Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met with Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday to discuss various state issues, including rural development and housing under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).

After the meeting, Union Minister Chouhan emphasized that out of the 24 lakh houses targeted for Rajasthan under the PMAY, work on 20 lakh houses has been completed, while the rest are in progress.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav emphasized that Bhopal, being the capital of Madhya Pradesh, will witness rapid progress. He highlighted the successful organization of the recent Global Investors Summit in Bhopal and stressed the need for more such significant events in the city. The urban infrastructure in Bhopal is continuously being developed, including housing and other essential facilities. In the future, the metropolitan region will expand to include areas like Sehore, Vidisha, Narmadapuram, and Raisen.

The State government is proposing to develop satellite townships around Hyderabad along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and these townships would feature affordable housing communities, making homeownership more accessible for low-income and middle-class families.

VMRDA (Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority) has entrusted the responsibility of preparing a master plan for the newly-merged 14 mandals in Anakapalli and Vizianagaram districts to Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The assignment will also encompass the preparation of a perspective plan and zonal development plans, alongside development promotion and control regulations. For the creation of the master plan and other related plans, satellite imagery will be sourced from NewSpace India Limited, a public sector undertaking.

Infrastructure planning directly impacts commercial real estate demand by supporting urban growth and economic activity. In India, where urbanisation and industrialisation are expanding rapidly, infrastructure projects play a key role in shaping real estate trends. This blog examines how strategic planning influences commercial real estate demand, focusing on major projects and their effects.

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A Bengaluru landlord's refusal to lower the ₹23,000 rent for a room in a 3BHK near Whitefield recently backfired, leaving the property vacant for five months and causing a loss of over ₹1 lakh. While real estate brokers acknowledge that this may be an isolated incident, many landlords in Bengaluru are increasingly rigid on rental prices to maximize their income post-pandemic and cash in on the increased demand as employees return to the office.

Despite some concerns, India’s real estate market remains robust, according to Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman of Hiranandani Group, and Gulam Zia, Senior Executive Director at Knight Frank India.

The Indian retail sector continues to witness robust growth, driven by macroeconomic factors of rapid urbanization, rising affluence, and evolving consumer preferences.

According to the latest RELEAP report by ANAROCK Retail, the sector has seen significant leasing momentum, with demand consistently outpacing supply for the third consecutive year.

Hyderabad registered 5,900 properties in February 2025, down 16% from 7,135 in the year-ago period. The total value of registered properties stood at ₹3,925 crore, down 10% from ₹4,362 crore in February 2024, as per data from the Telangana Registration and Stamps Department analysed by Knight Frank India.

Hyderabad’s real estate market showed signs of recovery, with registrations increasing 10% month-on-month (MoM) and the total registered home value rising by 13% MoM, the analysis showed.

At least 34 percent of homes listed for sale in Delhi NCR are priced at Rs 10 crore or more. Between January and September 2024, the region saw a 72% increase in luxury property sales, according to data analyzed by eXP India, the Indian arm of the global real estate company eXP World Holdings.

In contrast, Mumbai saw only an 18% increase in luxury property sales during the same period.