In Hyderabad

Telangana Impact

2009-12-27T08:47:45Z

Thanks to all your emails and questions, I couldnt resist advising readers of this blog considering the political climate in AP. While I have not seen anything drastic happen yet to the already low prices, the weakness continues in Hyderabad market as well as the Andhra Markets like Vijayawada and Vizag. My sincere advice to you [...]

Hyderabad Real Estate

2009-02-21T19:38:23Z

Its hard to find an optimist in the Hyderabad Real Estate scene now a days. DLF recently launched an apartment complex at Rs 1850 per sqft and with all amenities included you will get your apartment at the golden mile [ kokapet ] for around 2300 per sqft. Builders are sh**t scared and the local mafia [...]

Satyam Saga

2009-01-09T20:24:49Z

I am sure all of you are fully aware of whats going on in Hyderabad now. Many lives are clouded by uncertainty including the 53000+ global employees [ 25000+ are in Hyderabad ], Hundreds of vendors that supply services to Satyam, Tens of thousands of contract support staff from security to housekeeping to cabbies that rely [...]

DLF Lake District Launched

2008-11-09T18:15:43Z

DLF has launched its new residential project Lake District in Hyderabad starting at 43 Lacs for a 1250 SQ Ft apartment and ranging upto 2100 SQ FT for 75 Lacs. DLF Lake district will be located at Gachibowli Extension Kokapet and offers choice of 3 and 4 bedroom apartments varying from various sizes such as 1250, [...]

Hyderabad Apartments Update

2008-11-09T18:01:22Z

Sky is falling … when it comes to the hyped up apartment prices of Hyderabad.. Prices of apartments have come down so quickly that even the strongest of the developers are now getting desparate to dump their inventory. It was getting obvious over the past few weeks as the builder cartel of Hyderabad tried everything to [...]

US Consulate in Hyderabad Open

2008-10-25T05:19:23Z

US Ambassador David C. Mulford has opened the Hyderabad US Consulate on October 24th. This consulate which will initially start processing 100 Visas by Mid December will scale up to 300 Visas per day by January 2009. Stating that the ceremony fulfilled President George Bush’s 2006 promise to open a new consulate in this “historic and [...]

British Airways Launches Hyderabad Service

2008-10-24T16:57:12Z

British Airways announced Non stop service to Hyderabad from London. This I think will very well replace the loss of KLM’s service, but at the same time will create for the regulars who prefer northwest and delta since none of the skyteam partners fly into Hyderabad at this time. Flying from Hyderabad to the USA [...]

KLM Suspends Hyderabad Amsterdam Service

2008-10-24T16:11:52Z

KLM today announced that they are suspending the Amsterdam Hyderabad Service effective Feb 1 2009 in response to the financial results on this route. KLM announced that it will book confirmed passengers onto other flights and will continue its services to Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. Not so great news for many of us who have [...]

I am back again !!!

2008-10-13T16:41:21Z

It has been more than 6 months since I posted on this blog. Lot of things have changed since then and my mailbox has been filling up for the past 45-60 days with email from readers outside india asking various questions on the topics I discussed in the past. Let me first wish you all a [...]

Real Estate Investor Confidence Eroding ?

2008-04-12T21:52:54Z

I found the ads below in the members section of a prominent Hyderabad Real Estate Support Web site.. Serious erosion of investor confidence in real estate.. Reasons given seem valid, but I see a ton of such resales and cancellations in the market .. Lanco : underconstruction. 2550 sft, 3 bedroom flat in prestigious LANCO HILLS. current sale price 4600/sft I bought [...]