This article in The Hindu Business Line assesses the obstacles to adequate rental supply in the housing market, citing findings from IDFC Institute's India Infrastructure Report. Excerpts:
"Without capital gains, the low rental yields — about 2-4 per cent in most cities, as per a report b...
Last year, IDFC Institute released India Infrastructure Report 2018: Making Housing Affordable. Among its themes, the report explores the gap between urban housing shortfall and availability, highlighting some unsettling findings.
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Alex Tabarrok of Marginal Revolution University in conversation with Reuben Abraham, Vaidehi Tandel, Kshitij Batra of IDFC Institute to discuss the housing crisis plaguing Mumbai as a consequence of the draconian rent control act.
Excerpts:
"Letâ€...
This Market Review Report by Motilal Oswal quotes Deputy Director Pritika Hingorani, Senior Associate Meenaz Munshi, and Associate Rohan Shridhar's work on affordable housing. Excerpts:
"The Economic Survey 2016-17 describes an India on the move. Migration has almost doubled, to a...
India's huge housing deficit, especailly in the lower income bracket, calls for a serious relook at the rental housing regime. This article in Swarjya by Vivek Kaul, talks of the critical need for rental housing reform if India's housing for all by 2022 target is to be fulfilled....
