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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicHousing sales

Topic: Housing sales

Why India’s housing market hit a 9-year high in 2022 — ‘higher savings, need for security’

Report by property consultancy Knight Frank India calls 2022 watershed year & says sales were not materially dented by growing inflation, interest costs, or slowing economic growth.

Banks take over land, unfinished projects as housing slump puts $20 billion loans at risk

Home sales volumes are said to have declined about 40% over four years and prices dropped as much as 20% on average.

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.