Monthly Archives: July 2008

Milestone To Launch MEAS With Ecofirst

Milestone, India’s largest independent Real Estate Fund house is launching Milestone Ecofirst Advisory Services (MEAS) through a 50:50 Joint Venture with Ecofirst. Ecofirst, established with a multi million pound budget, is a J. Leon Group company based in UK.
With the launch of Milestone Ecofirst Advisory Services (MEAS), for the first time in the country, a [...]

Goa To Appoint NRIs

Goa is set to become the first state in India to appoint non-resident Indians (NRIs) to various boards and corporations. Eduardo Faleiro, former minister of state for external affairs and currently Goa’s commissioner for NRI affairs, told, “Putting Goan expatriates on state boards and corporation is one of our various steps to reconnect them with [...]

Leading Real Estate Player Interested In Hospitality sector

Suffering from low margins, Indian developers are entering fresh businesses like retail and hotel to expand revenue stream and offset slowing demand for real estate projects due to six year high lending rates and severe financing norm. Below are a few recent investments in the hospitality sector
Yatra Capital, a Jersey-based private equity firm, will invest [...]

Bahrain’s TAIB Bank shells out Rs 216 cr for 26% in Anant Raj

In the midst of a general slow down in the Indian real estate market, TAIB Bank, a leading private bank based in Bahrain, has picked up a 26% stake in Anant Raj Projects for Rs 216 crore. The deal, one of the first Shari’ah-compliant transactions in the Indian real estate industry, puts the valuation of [...]

Indian Realty Need Chinese Rules

It’s now quite evident that real estate companies are in for some difficult times. CRISIL not only foresees a delay in many planned and ongoing projects, it believes several players are over-leveraged and that the combination of sluggish demand and rising costs will lead to a shakeout. In particular, residential complexes, funded largely by customer [...]

Tech Mahindra To Invest Rs. 638 Crore In Next 3 Years

Tech Mahindra announced a capex plan of Rs. 638 crore ($150 million) for next three years, 60% of which will go as investments in physical infrastructure such as buildings and real estate while 40% will be used for enhancing technology.
The company plans to open new centres in Belfast (Ireland), Milton Keynes (UK), Chandigarh and Kolkata.

Builders Flouting EWS Norms To Land In Trouble

Builders would face hefty fines if they do not set aside 15% space in their housing projects for the economically weaker sections (EWS). The ministry of housing has asked states to crack down on developers who violate EWS reservation. Repeated failure to implement the policy may also result in government taking back land allocated for [...]

UEM To Invest In Infrastructure Project In India

Bullish about the Indian infrastructure sector, United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) Builders, the entirely owned subsidiary of Khazanah National Berhad, an investment division of the Malaysia government has showed keen awareness to invest in infrastructure projects for example expressways, real estate and bring in their expertise in waste management. UEM has already made investments of over [...]

Trump Jr. Plans $1 Billion Fund for India Property Acquisitions

Donald Trump Jr., whose father built a multi-billion dollar fortune in real estate, plans to set up a fund of as much as $1 billion to buy property in India, betting on the nation’s economic growth.
New York-based Trump Organization Inc. also plans a residential and hotel project in Mumbai with a local partner to tap [...]

Market slowdown Affects Hotel Development

With real estate stocks being hit adversely by the market slowdown, the phenomenon is expected to have a spiraling effect on hospitality development in India. Most real estate majors with a series of hospitality developments in their portfolio are affected by this trend. This may lead to a stall or delay in the completion of [...]