Real Estate-Wealth-The Economic Times - Seite 2 
Adding value to Indian real estate, the global consultant way
Do global property consultants add value to the Indian real estate scenario and if yes, how?
When the global economy witnesses a slowdown, commercial real estate is invariably the first segment to be hit.
Free trade warehousing zones latest in commercial real estate
Free trade warehousing zones are the newest entrants in the Indian commercial real estate lexicon and there's one coming up near Panvel, in the Mumbai metropolitan region.
Funds just got costlier for builders
Realtors must tell buyers about banks' claim on property: RBI
RBI aims to prevent prospective buyers from being lulled into the belief that the flats they own are on 'free-hold'. Nifty: Best performing stocks I Worst performing stocks
Govt plans regulatory reform for housing sector
Govt is now planning to bring in a regulatory mechanism to make housing sector grow better and lend a cutting edge to it. ET Realty explores how this reform will affect the real estate sector all over.
Master plan gives new life to Gurgaon
Gurgaon-Manesar Master Plan 2021 is fuelling a boom in realty, bringing in fresh areas under development. It has given new life to Gurgaon.
Commercial realty market on upswing
The commercial property market, which had seen one of the biggest falls till May, is gradually showing signs of recovery.
Govt may relax FDI norms for realty
The department of industrial policy & promotion (DIPP) has said that FDI should be allowed to flow into realty projects even if the area covered is only 10 acres.
Top up your house with another floor
The ministry of housing is considering a proposal that may allow home owners to add extra floor beyond prevailing norms on their existing properties by paying a fee to the local body.
NBO to launch housing index by March '09
RBI has asked a government agency that collects statistics on the country’s housing construction activities to launch a housing start-up index by March 2009.
It's time to go for the dream house
Big real estate developers feel that the residential market in the country has already bottomed out, and any further cut in prices to hit developers hard.
Govt in a fix over Lehman realty assets
The department of industrial policy & promotion and the RBI will shortly meet to evaluate the situation arising out of Lehman’s collapse, as the US giant has $500-million investment in Indian real estate projects.
FM hopes FSI hike will bring down realty prices
The increase of floor space index (FSI) from 1 to 1.33 in Mumbai suburbs, will make houses more affordable for the middle class, feels Maharashtra finance minister Jayant Patil.
Realty sector seeks tax breaks on REITs in line with MFs
Realty sector hopes that Finance Minister P Chidambaram will provide tax breaks on REITs in line with the Mutual Funds while he unveils the Union Budget on February 29.