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Will the Rising Home Prices Put the Focus Back on Affordable Housing?

Will the Rising Home Prices Put the Focus Back on Affordable Housing?

It is almost a month now. The last time Raj and Moonmonn visited her father’s home is more than a month. Although summer is on us, along with the rare heatwave, Jamaishashthi is some time away. However, Moonmoon’s mother wanted to see them and as the heatwave subsided a bit, Raj and Moonmoon were at…

Does Repo Rate-Hike Signify Costlier Home Loans Going forward?

Does Repo Rate-Hike Signify Costlier Home Loans Going forward?

Rajat, a 30-year-old software developer working in a top IT company at Salt Lake, Sector 5 in Kolkata, cannot avoid getting into some disagreements with his father. Rajat’s father has recently retired from a large engineering company and lives off the interest earned from his savings. With the bank interest dropping to a minimum, he…

Pros and Cons of Living in a House near Waterbody

Pros and Cons of Living in a House near Waterbody

Every winter, as migratory birds arrive in droves at different jheels and lakes in West Bengal, Rajat takes out his camera and other paraphernalia to take photographs. He visits Santragachi Jheel, Rabindra Sarovar, and of course, Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary whenever there is a holiday from his high-pressure software developer job. Although the winged visitors…

Is the Indian Economy in Fine Fettle? Is there any Dark Cloud in the Horizon?

Is the Indian Economy in Fine Fettle? Is there any Dark Cloud in the Horizon?

This has never happened earlier. Never in the history of India. Tax collection figures have gone through the roof and even surpassed Union Budget estimates. India’s tax collections soared to a record high of Rs 27.07 lakh crore in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, as mop-up from income and other direct taxes as…

Reasons Why Property Prices are Expected to Go up Sharply Very Soon

Reasons Why Property Prices are Expected to Go up Sharply Very Soon

It has been quite some time. And they were missing it. They were missing the company of Moonmoon’s father, his wise utterances, and her mother’s warm, affectionate hospitality. And of course, Moonmoon’s mother has been missing her daughter and son-in-law especially because she gets an excuse to try her best recipes when they visit her….

How the Property Market is Witnessing the Early Signs of Huge Growth

How the Property Market is Witnessing the Early Signs of Huge Growth

Soham was feeling quite smug recently as the stock market has been having a furious bull run. His portfolio has doubled in about a year and he is very hopeful of the future. Even a modest investment in cryptocurrency has given him unexpectedly good returns. Soham is a software developer in a top IT company…

Subtle Changes are Taking Place in the Hyderabad Property Market

Subtle Changes are Taking Place in the Hyderabad Property Market

Hyderabad property market is showing remarkable resilience and the demand situation is not only holding up but actually is consolidating. However, subtle changes are taking place in this market, as per our detailed analysis of demand data in the period July-December 2021. Before we discuss that let us see what trends are getting stronger in…

Southern Bypass — an Evolving Property Hotspot Homebuyers Prefer

Southern Bypass — an Evolving Property Hotspot Homebuyers Prefer

Pralay’s life completely changed in the last 2 years. And that is for the better. He never expected this massive positive change in his life that happened recently. Yet, 2 years back he was not so gung-ho with his life. He was not struggling in his career, but he was not doing so well as…

Kolkata Property Market Report (Jul-Dec 2021) — South & South-West Rules

Kolkata Property Market Report (Jul-Dec 2021) — South & South-West Rules

Surojit was mad about the court. All he loved was a good game after he came back from school. He always enjoyed a tough game, dripping sweat from his eyebrow and a soaked t-shirt. A boy from Siliguri, Surojit was very meritorious and came to Kolkata to study in Kolkata Medical College, ranking quite high…