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One year of GST – impact on real estate

Anuj Puri, Chairman – ANAROCK Property Consultants The Goods and Services Tax (GST), a revolutionary tax reform rolled out on the 1st of July 2017, has effectively replaced the previous Gordian Knot of multiple taxes like VAT, central excise duty, commercial tax, service tax, octroi, etc. It has made India a ‘tax-neutral’ nation – and …

Tuning into Residential Real Estate’s Distress Signals in 2017

Anuj Puri, Chairman – ANAROCK Property Consultants   2017 was an unprecedentedly rough one for the Indian real estate sector with the implementation of RERA, GST, demonetization and several other reforms and initiatives. The residential market was beset by more policy changes in this single year than in the two preceding decades. The resulting distress …

2018 May Not Bring the Big Residential Revival

Anuj Puri, Chairman – ANAROCK Property Consultants The year 2017 will be remembered as the year of disruption and radical policy reforms in the history of Indian real estate. While RERA and GST might be considered as a disruption by the industry, the government’s sustained efforts towards promoting affordable housing provided some hope to the …

Will Bitcoin Buy You Property in India Anytime Soon?

Anuj Puri, Chairman – Anarock Property Consultants   From official acceptance to investment safety, crypto-currencies are nowhere near becoming viable tender to buy property here   Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies have been in the news a lot if recent times, often for the wrong reasons but also because of the massive appreciation Bitcoin has been …

A Closer Look at Boutique Luxury Homes

Anuj Puri, Chairman – ANAROCK Property Consultants With the revival in Indian residential real estate well underway, it is pertinent to turn our attention to which formats have been in high demand at every given juncture. Such awareness is primarily useful from an investor’s point of view, but anyone who tracks Indian real estate out …