted by Google is testimony to this. 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