BUSINESS
Birla Niyaara: An opportunity missed for a dazzling debut in Mumbai realty
BUSINESS
Stock markets message to Godrej Properties: Grow fast, but not at all cost
Godrej Properties has cultivated a premium brand that symbolises the highest level of ethics and governance.
BUSINESS
Can Thane’s home prices ever rival Mumbai’s?
Mumbai has an inherent economic strength that is hard to displace. But Thane will continue to gain and narrow the gap in property prices to Mumbai.
BUSINESS
2022: An exciting year for Mumbai real-estate
The coming year will likely see more launches, better prices and a rebound in rental market. All round, a good year.
BUSINESS
CAG report reveals India’s Wild West in real estate: Noida
Its report, which was recently tabled in the UP Assembly, is depressing. It reveals how every rule that could be bent, was.
BUSINESS
Hornby’s city: Bombay’s reclamation to Mumbai’s redevelopment
It is said that William Hornby worked on the integration of Bombay’s islands even though the plan was rejected by the East India Company. In turn, he set the stage for a city that became a thriving metropolis.
BUSINESS
Magarpatta City: India's most important real estate project that you probably have not heard of
This township in Pune is a model of cost-efficiency and transparency, that rewards farmers most unusually.
BUSINESS
The Battle Royale in Mumbai real estate: Oberoi Realty vs Hiranandani Group
With the availability of large land parcels, every major builder of Mumbai has placed bold bets in the Thane market
BUSINESS
Mumbai real estate: An Iraqi Jew, Opium wars and India’s most expensive building
Before BREDCO built Il Palazzo in 1972, the land housed a spacious bungalow of the wealthiest family of India: the Sassoon family, which made its money in the cotton and opium businesses.
BUSINESS
Mumbai real estate: Is the land of Shah Rukh Khan and Kangana Ranaut set for a price war?
Property prices in the Bandra, Khar, Santacruz micro-market could fall, as redevelopment picks up pace. Most projects will find it tough to command prices that are prevailing today.
BUSINESS
The most exploited segment in Mumbai real estate: middle-class
Last week's announcement on the slum-rehabilitation policy makes sale of such apartments at an early stage possible, which sets the stage for future encroachment
BUSINESS
Can Bengaluru’s Prestige Estates succeed in the Mumbai real-estate market?
After evaluating its offering on paper and speaking briefly with the management, one can infer that Mumbai has a player to watch out for in Prestige Estates.
REAL-ESTATE
Will Mumbai builders succeed in doing what the planners of Navi Mumbai had first intended?
Navi Mumbai was developed to decongest Mumbai. Big developers may bring a level of professionalism to the real estate sector in Navi Mumbai, but to succeed, they will need to start thinking differently.
BUSINESS
Is stock price rise a true barometer of the Mumbai real estate market?
Analysts say there are multiple triggers that have led to a rally in real estate stocks, but there are others that need closer inspection.
BUSINESS
As Delhi moves ahead, a new flyover in Mumbai symbolises the degeneration of the city
The Mumbai vs Delhi debate is no-brainer—India’s capital is miles ahead and India’s financial capital is a city in decay.
BUSINESS
The red-hot property market that’s challenging even Mumbai prices
What’s really driving the sky-high property valuations of Chandigarh housing?
BUSINESS
A struggling Noida market to feel the heat of SC verdict on Supertech demolition
Homebuyers at the Supertech Emerald Court fought back against a builder with a vigour that should be an inspiration for other hassled real estate customers across the nation.
REAL-ESTATE
Dear home buyers: Are you getting a “fraud alert” after hearing the term “super area”?
Super built-up area includes broadly the space outside the apartment like clubhouse, gym, lobby, etc. The gap between “super area” and “carpet area” is called “loading.”
BUSINESS
The rise of the township model and the fall of Mumbai
While home prices in Mumbai have jumped multi-fold across the board, nowhere else has there been the extent of appreciation than at Hiranandani Gardens at Powai. It started at INR 241/sqft in 1987 and today goes at INR 35,000/sqft.
REAL-ESTATE
Bombay High Court speaks the awkward truth about Mumbai slum redevelopment: It’s unfair
The economics of development projects indicates that a slum-free Mumbai is possible, but politics which rewards illegal encroachment could make that dream unattainable.
REAL-ESTATE
Mumbai real estate: Respect all religions. But only from a distance
A key inference from the Pew survey is that while Indians say it is important to respect all religions, major religious groups feel they have little in common, and want to live separately.
TRENDS
Sir George Arthur ... Charles Forjett: Five Britishers behind Mumbai’s street names - Part 3
Some of these streets have been renamed in recent years, but the old names persist in everyday exchanges among locals.
TRENDS
Sir Homi Mody ... Dadabhai Naoroji: Five Parsis behind Mumbai’s street names—Part 2
These five roads in Mumbai are named after politicians, bankers, lawyers and activists who had two things in common: one, they were Parsi, and two, they all contributed to the development of Mumbai, and India as a whole.
TRENDS
BG Kher Road … Naushad Ali Road: The people behind Mumbai’s street names—Part 1
Some of the most posh streets in Mumbai are named after personalities like Balasaheb Gangadher Kher, Naushad Ali, and Balasaheb Deoras, among others. Here's a look at these leaders' contributions, and why these particular streets (and neighbourhoods) are named after them.
