{"id":9409,"date":"2020-07-30T00:02:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T18:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/?p=9409"},"modified":"2020-07-30T00:02:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T18:32:30","slug":"episode-7-the-deep-state-of-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/30\/episode-7-the-deep-state-of-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 7: The Deep State of Real Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15402320\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/cc5c00\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1531700257624_130235\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1560137275805_230172\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div>\n<p>The Indian real estate market is an unusual beast: there is as much politics in it as economics. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul get together in episode 7 of Econ Central to dissect its innards. Also discussed: why Joe Biden is like Rahul Roy, and MCBC gaalis reflect a toxic mindset and should be abandoned by us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Also check out:<\/b><br \/>\n1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/8\/6\/episode-30-real-estate-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/8\/6\/episode-30-real-estate-prices\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWSESBNvT6FErn9bhWem0Le6SS-A\">The Mystery of Real Estate Prices<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 30 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul).<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newslaundry.com\/sena\/indias-real-estate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.newslaundry.com\/sena\/indias-real-estate\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHZhyTKZNU5MbvIQ0Z_jcA-8veDVw\">India&#8217;s Unreal Estate<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vivek Kaul for\u00a0<i>Newslaundry<\/i>.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/business\/economy\/why-car-sales-are-falling-but-not-realty-prices-658909.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/business\/economy\/why-car-sales-are-falling-but-not-realty-prices-658909.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFgKo92Gxm1sAbd8JYlsSdIketdKQ\">Why car sales are falling but not realty prices<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vivek Kaul.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/narendra-modi-takes-a-great-leap-backwards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/narendra-modi-takes-a-great-leap-backwards\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFujS_-iaqdul3VEdOq2T2BZAX3kw\">Narendra Modi Takes a Great Leap Backwards<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma on DeMon.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgdev.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Kapur_Vaishnav_election_finance_India-FINAL-0313.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cgdev.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Kapur_Vaishnav_election_finance_India-FINAL-0313.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-oo09PBcTyKPwtdBXOSs7IN4qCA\">Quid Pro Quo: Builders, Politicians, and Election Finance in India<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Devesh Kapur &amp; Milan Vasihnav.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/4\/1\/episode-114-crime-in-indian-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/4\/1\/episode-114-crime-in-indian-politics\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGrjQzze4BdL-H5DwHZ6q9xGF7_RQ\">Crime in Indian Politics<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 114 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Milan Vaishnav).<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Overdraft-Saving-Indian-Urjit-Patel\/dp\/9353579147\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=overdraft&amp;qid=1596044634&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Overdraft-Saving-Indian-Urjit-Patel\/dp\/9353579147\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Doverdraft%26qid%3D1596044634%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGY4CSXB9GOOZpZNRPUBL5uLIq-nQ\">Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Urjit Patel.<br \/>\n8. The episodes of The Seen and the Unseen on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/4\/17\/episode-14-rent-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/4\/17\/episode-14-rent-control\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7BTsMHxdDigUUBw4Z3f-0IqjAVA\">Rent Control<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/3\/27\/episode-11-fsi-floor-space-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/3\/27\/episode-11-fsi-floor-space-index\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE6CKxJU16JcwMMKsFaZKmXJaC5aw\">FSI<\/a>\u00a0with Alex Tabarrok.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/9\/16\/episode-138-twelve-dream-reforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/9\/16\/episode-138-twelve-dream-reforms\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEps4-ZcHq2dvOkf4ZfXmQSQvQXXQ\">Twelve\u00a0Dream Reforms<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 138 of The Seen and the Unseen (Shruti Rajagopalan, Rajeswari Sengupta &amp; Vivek Kaul).<br \/>\n10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/B978012214850750022X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/B978012214850750022X&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG99zBFqorJ-bgRVnShRw7WcJkkog\">The Market for &#8216;Lemons&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; George Akerlof.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayin.org\/ajayshah\/MEDIA\/2020\/real_estate_upheaval.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.mayin.org\/ajayshah\/MEDIA\/2020\/real_estate_upheaval.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQb7eufJIvWyEuXcKLi_tcNtxCqA\">Rethinking Work, Home and Office<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Ajay Shah.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.blogspot.com\/2007\/01\/rahul-roy-and-voting-mechanics-of-bigg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.blogspot.com\/2007\/01\/rahul-roy-and-voting-mechanics-of-bigg.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFEEzv1Ekvrybj47VG3vli7oHwxUA\">Rahul Roy and the Voting Mechanics of Bigg Boss<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n13.