With occupancy rates up again, coliving firms are also promoting their centres as hubs for networking with like-minded individuals

Co living, Shared Spaces

The real estate cycle is about 7-8 years. The demand for housing is always increasing, and so is housing shortage. With the government's focus on housing, the housing finance sector will only grow

Girish Kousgi, PNB Housing Finance

At the heart of these stories lies a universal truth: The pursuit of a place to call one's own, a quest as primal as the human need for shelter itself

Gulabo Sitabo Poster

'The introduction of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (Rera) in 2016 marked a major shift, bringing transparency and accountability with mandatory project registration, buyer protection'

G Hari Babu, President, Naredco

While prices remained stagnant (2015 to 2021), incomes rose, enhancing affordability. This bodes well for the housing sector in a country facing a shortage of 20 million houses

Housing, Realty, Real Estate

According to PropEquity, new launches in the affordable housing segment have fallen over the last two years in both Tier-I and Tier-II cities

hosuing

This surge is being fuelled by millennials with increasing incomes and elevated expectations

Luxury Housing

"I first became aware of the role of journalism in diplomacy in Beijing in the early 1970s during the last furious, or rather hectic, days of the Cultural Revolution," he recounted

Former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon (Photo: PRIYANKA PARASHAR)

Former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon

Top names in polity, economy, diplomacy, business, startups, agri, luxury & sustainability made BS Manthan a star-studded show

Piyush Goyal

India is second-largest market for e-commerce major in terms of number of employees, only behind the US. Amazon is doubling down on its job creation efforts in the country

Manish Tiwary, vice-president and India Manager of Amazon, underscores the company’s commitment to job creation, digitisation of stores, and prioritisation of exports from India 	(Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar)

The comment from Bikhchandani--who's sometimes referred to as the father of Indian startups-came in the backdrop of  Indian startup funding hitting a seven-year low in 2023

Serial entrepreneur and Info Edge Co-founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani said good companies always had enough money to back them	 (Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar)

Ahluwalia suggested that a portion of central taxes be set aside for this transfer and the remaining be shared between the Centre and the states

Montek Singh Ahluwalia (left), former deputy chairman of the erstwhile Planning Commission,  and former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian at Business Standard Manthan 	(Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar)

NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand, eminent agriculture economist Ashok Gulati and Chairman of Bharat Krishak Samaj Ajay Vir Jakhar were part of the panel

(From left) NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand, Distinguished Professor at Icrier Ashok Gulati, and Bharat Krishak Samaj Chairman Ajay Vir Jakhar discuss ‘Role of Agriculture in a Developed India of 2047’, at  Business Standard Manthan on Thursday   (Pho

Government data shows that so far, some 122,000 real estate projects have been registered under Rera, with over 121,000 consumer grievances addressed nationwide

Last year, there was an absorption of 16.4 million square feet, one of the highest globally. In 2022, the absorption was 57.9 million sq ft, and this year is also expected to be strong

Anshuman Magazine, chairman and chief executive officer, CBRE

Amid increasing concern for the health of the planet, sustainability is emerging as more than just a trendy buzzword for developers

Green Homes, sustainable homes

In cities like Meerut, where multiple infrastructure projects are underway, developers have already acquired land for future projects two to three years in advance

property, land, house, real estate

Office leasing has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, driven by the growth of global capability centres (GCCs) and flexible office spaces

Real Estate, office spaces, Commercial Real Estate

Technology also enables home management through applications, including automation, guest access, and security. These are the key themes and trends we are seeing in terms of what people want

Tariq Ahmed, CEO-West India, Prestige Group

Credai-MCHI has proposed a separate affordable housing index for metropolitan cities like Mumbai, removing the Rs 45 lakh price cap and declaring all houses up to 60 sq m as affordable

Domnic Romell, President, CREDAI-MCHI

As global uncertainties gradually abate, the robust Indian economy and favourable real estate fundamentals are anticipated to bolster private equity inflows into the sector

Shishir Baijal, chairman and managing director, Knight Frank India

The use of technology today comes into play right when a project is being designed, and goes on to assist in its customisation and maintenance

Digital Technology, Real Estate

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