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Rising Input Costs: Are Mumbai builders back to their old tricks?

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Rising Input Costs: Are Mumbai builders back to their old tricks?

The spin shows old habits die hard for Mumbai builders

How Bollywood actors and top cricketers decide on their housing

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How Bollywood actors and top cricketers decide on their housing

At its core,  Bollywood celebrities and Indian cricketers do transactions not very different from the rest of us. But there’s more to the story.

How Rakesh Jhunjhunwala built his 13-floor home in Mumbai

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How Rakesh Jhunjhunwala built his 13-floor home in Mumbai

The tower that has been approved for his home will have an area of a whopping 70,000 square feet.

Keep your powder dry, Mumbai real-estate market set to witness a price war

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Keep your powder dry, Mumbai real-estate market set to witness a price war

There is a supply rush because of temporary government initiatives that lowered project costs for developers meaningfully.

Birla Niyaara: An opportunity missed for a dazzling debut in Mumbai realty

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Birla Niyaara: An opportunity missed for a dazzling debut in Mumbai realty

Stock markets message to Godrej Properties: Grow fast, but not at all cost

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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.

Can Thane’s home prices ever rival Mumbai’s?

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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.

2022: An exciting year for Mumbai real-estate

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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.

CAG report reveals India’s Wild West in real estate: Noida

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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.

Hornby’s city: Bombay’s reclamation to Mumbai’s redevelopment

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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.

Magarpatta City: India's most important real estate project that you probably have not heard of

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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.

The Battle Royale in Mumbai real estate: Oberoi Realty vs Hiranandani Group

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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

Mumbai real estate: An Iraqi Jew, Opium wars and India’s most expensive building

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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.

Mumbai real estate: Is the land of Shah Rukh Khan and Kangana Ranaut set for a price war? 

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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.

The most exploited segment in Mumbai real estate: middle-class

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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

Can Bengaluru’s Prestige Estates succeed in the Mumbai real-estate market?

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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.

Will Mumbai builders succeed in doing what the planners of Navi Mumbai had first intended?

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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.

Is stock price rise a true barometer of the Mumbai real estate market?

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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.

As Delhi moves ahead, a new flyover in Mumbai symbolises the degeneration of the city

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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.  

The red-hot property market that’s challenging even Mumbai prices

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The red-hot property market that’s challenging even Mumbai prices

What’s really driving the sky-high property valuations of Chandigarh housing?

A struggling Noida market to feel the heat of SC verdict on Supertech demolition

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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.

Dear home buyers: Are you getting a “fraud alert” after hearing the term “super area”?

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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.”

The rise of the township model and the fall of Mumbai

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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.

Bombay High Court speaks the awkward truth about Mumbai slum redevelopment: It’s unfair

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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.

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