Insights

What’s Making Real Estate in South & West Chennai Tick?

40 year old consultant Suryanarayanan has been on the lookout to buy a new home in Chennai. He had the pick from all of Chennai’s real estate market, including from more affordable projects in the newer areas of North Chennai. But, because he was uncompromising on the connectivity aspect, he settled on a project by

Toxic Coal Dumped At South Mumbai: Residents Demand Action

If you have travelled along Mumbai’s Harbour line, then you would have definitely come across heaps of coal that have been dumped on open land. While you may choose to walk away, considering it little more than a harmless coal pile, fishermen in the area are more intimately aware of the problems this giant pile

Why are Developers Converting Residential Projects to Commercial?

At a time when the residential segment is showing every sign of weakness, from falling sales to stalled launches, the commercial real estate segment is giving the real estate sector reason to cheer. ”The office market has turned around for the last year and I think that is the real positive sign. We have seen

Apartments Are Cheaper. Should You Buy Now?

Anybody with clout who says home prices must drop is met with a lot of cheer and jeer. And when a voice as respected as the RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan makes a statement to that effect, it becomes virtually gospel truth. Last week, Mr Rajan said, “I think we need the market to clear. With