RERA| Challenges in Project Financing

September 2017

The rollout of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) has been heralded as the most comprehensive reform for the real-estate s...

Tags: Real Estate, RERA, RAJESH NARAIN GUPTA, Homebuyer, SARFAESI, SNG & Partners, FDI, Transformation, Construction projects

2Q17 sees India Residential Inventory overhang drop to 10-quarter low

August 2017

2Q17 marks a record low for units launched across India, even as sales continue to outdo new units getting constructed in a quarter for the sixth con...

Tags: RERA, Under-construction projects, Real estate developers, Anarock Property Consultants, Anuj Puri

Why apartment funding is no longer feasible for developers and investors?

August 2017

Apartment Funding (AF) is a fund-raising structure where the involved investors acquire real estate units at deeply discounted prices....

Tags: Apartment Funding, SPV, RERA, Government of India, GST, Construction projects, JLL India, Akshit Shah

Manitowoc starts new Grove dealership in Norway

June 2017

Manitowoc has appointed Danish partner company UN Mobilkraner to be its exclusive mobile crane distributor in Norway. In addition to providing sales ...

Tags: Manitowoc, UN Mobilkraner, Niels Hoffman, Residential construction projects, Grove

Liebherr crawler cranes complete tandem hoist of Manchester bridge

June 2017

As part of a major railway construction project in the North of England, the Scottish contractor Weldex used two Liebherr crawler cranes to complete ...

Tags: Railway construction project, Liebherr crawler cranes, River Irwell, Weldex, LTR 1100 telescopic crawler crane, Manchester bridge

Maintenance Management

April 2017

After three-four years of economic slowdown, now infrastructure development activities like roads, rail and Metro projects are coming up. It is very ...

Tags: Infrastructure, Samar Ghoshdastidar, Simplex Infrastructures, Construction project, Equipment report

Is GST Bad News for Homebuyers and Renters

April 2017

Monthly instalments on home loans taken for under-construction houses will attract GST from July. So will land leasing and rented properties, includi...

Tags: Monthly Instalments, Home loans, GST, Union Territory GST, Compensation Bill, CGST, EMI, VAT, Under-construction projects, MHUPA, Housing for All by 2022, JLL India

Purpose-Built Construction

April 2017

Several construction projects in India face the acute challenge of completing work within stipulated timelines and budgeted costs. ...

Tags: Several construction projects, Trimble VICO, BIM, Rajan Aiyer, Construction software, Rajan Aiyer, Graphisoft ArchiCAD, Autodesk Revit, Tekla Structures