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Even Trump building isn't immune to India's real estate woes

Rate of home sales has fallen by about half since the government's demonetisation in early November

Published Wed, Jan 11, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    Mumbai

    AFTER trying for four months to sell his apartment in a western suburb of Mumbai, Meher Verma decided to cut the price by 10 per cent. With property demand plummeting in the wake of November's sudden ban on high-denomination notes, he's not sure the reduction will do the trick.

    "I was hoping to sell my house soon," said Mr Verma, who put his two-bedroom property in Andheri on the market for US$400,000 in September. "Now it looks like I might have to cut my price or wait much longer for the market to improve."

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