Home & Decor, which marks its 31st year next week, has charted the evolution of interior decor styles in Singapore over three decades. The first issue was launched in October/November 1987, with features on famous Singapore chef Violet Oon’s three kitchens, 18th-century classic American style and dressing tables. The magazine’s first editor, Ms Betty L. Khoo-Kingsley, 74, says that in Read More

The walls were closing in on Mohit and Nidhi B Sancheti. As first-time buyers of real estate, the couple came face to face with multiple problems: connecting with multiple agents who added no value to the property scouting process, wading through a barrage of information, and struggling to find quality amid the quantity. The problems led them to think of Read More

Sales in the residential housing segment has been gradually coming down since 2013-14, and the sector is struggling even after almost five years of sluggishness. As a result, inventory level continues to remain high in the segment, despite fewer project launches. However, commercial real estate, especially the office segment, is in a healthy state if we consider demand and leasing. Read More

Though the real estate sector is under stress for the last few years, this could be the beginning of a new growth story, said Niranjan Hiranandani, president (national), National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) and chief managing director of Hiranandani Communities. The survival trick for developers and investors is to adapt to the changing environment and government policies. The real Read More

Looking to further diversify its portfolio and tap the growing warehousing sector, Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate plans to enter the segment and is in talks for strategic partnerships, a top company official has said. The company is in the process of identifying locations to develop grade A warehousing stock across the country, Shapoorji Pallonji CEO Venkatesh Gopalakrishnan told PTI. “We Read More

Caring for the health and well-being of our fellow humans has always been viewed as a combination of art and science. With all the recent advances in technology, there is no doubt the health care industry as a whole gets an “A” in science. The tradeoff, however, is that we’ve become so focused on using the technology (as this HBR article points Read More

The Swargate police have booked an American national for duping a city-based real estate agent to the tune of ₹47 lakh. According to the police, the accused Antheshia Smith, initially befriended the 59-year-old victim on Facebook and interacted with the real estate agent for a few days. The accused was interested in investing in the real estate sector in Pune. Read More

Yesterday two unannounced Sony devices got leaked CAD-based renders and videos, namely the Xperia XA3 and L3. Now the exact same thing has happened for the Xperia XA3 Ultra. Like the name implies, this is likely to launch alongside the XA3 as its bigger sibling. And it’s definitely going to be large, sporting a 6.5-inch touchscreen with 1080×2160 resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. The bezels Read More

A series of shortcomings, including potential privacy issues, have been identified in the main health information system used in Ireland to inform healthcare planning, delivery and funding. A review of the Hospital In-patient Enquiry (HIPE) system by the health standards watchdog said the issues with the governance structures had the potential to impact on its crucial role in healthcare planning. Read More

OnePlus 6T is seen sporting a waterdrop-style notch with the selfie camera in the middle in the renders HIGHLIGHTS OnePlus 6T 360-degree renders have been leaked The renders are also available in 5K resolution OnePlus 6T launch is rumoured to be on October 17 OnePlus 6T is rumoured to launch on October 17 based on a leaked India launch invite and a screenshot shared by OnePlus itself. Read More