Selling a pup — real estate’s false promises Pre-launch real estate bookings are a breeding ground for scams with over-priced projects that differ from promised specifications. Published 01 Apr, 2024 07:15am
Real estate cartels On the outskirts of populated areas, agricultural lands are being used for new settlements. Published 15 Jan, 2024 07:55am
Real estate’s fictitious file system A developer may sell 1,500 imaginary files against a piece of land that can fit 1,000 plots. Published 16 Jan, 2023 07:02am
Builders inflate prices of flats Despite the fact that Karachi is a magnet for apartment lovers, only around 9pc of Pakistan’s urban population lives in flats. Updated 28 Nov, 2022 09:36am
Socio-political drivers of real estate prices As plot files exchange hands in the market, prices of property rise without being driven by demand. Published 17 Oct, 2022 07:02am
Forming policies for the common man Survival economists could design the way forward to ensure a fair price mechanism using relevant economic ideologies. Updated 03 Oct, 2022 09:59am
Woes of the cargo industry As per the World Bank’s statistics for 160 countries, Pakistan comes at 122nd place in terms of Logistics Performance Indicators. Published 19 Sep, 2022 09:20am
Enforcing construction tycoons to play fair Development authorities at the governmental level could chalk out clear bylaws for the construction segment. Updated 27 Jun, 2022 08:59am
The cost of FOBO — the fear of being offline According to Gallup, 35pc of the world’s population experiences stress, chiefly caused by the fear of being unattended. Updated 14 Mar, 2022 10:53am
Real estate specialisation for business graduates Due to the lack of realty specialists in the country, green lands are being converted into brown lands. Updated 07 Feb, 2022 07:45am
Neither we use nor do we sell Pakistan is stacked with more than 50 medicinal plants which are traditionally used ... Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:16am
Idyllic tourist dreams of a camper Pakistan’s rich spectrum of natural beauty is awaiting progressive investors ... Published 03 May, 2021 05:44am
Behavioural audits of bankers needed A careful analysis depicts that banks in Pakistan are incurring huge “costs of unethical behaviour,” with banks losing Published 25 Jun, 2018 07:06am
