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New supply of residential properties rose 51 per cent last year to 3,57,635 units across seven major cities as builders launched more projects to tap rising demand, according to Anarock. In its annual report for 2022, the leading housing brokerage said new launches increased to 3,57,635 units last year from 2,36,693 units in 2021 across seven major cities. New launches of housing units were up in five cities --Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, but fresh supply fell in Delhi-NCR and Chennai. The total new launches in 2022 remained lower than previous peak of 2014 when more than 5.45 lakh units were launched in the top seven cities, Anarock said. As per the data, new launches in MMR jumped over two-fold to 1,24,652 units in 2022 from 56,883 units in the previous year. Bengaluru saw a 61 per cent increase in new launches to 49,196 units in 2022 from 30,646 units earlier. Pune too witnessed a 61 per cent growth in new launches to 64,343 units f
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has extended the last date for filing property tax for 2022-2023 for availing rebate of 15 per cent to July 15, officials said on Friday. Previously, the last date was June 30. MCD provides a rebate of 15 per cent in property tax if the amount due for current financial year is paid in lump sum. "MCD has taken this decision to provide relief to citizens who failed to avail this rebate by not filing their property tax till June 30 due to some reasons. "MCD has ordered all concerned officials in this regard and property tax offices have also been made aware about the decision so that citizens don't face any inconvenience," the civic body said in a statement.
Realty firm Ashiana Housing has acquired 22-acre land in Gurugram from Ramprashta group for about Rs 170 crore to develop a residential project. Recently, the company entered into a development agreement to build a 12-acre residential project for senior citizens in Pune on a revenue-sharing basis. "We have purchased about 22-acre land from Ramprastha group for about Rs 170 crore," Ashiana Housing MD Vishal Gupta told PTI. He said the company will develop a group housing project, which is located in Sector 93, New Gurugram, Haryana. Gupta said it would take 6-8 months to get various approvals to start the construction of this project. The potential saleable area is 21 lakh sq ft in this project. Ashiana Housing has added two projects to its portfolio this month, as part of its strategy to expand the business and future growth. In the Pune project, Ashiana Housing said the total size of the land is 11.93 acres, located in Mouje Varale, Taluka Mawal, District Pune (Maharashtra). Th