India is among the top real estate investment markets in Asia in 2010 with Mumbai ranked second only to Shanghai as the most promising development market and Delhi at fourth, a report said here today. (more…)

The Indian government has finalised sweeping changes to the country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) policy to account for increasing concerns voiced by security agencies. (more…)

The NRI buyer is once again looking seriously at investing in the India story, especially in the real estate sector according to the Economic Times. There are so many reasons for non-resident Indians (NRIs) to buy property in India, chief among them being the fact that they eventually would like to settle here. Even if they do not actually live in India all the time, having a base in India is a high priority. (more…)

A property owner may earn different types of incomes from his Indian property . This depends on the nature of the property and the purpose of its holding according to Ashish Gupta, ETBureau. Broadly, a property may either be residential or commercial. (more…)

Duvvuri Subbarao, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, left key interest rates unchanged in the second quarter monetary policy review. However, by tweaking a few provisions, he signaled his focus on controlling asset prices and monetary inflation. (more…)

Demand is increasing for 2 and 3 bedroom homes in India a new research report from Jones Lang La Salle has stated. (more…)

According to a report prepared by property consultant Knight Frank on Public-Private-Partnership model on housing in India, an estimated 11.84 million dwelling units are required to be built in India by the end of 2013-14 across all income segments in 37 Indian cities. (more…)

HYDERABAD: After almost a year of lull that had the real estate sector deeply worried, there seem to be some signs of construction activity picking up a bit and sale numbers rising slightly. (more…)

A draft bill on the much-awaited real estate regulator that will protect the interest of home buyers by healthy real estate sector has drawn the ire of developers. “The government is trying to play nanny to the home purchaser,” said Kumar Gera, chief of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI). (more…)

It’s perhaps the best time to look around for a value buy in real estate reports Neha Dewan, ET Bureau. With lower price points in locations which were not earlier within reach, Indian buyers are scouting for good ‘value’ bargains at this time. (more…)