Information That NRIs Need For Buying Real Estate Property in India

In the case of NRIs there is a general permission to acquire any immovable property (other than agricultural land, plantation or farm-house property) by way of purchase, provided the payment is made out of foreign exchange inward remittance or any Non Resident bank account in India, i.e. Non Resident External Account - NR (E), Foreign Currency Non Resident Account - FCNR or Non Resident Ordinary Account - NRO account. Although immovable property is not defined, the same will include:

* Residential property being house property, bungalow, apartment, villas and all other kinds of residential properties
* Commercial property being shops, offices and show rooms
* Industrial property being factory premises and godowns
* Land for construction of any of the above properties

Acquisition can be made by way of

* purchase
* receiving the property as a gift
* inheritance, and
* share of joint property received upon partition of family or property.

Transfer: Although transfer is not defined under the Regulations, but the definition of FEMA, 99 [Sec. 2(ze) of F.E.M.A. 1999] will apply & include:

* sale for consideration
* exchange of property
* gift of property
* relinquishment of right in a joint property.

Repatriation of Sale proceeds: An NRI being an Indian citizen or a foreign citizen of Indian origin is allowed to repatriate the sale proceeds of an immovable property subject to the following conditions:

* the acquisition should be in accordance with the existing Foreign Exchange Laws (i.e. FERA, '73 or FEMA '99).
* the purchase price was met out of Foreign Exchange Inward Remittance or NRE / FCNR (B) account, and
* in case of residential properties, repatriation is restricted to a maximum of two properties.

The NRIs who are staying abroad may enter into an agreement through their relatives by executing the Power of Attorney in their favour if it is not possible for them to be present for completing the formalities of purchase (negotiating with the builder or developer, drafting and signing of agreements and taking possession). Rental income cannot be remitted abroad and will have to be credited to the ordinary non-resident rupee account of the owner of the property.

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Properties For Sale in India

A fundamental real estate investment mantra in India is that emerging localities are preferable to established and often saturated ones. Expressing their views on real estate markets in the year ahead, property consultants say that established areas eventually reach a peak in terms of appreciation potential, after which the growth rate either slows down or stagnates, moreover, there is little scope for new market drivers such as malls to find a place in saturated localities-where, property prices remain high.

According to property consultants Jones Lang LaSalle, this is not the best of scenarios from an investment point of view, since optimal investment requires low entry levels and appreciable growth within a realistic time-frame. Therefore, as one or the other destination reaches its peak potential on all these counts, new ones come into the limelight. Here is an overview on some emerging Properties for sale in India:

. Chandigarh: Though there has been a lot of speculation on Punjab's real estate market, Chandigarh is among the emerging cities that are seeing very encouraging real estate trends. It is India's first planned city, and it conforms perfectly to the key parameters by which we judge a city's growth - property market, people, physical infrastructure, social infrastructure, and business environment. Areas where properties are available for sale include Panchkula (Rs. 2500-3000/sq.ft.), Mohali (Rs. 1500-2500/sq.ft, Dera Bassi (Rs. 1300-2000/sq.ft.) and Zirakpur (Rs. 2700-3200/sq.ft.).

. Indore: Indore's Real Estate star is fundamentally on the rise, and offers good investment opportunities in project with low entry cost that are located in an area with good appreciation potential. Areas where properties are available for sale : Vijay Nagar (Rs. 3000 - 10000/sq.ft.), Bypass, A B Road (Rs. 3000 - 10000/sq.ft.), Rau (Rs. 600 - 1200/sq.ft.), Gulmohar Colony (Rs. 3500 - 6500/sq.ft.), Green Park Colony (Rs. 800 - 3500/sq.ft.).

. Nashik: Nashik is displaying an increasingly buoyant industrial scenario, with considerable growth expected in the IT/ITES industry. Overall infrastructure and connectivity Mumbai and other regional towns is improving rapidly, lending increased credibility to Nashik's real estate market. It is a vertex of the Pune-Mumbai-Nashik Urban Golden Triangle.

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Big Investment for Indian Realty Segment

Investments are pouring in the Indian real estate segment from all over. Recently, a study by Assocham says that the Foreign Direct Investment in India would touch $25 billion. Recently, Milestone also announced that it will invest Rs 300 million in funding different projects across India.

Do big bucks mean good business and good times for the cash-stripped Indian real estate segment? What do you feel? Share it with us

Is it Wise to Invest Property Now?

The markets world over are stagnating. Indian property market, too, is facing the heat. Property prices have stabilised to some extent. Property analysts still say that the markets will see a vibrant phase in next six months and hence this is the best time to buy property in India.

Market analysts predict that property prices will take off in some time and thus property is a good investment at this point of time. Do you also feel so? Will you invest your surplus funds in the property market now, or wait for better market conditions?

Bad is Good

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. People may have taken this statement as just another philosophical quote from Shakespeare but there exists many who have taken it as a way of life.

How can you think of buying properties when entire world is predicting stages of depression? Yes, there is a whole class of people who believe that this is the right time to buy real estate. Many parts of the US have been witnessing unusual property buying activities, after the sub-prime crisis. Similar are the trends in England, the second most affected market. According to experts, the reports of slowdown in Indian Real Estate markets are also drawing attention of investors who have been vying for entering into the country at an appropriate time.

Tough times for Indian Real Estate Companies

Subsequent to the US sub-prime crisis, Indian real estate companies have shed almost 35 per cent of their market capitalization, reports say. Most of the listed real estate companies are currently valued at a rate 65-75 per cent less than the value they were holding prior to the meltdown in the US market.

Earlier, it had been said that the developing countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China won’t be affected much of US sub-prime crisis, however things have started turning sour just a few weeks down the line.

The story does not end here. The Indian Real Estate industry is likely to be in a much difficult phase with the recent hike in Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)…

Dynamism of Indian Property Markets

Some pointers to how dynamic the Indian property markets are:

•The country’s population of 1.1 billion is set to continue to increase until at least 2030, before stabilising at around 1.5 billion, by which time India will have overtaken China as the world’s most populous country.

•India has a young profile. Half of its population is under 25 years, and the country’s median age is 24 years (2005), compared to 33 in China and 43 in Japan.

•The country is urbanising at a rapid rate of 2.5% per year. The number of cities over one million is expected to double from 35 in 2001 to 70 cities by 2025. India’s "Mega-Cities" of Mumbai and Delhi will be the world’s 2nd and 3rd largest cities by 2015.

These figures simply indicate the kind of opportunities floating around Indian property markets. Please share more facts over Indian property sector