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A Look Into India's Luxury Real Estate Market

India's real estate market has evolved from houses with great location to a fresh and vibrant concept of branded homes. These branded houses make up this emerging luxury housing concept where houses cost more than $300,000 for 2000 square feet as with starter size for apartments, and into larger and bigger sizes depending on the category that the project is going for. It is currently considered as the fasting growing cluster in residential housing and based on studies, it would take 1.5 million luxury homes to be able to cater to the demand in the coming 15 years, Business World reports.

Mid-income Residents The Way To Go In Dubai Real Estate

Developers are gearing their marketing pitch to convince tenants to buy their home, and projects focusing on this core audience are being started.

Top 10 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2016

As the new year approaches, one of the things that people want to know is who made it on the top ten list in almost anything. Realtor notes the top ten hottest places for real estate in America in 2016.

Real Estate Firm Sues US Steel For Refusing Bids Past List Price

U.S. Steel, a struggling steel producer company based in Pittsburgh is getting sued by the real estate company it hired to sell a company-owned condominium after refusing to accept two all-cash offers for the property in the amount higher than the listing price, Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette reports.

Buy a Town For $250K with an Unexpected Bonus

Who would not be amazed to know that one can own an entire town for a quarter of a million dollars with some unexpected perks?

Burt Bacharach Net Worth: 'The Look of Love' Composer Lands $5.5 Million Seaside Pad In Del Mar

Legendary American composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and singer Burt Freeman Bacharach has landed a $5.5 million place in Del Mar, LA Times reports.

Are Baby Boomers Causing Shortage in Real Estate Inventory?

Economists now argue that baby boomers - the people who rocked at Woodstock and were active in campus protests - who used to take out mortgages and buy lots of real estate are not downsizing fast enough and aren't putting their houses for sale as earlier generations did. As they refuse to move, it contributes to inventory shortages and an increase in prices, Chicago Tribune reports.

Tyga Got Kicked Out of Kylie Jenner's Calabasas Mansion And Scored Himself A Smoking New Pad

Tyga is known for renting Calabasas mansions (where his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, is), but he is also known for not being responsible enough with paying rent. Two of his former landlords have already filed a lawsuit against the rapper for $124,000 and $50,000 worth of overdue rent. But that's Calabasas and already part of the past as Tyga just scored himself a smoking new pad in Hollywood hills, LA Curbed reports.

5 Minor Damages Your Home Insurance Policy Won’t Cover

Although insurance is a guaranteed help and security in times of calamities, there are exceptions to the rules and some incidents are not covered by providers. Here are the list of some minor damages that your insurance provider may or may not cover.

China Insurers to Invest $73 Billion On Overseas Property

Chinese insurers are looking at a 5-year plan in diversifying their assets by increasing their overseas property investments. Real estate services firm DTZ/Cushman & Wakefield on Wednesday published this report and revealing the total amount of would-be investments of US$73 billion, The Real Deal website reports.

Secure a Lower Mortgage Rate for your Home with the ‘Moneyball’ Approach

One of the aims of future home buyers is to score a lesser price on their monthly mortgage payment. The article discusses some ways wherein you can score a good monthly mortgage for your home using the 'Moneyball' approach.

Crowdfunding Platform 'RealtyShares' Top $30 Million Real Estate Investments In The Third Quarter

RealtyShares, one of the leading real estate crowdfunding groups in the industry, has topped $30 million of real estate investments for 2015's 3rd quarter alone. The accredited crowdfunding platform is seeing a continuous surge of solid investor demand from different property types. The company claims to having some of the strongest deal flows in the confines of real estate crowdfunding sector, Crowdfund Insider reports.

Airports: Among The Listed Infrastructure Investing Gateways

In the wake of a low growth, low yield market, an asset class that is yet to be noticed can be investors' solution from a starving yield. Infrastructure is being considered as a growing "real assets" investment strategy and retail investors are encouraged to get on board. With listed infrastructure investing, where investors put their money in companies that own and/or operate highly important infrastructure assets, investors open their doors for new opportunities that could boost their growth and stability as well as diversify their investment portfolio, National Real Estate Investor reports.

Building Scandal Falters Drop In Residential Construction In Japan

A drop in new residential construction starts was recorded in October, a first time occurrence for the past 8 months owing to a sharp decline in condominium building that is believed to be caused by a weak foundation work, Asian Review reports.

Secure Paying a House Down Payment with Assistance Programs

Paying a down payment is an important step in securing the legal authority of a property and for some homebuyers obtaining the money for this said payment is not easy. Realtor defines what are the other avenues that can help homebuyers apply for assistance to secure the money for a downpayment.

House Prices In Australia Fall, Industry Report Shows

Australian real estate market scene went through a 180-degree flip in just a year. During early summer of last year, quite a number of Australian capital cities waved through high house prices with the end seemingly not in sight. However, Sydney and Melbourne, the two culprit cities behind the country's booming price growth, are now past their cyclic price peak and seem to be headed to a cooling off after an overheated couple of years.

Low Black Friday Sales May Make Macy's Rethink Real Estate

Will Macy's finally reconsider activist shareholder Jeffrey Smith of Starboard Value LP's advice after a weak third quarter and uninspiring Black Friday? Real Money reports.

Seattle's Supercharged Real Estate Market To Continue In 2016

The coming year is looking bright for Seattle and its real estate market. Urban Land Institute conducted its Emerging Trends in Real Estate Survey and Metro Seattle ranked fourth in the hottest markets to watch in 2016 nationally - from skyscrapers to single family houses - despite the increasing interest rates, Seattle Times reports.