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Spending 8 hours in AC environment is disastrous for your health: Shuvendu Mazumdar, Product Head , SHARP – Plasmacluster Air Purifier Business in India

The homes/offices that we build now are mostly sealed and allow very little cross ventilation with less or no sunlight in Indoor space. The Air Conditioner has become a must for these spaces, which only cools the air thus recycling it and trapping all pollutants within the room. Static Electricity generated in AC rooms is …

Project Delays, Project Deviations And Other Customer Woes

Anuj Puri, Chairman & Country Head, JLL India   Reams of newsprint have been dedicated to discussing the sufferings of consumers in the Indian real estate sector. Particularly, homebuyers’ woes related to late delivery of projects, deviation of housing projects from promised quality, additional payments due to change in apartment area and inadequate protection of …

‘Walk Score’ Driving Demand For Residential Real Estate

Arvind Jain, Managing Director – Pride Group   Abroad, a new trend of evaluating neighbourhoods by their ‘walk score’ is being seen among home buyers. The idea behind this is simple, and in fact the very basis of that favourite real estate mantra ‘location, location, location.’ And it has great pertinence for the Pune real …

India Real Estate’s Analysis Of Budget 2015-‘16

Anuj Puri, Chairman & Country Head, JLL India   In this year’s budget, the Finance Minister has conveyed a message wherein the benefits lie only in the fine print. For the common man, though the cumulative savings implied by various provisions are stated to be to the tune of Rs. 4.44 lakh, this is assuming …

A Tame Budget For Real Estate

Kishor Pate, CMD – Amit Enterprises Housing Ltd.  The budget has fallen short of expecations and not delivered on many of the expected counts. It has not provided any direct relief for the common man. It has not increased personal income tax deduction limits, nor has it provided any relief for home loan borrowers. However, …