19TH DECEMBER 2018 NEWS

REALTY NEWS

What kind of home Rs 1 crore will get you in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru

Publication: LIVE MINT Date : 19 DECEMBER 2018

Mumbai: If you have a Rs 1 crore budget to buy your dream home, it may either fetch you a tiny studio apartment or a plush three-bedroom duplex in a beautifully landscaped gated community—

20TH DECEMBER 2018 NEWS

GST NEWS

GST revision may benefit realty, infra

Publication: DNA Date : 20 DECEMBER 2018

A hint by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring 99% of items under goods and services tax (GST) to 18% and below could see rate rationalisation in sectors like cement and other building materials and premium electronic goods.

Realty stocks shine on hopes of favourable outcome at GST meet

Publication: BUSINESS LINE Date : 20 DECEMBER 2018

CHENNAI, DECEMBER 19 Beaten-down real estate stocks on Wednesday found favour with investors, with the BSE Realty Index becoming the biggest gainer of the day.

CITY NEWS

Mumbai: Fire safety neglected under ease of doing business, says activist

Publication: THE INDIAN EXPRESS Date : 20 DECEMBER 2018

A senior official from the BMC health department said, “All government hospitals and nursing homes are exempted from registration under BNHRA.

Top bureaucrats of Maharashtra government to check the ground reality of mangroves

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 20 DECEMBER 2018

The primary responsibility of the committee will be to monitor the functioning of the state mangroves committee constituted by the state on October 16

REAL ESTATE NEWS

Opinion: Time to get real about prospects of real estate

Publication: MINT Date : 20 DECEMBER 2018

Why is the real estate market so out of kilter? The imbalance between investment and return can be squarely attributed to the large parallel economy in the real estate market

Factors that can impact your home loan eligibility

Publication: MINT Date : 20 DECEMBER 2018

These are ways through which lenders decide whether or not you will be able to repay the sanctioned amount within the stipulated time period

21ST DECEMBER 2018 NEWS

COURT NEWS

Supreme Court orders 10-km Eco-Sensitive Zone for 21 national parks

Publication: DNA Date : 21 DECEMBER 2018

The Supreme Court has declared a 10-kilometre area around 21 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries situated in eight states as eco-sensitive zones (ESZ)

Stamp duty cannot be charged in retrospect on resale of old flats: HC

Publication: TIMES OF INDIA Date : 21 DECEMBER 2018

Mumbai: In a judgement that offers far-reaching relief to prospective sellers and buyers of old properties in Mumbai where stamp duty is steep now, Bombay high

INFRA NEWS

4,000 hectares farm land will likely be opened for construction along Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Publication: DNA Date : 21 DECEMBER 2018

Around 4,000 hectares of agricultural land along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway is likely to be offered up for development.

BMC 'tunnels' a way for Mulund-Goregaon Link Road

Publication: DNA Date : 21 DECEMBER 2018

The Rs 4,000-crore Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR) has crossed one more hurdle.

CITY NEWS

Civic body to carry out ad campaign on fire safety in Mumbai

Publication: DNA Date : 21 DECEMBER 2018

On the backdrop 10 deaths in ESIC hospital fire incident, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is going to underline the statement that the owner or occupant is responsible for fire safety of the building.

City to get its 1st cluster university in 2019

Publication: THE ASIAN AGE Date : 21 DECEMBER 2018

MUMBAI: In academic year 2019-20, the first cluster university of Maharashtra will commence operation in South Mumbai, confirmed the state education minister Vinod Tawde on Thursday.