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Pooja Thakur

ARTICLES BY POOJA THAKUR

Across the metropolitan area that surrounds New Delhi, a string of real estate developers, including Unitech, Jaypee Infratech Ltd and Amrapali Group, have been dragged to court by irate homeowners who shelled out payments for apartments that have yet to be completed. Photo: Bloomberg

Phantom flats have homebuyers fleeing a once-hot property market

6 min read . 31 Jan 2018

Still, it’s fair to say that Hong Kong is where the heat is right now. Photo: Mint

India trumps Hong Kong as no. 1 for home-price gains in Asia

1 min read . 07 Sept 2017

Real estate was hit hard by the government’s move to stamp out corruption with a ban on high-denomination bank notes in November. Photo: Mint

From tenement to township, India’s $1.3 trillion housing push

6 min read . 06 Jun 2017

Blackstone had $102 billion of real estate under management in the first quarter after taking advantage of high valuations by exiting assets including $6.7 billion of property. Photo: iStock

Real estate’s great run to end as returns subside: Blackstone

1 min read . 16 May 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been on a mission to expand affordable housing in Asia’s third-largest economy. Photo: Mint

$1.3 trillion housing boom set to be India’s next growth driver

2 min read . 10 May 2017

Under the new laws, developers will be required to post quarterly updates on the progress of projects on the regulator’s website. Photo: Mint

Real Estate Act puts developers on notice to clean up act or go to jail

4 min read . 03 May 2017

Developers and analysts agree that over the long term, the combined effects of the demonetisation and a new real estate law that will become effective this year will result in a consolidation of the industry. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

Even Trump Tower Mumbai isn’t immune to India’s real estate meltdown

5 min read . 11 Jan 2017

DLF Cyber City owns about 26.8 million square feet of leased commercial real estate assets. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/ Mint

DLF said to shortlist Blackstone, GIC as buyers of 40% stake in rental arm

1 min read . 15 Oct 2016

The three-hourly air pollution index peaked at 215 as of 2 pm before easing to 127 at 6 pm, according to the National Environment Agency. Photo: AFP

Singapore chokes as haze blankets city state

1 min read . 26 Aug 2016

The national capital region posted the sharpest decline in new launches, sliding 41% from a year ago. Photo: Mint

Uday Kotak’s property fund predicts prolonged slump in home sales

2 min read . 10 Aug 2016

L Capital, which denies Mehra’s claims, makes average investments of $30 million to $150 million in Asian lifestyle brands and has had other business quarrels play out in court, filings show.

LVMH-backed Asia private equity fund sued by fired executive

3 min read . 21 Jun 2016

A file photo of Asia Square Tower in Singapore’s financial district. Photo: Reuters

Qatar Fund buys Singapore office tower for $2.5 billion

2 min read . 06 Jun 2016

Singapore’s consumer prices fell for a 17th consecutive month in March. Photo: Bloomberg

Empty stores multiply as Singapore no longer shoppers’ paradise

2 min read . 24 May 2016

The stake may be valued at about Rs2,000 crore based on the sale this month of a holding by HDFC to its foreign partner. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

India’s first insurance IPO paves way for $50 billion industry

3 min read . 22 Apr 2016

Foreign money managers have struggled to build scale in India, accounting for just 8% of assets, as they’ve lost ground to homegrown rivals that have been able to weather weak investor demand thanks to deeper sales networks. Photo: Bloomberg

Wall Street gives up on India mutual funds as JPMorgan joins exodus

6 min read . 13 Apr 2016

Pain in India’s real estate market spells opportunity for Godrej

3 min read . 11 Apr 2016

Private-equity investment in India’s real estate sector jumped to the highest since 2008 last year and may almost triple this year, to $8 billion, according to the local unit of property broker JLL. Photo: Mint

KKR, other investors swoops in as distress in India’s property market worsens

4 min read . 02 Mar 2016

Indiabulls Asset has invested in four residential projects, two each in Delhi and Mumbai, and is exploring an investment in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru from its first fund, Ambar Maheshwari said.

Indiabulls Asset plans to raise $325 million for property funds

1 min read . 10 Dec 2015

Developers need about 54 to 60 approvals before starting to build, a process that can stretch on for years. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Builder’s suicide unites real estate developers battling red tape

5 min read . 09 Nov 2015

RBI increased the threshold for loans with a loan-to-value ratio of 90% to Rs30 lakh from an earlier Rs20 lakh. It reduced the risk weight for some loans to as low as 35% from as high as high as 50%. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Raghuram Rajan gives fillip to Modi’s goal of Housing for All by 2022

3 min read . 15 Oct 2015