Union urban development minister Jaipal Reddy said that the government will soon make available slum lands in New Delhi for re-development. The government will follow the Mumbai model where land is auctioned to the real estate developers for building flats. Certain number of flats will be reserved for the slum dwellers at a minimal price. […]
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Mahindra Lifespaces Mulls Entering Affordable Housing Segment
September 25, 2008 – 11:14 pm
Mahindra Group’s real estate arm Mahindra Lifespaces is likely to join the ‘affordable’ housing bandwagon in a year, aiming the middle-income group. “We are looking at opportunities to enter into the affordable housing sector, but it is still at the discussion stage. It may take one year to concertise the plan,” Mahindra Lifespaces Managing Director […]
Builders Flouting EWS Norms To Land In Trouble
July 23, 2008 – 7:10 am
Builders would face hefty fines if they do not set aside 15% space in their housing projects for the economically weaker sections (EWS). The ministry of housing has asked states to crack down on developers who violate EWS reservation. Repeated failure to implement the policy may also result in government taking back land allocated for […]
Real Estate Industry Spreads Over Small Cities
January 28, 2008 – 5:10 am
Disproportionate increase in property price in metro cities has resulted into expansion of hotel industry to small cities. The Giants of hotel industry are shifting their focus to cities like Ahmedabad, Bhuvaneshwar, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Goa, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Mysore, Nagpur, Surat Vishakhapatnam and many more. Main reason behind the change in investment trend […]
