Just as 2019 drew to a close, the Central Government unveiled the Rs 102-trillion National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) to boost annual investment in the sector.

Logistics industry has always been an underdog and has not received the much-deserved attention yet. Though the sector is full of potential, it is yet to achieve optimal utilisation of resources.

This Union Budget came against the backdrop of a raft of reforms, economic slowdown and fiscal stress. While the Budget proposals will incrementally contribute to economic expansion with its de facto elements of stimulus, the pace of growth will largely be due to factors outside the Budget.

One of India’s leading real estate educational institutes, the Real Estate Management Institute (REMI), has launched its Owner Developer Program (ODP). The ODP anticipated the journey ahead and offered participants a view of what to expect, how to respond and what to know in this domain, to capitalise on the oppurtunities.

Knight Frank, a leading independent global property consultancy, has released its Sentiment Index

The Union Budget 2017-18 is a much awaited one, considering that it comes against the backdrop of a challenging year for the real estate industry. There needs to be a balance between the demand and supply sides to ensure a surge in sentiment and investment opportunities.

The housing market came to a “complete standstill” during October-December 2016 on the adverse impact of demonetisation, as sales fell by 44 per cent in the eight top cities, the lowest figure reported since 2010. This resulted in a Rs 22,600 crore revenue loss to the builders, according to Knight Frank.

There is never a dull moment in real estate. 2016 began promisingly in comparison to 2015; however, as things stand, the year isn´t expected to end on a healthy note. A major factor for this could be attributed to the policy developments by the government, which in the short term have led to an unpredictable disruption, but in the long run are projected to augur well for the industry as a whole.

India´s burgeoning logistics and warehousing sector is set for an explosive growth trajectory, in the wake of the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.