Why is the housing market in India so expensive? Why is buying a house a decision fraught with risk and uncertainty? How can we find clues about the nexus between the builders and the politicians? This week, we speak to Vaidehi Tandel, an urban economist, who has researched into the issues that plague India’s housing market.

भारत में घर इतने महंगे क्यों है? घर खरीदना जोखिम और अनिश्चितता से भरा फैसला क्यों है? बिल्डरों और राजनेताओं के बीच सांठगांठ के बारे में सुराग कैसे मिलेंगे? इस सप्ताह पुलियाबाज़ी पर हमारे साथ जुडी अर्बन अर्थशास्त्री वैदेही टंडेल, जिन्होंने भारत के रियल एस्टेट को प्रभावित करने वाले मुद्दों पर शोध की है। वे मैनचेस्टर यूनिवर्सिटी में अर्बन इकोनॉमिक्स और रियल एस्टेट के विषय पढ़ाती हैं। 

We discuss:

* Magical cities

* Why are cities more productive?

* Are Indian cities dense?

* How to improve housing supply?

* Issues with FSI constraints

* Is the CBD-centric model good or bad?

* Why are our urban areas dilapidated?

* Vacant lands in cities

* Litigations in Real Estate

* Lemons in Housing Market

* Impact of RERA

* Real Estate in China

* Rationalisation of building codes

Readings:

Do Mandatory Disclosures Squeeze the Lemons? The Case of Housing Markets in India by Vaidehi Tandel, Sahil Gandhi, Anupam Nanda & Nandini Agnihotri

Building networks: Investigating the quid pro quo between local politicians & developers by Vaidehi Tandel, Sahil Gandhi and Alex Tabarrok

Too slow for the urban march: Litigations and the real estate market in Mumbai, India by Sahil Gandhi, Vaidehi Tandel, Alex Tabarrok and Shamika Ravi 

Related Puliyabaazi about Cities and Urbanisation:

भारत का भविष्य हमारे शहर तय करेंगे। Managing India’s Cities ft. Devashish Dhar, Author

एक अच्छे शहर का मतलब क्या है? Urbanisation Done Right.

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