L Ramakrishnan

The government and RBI have liberalised financing for sector, but hurdles remain on path from banks to buyer.

While there are rules for building design, there is none to check if the construction quality matches with those designs.

The government’s vision of ‘housing for all’ can be realised if policies ensure supply of homes at affordable price points and states enabling a mechanism of single-window clearances.

Property portals have taken the lead as the first port of call for property purchase decisions.

While developers gear up to meet today’s tech-savvy home buyer on the internet, it is property portals that have taken the lead as the first port of call for purchase decisions.

With exorbitant land prices and no new land tracts being opened up, the only supply entering the residential market are redeveloped apartments called builder floors that carry a high price tag.

India at 102 position trails Brazil which scores best among the group with a rank of 46 reflecting the most “balanced” social progress

Interestingly Cuba at 79th position is way behind Saudi Arabia at 65.

In absence of a regulator, buyers have to be prepared to do what it takes to protect their investments.

The Allahabad High Court order in the Supertech case shows that local authorities are not effective at protecting the rights of home buyers.

From managing project timelines to a 3D walkthrough,IT is involved at every step in real estate industry.

Home buyers looking to settle in their dream home this year,have to wait longer.

Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma on Friday termed as “path breaking” the meeting of trade ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association

The economic shift towards Asia-Pacific region is here to stay,said commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma,as a result of which

The real estate regulation bill to be introduced in Parliament envisages a strict regime that aims at protecting the buyer. Express Estates takes a detailed look at the legislation and its key provisions

The cabinet has approved the Real Estate Regulatory Bill for introduction in Parliament. L RAMAKRISHNAN explains what the law once enacted will mean to the home buyer

The India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) is a first-of-a kind entity set up in the country

Why,despite our best intentions,we continue to hold on to prejudice and biases

Imagine your house equipped with a smart window — one that will allow only light and not heat to enter in the blazing summer months.

The most keenly watched case in the real estate industry,the DLF case,has reached another milestone.

When a Tamil Nadu government project allowed the rural poor to take charge,they did well for themselves.

When a Tamil Nadu government project allowed the rural poor to take charge,they did well for themselves

Drive past the dust-heaving,barren,concrete wilderness of Gurgaon,feel the sun bite into your bones,and you wonder what good can come out of this land?

The demographic of those buying gold is changing,know about the nouveau buyers.