Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) pool money from various investors and invest in real estate ventures. While real estate ventures are usually too hard on the pocket for an average retail investor, investing in REITs gives her alternate channel of… Read more
Category: Real Estate
If you think demonetisation will make property cheaper, you could be wrong. Here’s why
In the immediate aftermath of demonetisation, prognosticators were quick to warn of a collapse in prices across the Indian property market. This idea has been reinforced to some degree by reports, accurate or not, of a dip in the interest… Read more
Real estate to take a sales hit after cash ban
Demonetisation is likely to affect realty space with a 10-30 per cent drop in sales volumes over the next 12 months, even as no major price correction is expected in the metros, says a report. According to Kotak Institutional Equities,… Read more
As banks cut down lending rates, home loans to go down to their lowest point in six years
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s directive to banks on New Year’s address to act in “public interest” by focusing more on aiding the poor, lower middle class, middle class and senior citizens, several banks have announced steep cuts in borrowing rates…. Read more
Will Real Estate boom in Bangalore after demonitization ?
Last few days there has been a surge of messages from “Whatsapp Economists” with the simple theme that real estate prices will fall drastically due to Demonetisation i.e. ban on Rs 500 / Rs 1000 notes. Here’s a few Point… Read more