Property

Annual home-price growth fastest in seven years

04 Jun 2013 | Source: Market Watch

Economic slowdown catches up with real estate

03 Jun 2013 | Source: Business Today

A report by Cushman and Wakefield has said that investments in the residential real estate market in India will bring in about 10 to 20 per cent in 2013-14 down from 30-40 per cent in 2012-13. ...

The 10 happiest countries in the world

01 Jun 2013 | Source: Market Watch

What makes a country happy? It's really not just about the money. Dropping three spots this year, the U.S. is tied for 14th in life satisfaction, according to the latest Better Life Index report, rel...

DLF posts first-ever loss amid property slowdown

31 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

It’s official: Housing has recovered

30 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

Another week, another round of favorable housing news. So let's stop dithering and call this race. ...

Empire State Building IPO plan wins approval

29 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Stakeholders in the private company that owns the Empire State Building have approved a plan to sell the iconic tower as part of an initial public offering, according...

Why you should prepay your home loan

28 May 2013 | Source: Business Today

Pre-payment charges for home loan will be deductible under the head 'income from house property'. This means taxpayers can set them off against other heads of income such as salary....

10 best places to buy a vacation home

27 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

10 best places to buy a vacation home

27 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

The economy is improving, banks are beginning to ease standards for lending, and mortgage rates are near their record lows. These factors are making it easier for Americans to wade into the real esta...

Realty tip: Mixed-use property projects a good bet

26 May 2013 | Source: Business Today

Mixed-use property projects offer the best of residential and commercial real estate. At least that's what developers say. Let's see how good are these projects- which have residential as well as...

See how low inventories are juicing home prices

24 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

It's Macro 101 — limited supplies plus rising demand equals higher price. And that's just what is happening in the market for new homes. In April, the median price of a new home jumped 15% to...

Thursday’s movers: Home builders buck market trend

23 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. and other home builders bucked the market trend to post strong gains on the back of data that showed new-home sales continuing to reco...

April new-home sales second-best since recession

23 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Sales of new U.S. homes edged up in April to the second-highest post-recession level, as pent-up demand, low interest rates and tight inventories of older homes lif...

Existing-home sales highest since 2009

22 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Existing-home sales rose in April to hit the highest rate since November 2009, pointing to an ongoing recovery supported by low interest rates and pent-up demand, a...

Existing-home sales rise 0.6% in April

22 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

Estate planning for the rest of us

21 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

Most folks are no longer exposed to the federal estate tax, thanks to today's relatively generous $5.25 million exemption. Great. But being exempt from the federal estate tax is not the end of the st...

IMF urges Dubai to regulate property market

21 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

DLF share issue fetches over Rs 1,863 cr

17 May 2013 | Source: Business Today

The company has fixed the price for sale of over 8.1 crore shares through the Institutional Placement Programme (IPP) at Rs 230 per share.

iPads invade the bathroom

15 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

Don't miss these top stories: iPads invade the bathroo...

Will ending Fed stimulus hurt housing?

15 May 2013 | Source: Market Watch

The Federal Reserve needs to tread carefully when it winds down its $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program, experts say, to avoid trampling the green shoots of the country's fragile housing market. ...