Investing in Real Estate vs Other Asset Classes — Pros and Cons
There is always an opportunity to invest in financial assets and the current time is no different. The economy of India is still robust, although there are some worrying clouds over the global financial markets. In fact, the Indian economy is the fastest-growing economy in the world now. Almost all economy watchers and international institutions…
How B T Road is Fast Turning into a Logistic Hub
Barrackpore was, once upon a time, the oldest cantonment of the British in India. In fact, Sepoy Mangal Pandey started the uprising known as the First War of Independence in India. However, after the Mutiny, the British focused on infrastructure development in India. The British wanted to commute to and from Kolkata in a short…
Property Buyers’ Preferences are Now Clearer — Kolkata Market Report Jul-Dec 2022
Kolkata Market Reports contain our half-yearly nuggets of information as well as the trend of homebuyers’ choices in Kolkata. For a few years, we have informed you about emerging property trends so that you are empowered with the right information regarding which property to buy, where to buy, and at what price. This time is…
Why You Must Consider Amazingly Transformed B T Road to Buy a Flat
If there is one prominent location in Kolkata that was completely transformed for the better in the last few years, it is Barrackpore Trunk Road (B T Road). B T Road is no ordinary road. Built in the year 1775, B T Road is one of the oldest metalled roads in India. Once used by…
Repo Rate and How It Determines Home Loan Interest Rates
Moonmoon has been missing her parents, what with busy workdays because of the approaching financial year-end. Desperate for spending some quality time with them, she decided to take matters into her own hands. So she punched numbers on her mobile phone and got connected to her mother. But she didn’t tell her mother that she…
Pros and Cons of Choosing a High or a Low Floor in a Highrise Building in Kolkata
Highrise buildings in Kolkata are a common sight now. As opposed to the situation till a few years ago when highrises meant only office buildings, residential highrises are quite common these days. Any building having a height of more than 15.5 metre is considered a highrise in Kolkata Municipal Area. In other places, buildings higher…
The Union Budget Focuses on Infrastructure Growth, Shuns Populist Path
Historically, the Union Budget in a pre-election year was always populist, with enough measures thrown in for immediate financial relief for the voters, even if it compromises future growth to some extent. We are a capital-starved country, with resources for growth gathered after a lot of difficulties. But if we have to fulfill our ambition…
How NK Homestoreys’ Property Related Legal Services will Make Your Homebuying Easier
Homebuyers expect increasingly better services these days. Gone are the days when just marketing services would have been enough for them. But it is no longer enough. Buying a property is generally a lifetime decision for almost all homebuyers. The decision to buy a home affects you for a long time, and usually for the…
Why Nowadays People Want to Buy Flats Rather than Building Their Own Houses
Sumita always dreamed of her own home. A small home with an attached garden. Sumita did her masters in Botany and started working in a reputed college in Kolkata. She always loved nature. A home with a garden was her cherished dream of settling down. Interestingly, her husband Rajat was the opposite. He always wanted…