Last year, 2016, is in our rearview mirror, so it’s time to look to the trends in 2017 that will change how we do business: For instance, in my travels around the country to conventions and keynote speech engagements, I’ve noticed that the faces of the audiences keep getting younger, ... Read More »
Year 2016 was a mixed year for developers and discerning buyers, though the announcement of the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) brought a huge cheer to the industry in 2017. It has been a year for the end-users, while investors have largely kept away from the market. A lot of ... Read More »
A bright future for financial advisors and for consumers doesn’t come without a shift in traditional mindset. The world is forever moving and going to back to the “old days.” Only advisors who use technology effectively can remain a key driver in the conversation. Broker/dealers, as we know them, will ... Read More »
If the U.S. economy is to hit escape velocity in 2017, you can expect the real estate sector to serve as its rocket fuel. At its most broadly defined, housing can be counted on to compose 15% of GDP. It hasn’t done that much heavy lifting lately, however. That’s because ... Read More »
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Tuesday rejected allegations of corruption levelled against him and said those ‘who plant such news’ will get beaten up with slippers if they come to Arunachal Pradesh, his home state. “Who has planted this news? To help your own people is ... Read More »
Officials have said 36 people are now confirmed dead from a fire at a warehouse party in Oakland, California, and have opened a criminal inquiry. Eleven victims have already been identified, with the families of those still missing being asked to submit DNA samples to investigators. Crews have suspended body-recovery ... Read More »
Equating demonetisation as a move to cure “cancer” in the economy, Mumbai-based real-estate tycoon and managing director of Hiranandani Group Niranjan Hiranandani said the real-estate sector across the country has taken a “hit” after the Modi-government banned currencies of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denominations and will take at least ... Read More »
The emergence of the idea of the blockchain that drove the creation of Bitcoin and other cyber currencies is one of those signal events in the history of computing. Just as Doug Englebart invented the mouse in 1968 and proposed a vision for user experience that has yet to be ... Read More »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said technology will very soon play an important role in developing agricultural pattern in the country. He was addressing the inaugural session of an international conference on sugarcane value chain in Pune. “We are talking about sugar; but let’s think about bamboo also and ... Read More »
There is currently a lot of debate happening on how the government’s demonetisation move will impact the real estate sector. The Nifty Realty Index fell almost 12% on Wednesday, purely on sentiment. While the bellwether indices are hinting at dark days ahead, these fears can at best be called unfounded ... Read More »
“The internet is still at the beginning of its beginning,” writes Wired co-founder and Silicon Valley guru Kevin Kelly in his new book The Inevitable. Kelly argues that adding machine intelligence to everyday objects — a process he calls “cognifying” — “would be hundreds of times more disruptive to our ... Read More »
Back in January, Microsoft announced Minecraft: Education Edition. Later, the company released an ‘early access’ version to some educators. At the time, some folks were dubious that a video game could serve as a legit tool in the classroom. With that said, Minecraft isn’t really a video game in the traditional ... Read More »
