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- It is better for investors to choose malls that are managed by a professional agency or by the developer, as compared with strata sale malls (each unit sold to an individual owner), writes CBRE South Asia Chairman & MD Anshuman Magazine.
- Companies in the real estate sector are battling a fall in sales due to economic slowdown and high interest rates. Approval delays are also impacting new launches. If you are planning to invest in a real estate company, you must be careful.
- In India, property prices have appreciated significantly over the past five years. However, for the overseas Indian, it has been a marginal increase owing to the depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar, writes Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre CEO Sujata Sudarshan.
- If you have taken a home loan or plan to take one, you can avoid a lot of hassles and bitter exchanges with lenders if you know some basic facts about home loans.
- Investing in offices - one of the two components of commercial real estate, the other being retail - is a good way to earn high rental income and gain from capital appreciation.
- In today's complex world of real estate, which offers choices that are mindboggling, let's look at the forces that are driving the markets, so that you can take an informed decision about buying a house.
Why choosing a smaller car in any price category is a great option
Auto Bild tells you why choosing a smaller car in any price category is a great way to save money, with many great options available.Recent launches: Sony Xperia Z Ultra, Asus Transformer Book TX300 and more
Sam Abraham introduces new products to help you zero in on those that could offer value for money.
Insurance tip: Invest in term plans than 'return of premium' plans
A 'return of premium' plan is a term plan with death benefits. It returns the premium paid if the policyholder survives the policy term. In regular term insurance, insurers pay only when the insured person dies.
Fund watch: IDFC Premier Equity has outperformed in past 5 years
IDFC Premier Equity has outperformed its index in the past five years.Equity funds have started shedding gains they made in FY13
Equity funds have started shedding the gains that they made in 2012-13 as average one-year return from diversified schemes dropped below 2 per cent.Mutual funds investing in the US a good cover against rupee fall
Experts feel with the current market scenario, investors must diversify across countries as well as assets. Right now, it makes sense to buy assets in economies recovering from the 2008 crisis.
Best banks to take loan for house, child education
Are you scouting for a loan to buy a house, a car or for your child's education? Given below are the best deals on offer from public and private sector lenders.
Money Today experts answer personal finance queries on tax, banking, investment
Money Today experts answer personal finance queries.
Why you should invest in stocks of companies related to commodity prices
If you are not comfortable investing in commodities, where one can take bets mostly through futures, investing in a 'related' commodity stock can be a good option.Stocks, sectors that will gain from a good monsoon
Monsoon seems to be the only respite that Indian companies can look forward to this year. Falling rupee, high fiscal deficit, flight of foreign funds and poor earnings, these have been the only themes in the India story for many quarters now.
Idea Cellular among top gainers in past 6 months with returns of 47 per cent
Idea Cellular is among the top gainers in the past six months with return of over 47 per cent.
Recent rulings in the personal finance sector
A look at recent rulings in the personal finance sector which can affect you -Companies Law to save interests of retail investors
The Companies Bill has introduced the concept of class action suit, which enables a group of investors to take a large company to court seeking relief/damage from actions of the company.Allowing banks as insurance brokers will improve product offering
Banks can now sell insurance policies of multiple companies after the Insurance Regulatory Authority of India (IRDA) allowed them to become licensed insurance brokers.Looking to exit National Spot Exchange? Here's what you can do
Since the National Spot Exchange has a huge outstanding towards investors, and the issue has snowballed into a big controversy, it is unlikely that normal functioning in the exchange will be resumed any time soon.How RBI's measures to check rupee fall are impacting you
The fallout of the rupee slide is going to hurt you if you are looking to buy a property, invest overseas, send your child to a foreign university or buy gold.
Settling abroad? Here's how to settle your finances before leaving
These days it is not uncommon for people to shift abroad for work. We discuss some things that you must do before leaving the country to keep your finances in order.
Stock markets dependent on liquidity outlook in near future
Sandesh Kirkire, CEO, Kotak Mutual Fund says in the classic growth-inflation trade-off, the third angle of sharply depreciating rupee, has made currency management an imperative.
India Inc's first-quarter numbers show it is in a bad shape
Although not all companies have declared results yet, based on the past trend - that is, Sensex earnings growth of just 6.8% in 2011-12 and 6.2% in 2012-13, and the results so far - double-digit growth looks difficult.
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