Chennai After a brief lull during the assembly elections, the state is recording an upward trend in registration of properties. There has been a 40% increase in land transactions in the city during May-July over the same period last year, while the 578...

Chennai Hardly anybody would disagree on the need to revise guideline values for registration of properties in the state. It was last revised on August 1, 2007, and since then realty prices have undergone a massive sea change in most places. Though a...

Chennai The state’s department of town and country planning (DTCP) has issued a stop-work notice to a developer for not obtaining prior permission to construct their farmland and resort less than half a kilometre from Vedanthangal bird sanctuary. The...

Mumbai Home buyers, many of whom have invested their life savings to buy high-end apartments on Palm Beach Road, are shocked that a CID inquiry is being conducted into alleged violations of FSI norms in their towers. Clueless as to how to check if their...

Mumbai The sales of residential buildings are dropping, and fast. Past seven month’s data gleaned from the stamp duty and registration department showed that the trend in the eastern suburbs (Kurla to Mulund) has been the worst, with a record 33% slide...

Pune The state has vested district collectors and divisional commissioners with the power to give advance possession of government land for public amenities or purposes. They will be able give possession of plots of land of up to one hectares and five...

New Delhi, Aug 3(PTI) In a fresh jolt to Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court today quashed the state's move to acquire private land by invoking the "emergency clause" in Jyotibha Phule Nagar for construction of the district jail. A...

Mumbai Builders and residents of the satellite city Navi Mumbai are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the high-level probe into the FSI irregularities found in 21 towers along the Palm Beach Road, albeit for different reasons. There seems to be some confusion...

A year after a prominent newspaper reported about a 11-storey Juhu building with large car decks on each floor, the BMC has now ordered the demolition of certain portions of the high-end tower. A report prepared by civic chief Subodh Kumar also directed...

Luxury is a subjective word. Each person according to his or her own social status and lifestyle can define ‘luxury’ in a different way. Thus, developers cater to a wide variety of demands even in the category of ‘luxury homes’. Noida-Greater Noida and...