Vandana Ramnani is editor, real estate, HT Digital. She has reported extensively on residential and commercial real estate. She can be reached at [email protected]
Articles by Vandana Ramnani
Realtors must ensure guaranteed ESIC and PF registration for workers: Goyal
Adopt environment friendly construction technologies to reduce pollution, set up manufacturing facilities for equipment that is currently imported: Piyush Goyal
Published on Sep 24, 2024 01:15 PM IST
Housing sales appear to be subdued on account of fewer new launches: Credai
Demand for housing ‘evergreen’, new projects ‘sold out’ and there is no inventory, said real estate developers at the Credai-Natcon event in Sydney
Published on Sep 23, 2024 07:41 PM IST
India's real estate market likely to touch $10 trillion by 2047
By 2047, an estimated 50% of India’s population will reside in urban centers, leading to increased demand across housing, office, and retail asset classes
Published on Sep 23, 2024 01:00 PM IST
Why are real estate developers launching ₹5 crore-plus apartments in Noida?
Noida real estate market: As cost of land and construction hit the ceiling, builders up their game in Uttar Pradesh’s most promising township
Published on Sep 22, 2024 07:38 AM IST
Gaurs Group planning to launch an IPO in the next one or two years
Gaurs Group that recently launched a 12-acre luxury project comprising around 1200 flats in Ghaziabad, plans to launch another ultra luxury project in NCR soon
Published on Sep 17, 2024 03:40 PM IST
Goldman Sachs leases 73,000 sq ft office space in Mumbai for ₹2 cr per month
Goldman Sachs (India) Securities Pvt Ltd has picked up two units on the ninth and tenth floors of the building at a monthly rent of ₹2.06 crore
Published on Sep 13, 2024 07:11 PM IST
Granting possession of a flat without completion certificate ‘illegal’: SC
The SC order, said legal experts, makes the realtor responsible to obtain the necessary certificates before offering possession of a flat to a buyer
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 08:28 AM IST
Commercial property rentals now under Reverse Charge Mechanism: GST Council
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council at its 54th meeting also clarified on the tax treatment of preferential location charges
Published on Sep 09, 2024 10:10 PM IST
Deloitte leases 80,000 sq ft space in Oberoi Commerz building in Mumbai
Deloitte Shared Services India LLP has leased the commercial space for five years, according to the leave and license agreement shared by Propstack.
Published on Sep 06, 2024 06:46 PM IST
India's hospitality sector sees $93 million investment surge in H1 2024
The Indian hospitality market is thriving with $93 million in investments during the first half of 2024. Key growth is seen in Tier II and III cities
Published on Sep 04, 2024 01:18 PM IST
Maharashtra tops list of green real estate projects, UP bags 2nd position
Maharashtra also leads in terms of the highest average size of green-certified real estate assets at around 0.37 mn sq ft followed by Telangana at 0.36 mn sq ft
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 01:02 PM IST
India now a transparent real estate market: JLL GRETI 2024
Strides in transaction processes has helped India's Tier 1 markets move to the transparent tier, improvement in global rankings set to attract major investments
Published on Aug 27, 2024 02:24 PM IST
Homebuyers’ body objects to MahaRERA setting up a conciliation forum
The ministry should ensure that the conciliation forum so constituted is independent, uniform and comprises impartial persons of repute, the letter noted
Updated on Aug 26, 2024 10:05 AM IST
Cabinet’s approval of three metro projects may lead to realty sector's growth
New Metro corridors in Bengaluru and Maharashtra likely to act as a catalyst for the growth of housing, office and retail markets.
Published on Aug 17, 2024 07:36 AM IST
UP RERA warns to put 400 projects in ‘abeyance’ over delay in uploading records
UPRERA has found that real estate promoters of about 400 projects had not uploaded the land records or maps or both of the projects on the RERA portal.
Published on Aug 16, 2024 09:47 PM IST
Signature Global plans to launch a 130-acre project in Sohna this year
Signature Global to launch low-rise floors, retail and plots for industrial or multiple business use in Sohna. Plans to foray into Delhi and Noida markets
Published on Aug 16, 2024 01:17 PM IST
No impact on home loan EMIs as RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
RBI's decision to keep repo rates unchanged at 6.5% for ninth consecutive time aligns well with the government’s announcement on indexation benefits on August 7
Published on Aug 08, 2024 11:25 AM IST
Big relief for homeowners as government gives options on LTCG tax
The revision can help stimulate the property market because it provides clarity and implies potential tax burden reduction, said real estate experts
Published on Aug 07, 2024 07:57 PM IST
Real estate and tax experts welcome the Centre’s decision to ease LTCG tax
Real estate experts said that the government’s decision to ease LTCG tax for sale of property is ‘a significant step forward’
Published on Aug 06, 2024 10:48 PM IST
After Ayodhya, HOABL plans to launch projects in Shimla, Amritsar this year
HOABL has invested close to ₹3000 cr across nine cultural and tourism locations, likely to put in ₹4000 cr in six more cities, including Shimla
Published on Jul 29, 2024 04:34 PM IST
Planning to sell a property bought after 2001? Here is what you must know
Budget 2024: The indexation benefit offered to property sellers earlier led to major tax savings but that may not be possible for properties bought after 2001
Published on Jul 24, 2024 07:26 PM IST
Budget 2024: Focus on digitisation of land records, urban dev gets a leg up
Realty experts said steps to introduce tech reforms within the regulatory framework for land, such as digitization of land records, will improve transparency
Published on Jul 23, 2024 02:14 PM IST
Budget 2024: 5 Things the real estate sector looks forward to from the FM
The realty sector hopes that the government will push for affordable housing in Budget 2024. Seeks for sops for homebuyers and incentives for builders
Published on Jul 23, 2024 10:13 AM IST
One in four cases settled after admission under IBC from the real estate sector
The Economic Survey said that more than one-fifth of the companies undergoing the resolution process under the IBC are from the real estate space.
Published on Jul 22, 2024 09:07 PM IST
Economic Survey: Housing sector on a growth trajectory
Economic Survey notes that the housing sector is on a growth trajectory and that demand is expected to be driven by affordability and increased access to credit
Published on Jul 22, 2024 02:35 PM IST
Twinkle Khanna rents two apartments for ₹1.85 lakh per month in Mumbai
Twinkle Khanna and her sister Rinke Khanna have rented two flats in Mumbai's Khar area at a starting rent of ₹1.85 lakh for five years, documents showed.
Published on Jul 16, 2024 04:18 PM IST
Parle Biscuits Private Limited sells three apartments for ₹45 crore in Mumbai
Parle Biscuits Private Limited has sold three apartments for ₹45 crore in Mumbai in the projects Rustomjee Elements and Rustomjee Seasons
Published on Jul 09, 2024 06:31 PM IST
Priyanjali Mariwala buys apartment in Mumbai's BKC for more than ₹65 crore
Priyanjali Mariwala, who leads the ASCENT Foundation, a not-for-profit firm of Harsh Mariwala, chairman of Marico, has bought the flat in Mumbai
Published on Jul 05, 2024 06:24 PM IST
Office space absorption may touch more than 70 mn sq ft by end of the year
Bengaluru remained the largest office market in H12024; Demand for office space from IT firms may double in the next half of the year: Knight Frank
Published on Jul 04, 2024 06:38 PM IST
Luxury homes above ₹1 crore witness 41% growth in sales
Delhi-NCR and Mumbai account for almost half of ₹1 crore home sales in H12024; Affordable and mid-segment housing expected to bounce back: Knight Frank report
Published on Jul 04, 2024 02:07 PM IST