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/biden-vice-president-2020.html?action=click&amp;module=Top%20Stories&amp;pgtype=Homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/biden-vice-president-2020.html?action%3Dclick%26module%3DTop%2520Stories%26pgtype%3DHomepage&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGC8siQFb0Irtb9QOWIu0HjP5Am4Q\">Joe Biden\u2019s Vice-Presidential Pick: Who\u2019s in the Running?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Alexander Burns in the\u00a0<i>New York Times.<br \/>\n<\/i>14.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4iuKyZuQdVE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D4iuKyZuQdVE&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUL4vfs4cDI1u64JF6SNZyIvBkjg\"><i>Aashiqui<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(1990) &#8212; Rahul Roy&#8217;s debut film.<br \/>\n15.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OFCdLCqvPZw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DOFCdLCqvPZw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHsRPdx8fVS-3k2Cq9L69qB2_VM_g\"><i>Pyaar Ka Saaya<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Produced by B Subhash and starring Rahul Roy.<br \/>\n16.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bastiat.org\/en\/twisatwins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/bastiat.org\/en\/twisatwins.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVxHlEtc7eD2UAMogy865HvZ9Nbg\">That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen<\/a>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bastiat.<br \/>\n17.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/law-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-Bastiat-ebook\/dp\/B07PBHMCT3\/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=the+law+bastiat&amp;qid=1596045753&amp;sr=8-4?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/law-Fr%25C3%25A9d%25C3%25A9ric-Bastiat-ebook\/dp\/B07PBHMCT3\/ref%3Dsr_1_4?keywords%3Dthe%2Blaw%2Bbastiat%26qid%3D1596045753%26sr%3D8-4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHHDx7kzgO9T9izfKpTsyANg8X6tA\">The Law<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bastiat.<br \/>\n18.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/19\/episode-182-conversation-and-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/19\/episode-182-conversation-and-society\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150116000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfe6W_Xb2tjEm0ACrCf5KWR_7Fhw\">Conversation and Society<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 182 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Russ Roberts).<br \/>\n19.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Economics-One-Lesson-Shortest-Understand-ebook\/dp\/B003XT60KO\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=henry+hazlitt&amp;qid=1596045958&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Economics-One-Lesson-Shortest-Understand-ebook\/dp\/B003XT60KO\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dhenry%2Bhazlitt%26qid%3D1596045958%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150116000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHlVL8qiMcFomG5vbETeVsKvSjt7g\">Economics in One Lesson<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Henry Hazlitt.<br \/>\n20.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/population-is-not-a-problem-but-our-greatest-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/population-is-not-a-problem-but-our-greatest-strength\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150116000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEsLaMu1KTd-KEwDn3GLx34jeA_gA\">Population Is Not a Problem, but Our Greatest Strength<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n21.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/23\/episode-6-the-hype-around-the-stock-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/23\/episode-6-the-hype-around-the-stock-market\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150116000&amp;usg=AFQjCNESYscszdsChJ46co1FvpPyeE20uA\">The Hype Around the Stock Market<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 6 of Econ Central.<br \/>\n22.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxCRoser\/status\/1287727693916712962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxCRoser\/status\/1287727693916712962&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150116000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFigPeCOpt2sTORm6VMbsPZQbKD5Q\">Max Roser&#8217;s Tweet<\/a>\u00a0on the decline in smoking rates.<\/p>\n<p>Do check out Amit&#8217;s course,\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150116000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHfFzRf2SKSslwe2l4JXCfIDg6WfA\">The Art of Clear Writing<\/a><\/b>, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Vivek-Kaul\/e\/B00J41MIGU\/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1?tag=maswe-21?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Vivek-Kaul\/e\/B00J41MIGU\/ref%3Ddp_byline_cont_pop_book_1?tag%3Dmaswe-21&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150116000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHvaMvW_6yAkDYih9zR1KzbtHdBCw\">Vivek&#8217;s books<\/a>, including\u00a0<b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Bad-Money-Inside-Threatens-Banking\/dp\/9353577217?linkId=57cce4495246a5d332125b79f9f4aa9e&amp;language=en_IN?tag=maswe-21?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Bad-Money-Inside-Threatens-Banking\/dp\/9353577217?linkId%3D57cce4495246a5d332125b79f9f4aa9e%26language%3Den_IN?tag%3Dmaswe-21&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596133150116000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAqGqWy0LAV5h5Liulzcn_G9raSA\">Bad Money<\/a><\/i><\/b>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff The Indian real estate market is an unusual beast: there is as much politics in it as economics. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul get together in episode 7 of Econ Central to dissect its innards. Also discussed: why Joe Biden is like Rahul Roy, and MCBC gaalis reflect a toxic mindset and should be &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Episode 7: The Deep State of Real Estate\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/30\/episode-7-the-deep-state-of-real-estate\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Episode 7: The Deep State of Real Estate\">Read show notes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9409"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9410,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9409\/revisions\/9410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}