Private equity deals are alive and kicking in Indian real estate space even though headline numbers do not reflect the same due to the absence of big ticket investments. The total number of PE deals during the first quarter of CY 2012 has hit a three-year high, according to VCCEdge, the financial research platform of […]
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Realty Estate Industry: A look at urban investments in Mumbai.
April 4, 2012 – 11:09 pm
India’s growth story has many facets; one of the integral parts of growth – and arguably the most important one – is urbanization. In fast-growing economies, cities are significant investment and employment generators, which in turn carry the growth momentum forward. The sustainability and liveability of any city depends largely on the quality of its […]
IOREC: Property Sector In Mauritius a Profitable Investment.
March 29, 2012 – 6:09 pm
The sluggish global economy has not left the property sector unscathed, but the high-end estate market on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius is showing remarkable resilience. Murray Adair, CEO of the Indian Ocean Real Estate Company (IOREC) who is developing several luxury resorts in Mauritius in partnership with Flacq United Estates Limited (FUEL), says […]
Gulshan Homz new project Gulshan Ikebana at Sector 143B, Noida Expressway.
March 25, 2012 – 3:54 pm
Gulshan Homz, part of the GC Group of companies has launched its new residential project: Gulshan Ikebana at Sector 143B, Noida Expressway that is designed by keeping all the modern needs, indulgences and luxuries in mind and offers a sleek, infinitely flexible, multi-dimensional and open life and is well conceptualised for quintessential living. One would enjoy excellent location advantage […]
Real Estate Sops cannot impress Firms.
March 20, 2012 – 2:58 pm
The finance minister relaxed borrowing norms for real estate firms and extended the loan subsidy for low-cost affordable houses. The concessions have, however, failed to impress the industry leaders who termed it as a too-little-too late move that would have a limited impact on the sector. The Budget said, “I propose to allow ECB (external […]
Union Budget 2012-13: Builders say that Pranab Mukherjee has ignored ground realty.
March 17, 2012 – 4:41 pm
Chief of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI), Lalit Kumar Jain, said the announcement on external commercial borrowings (ECB) for affordable housing was a minor respite but still meaningless. Jain, who is also chairman and managing director of Kumar Urban Development Ltd, added, “We contribute 6.5% to the GDP and expected a big […]
Risk Factor Increases in Investing in Real Estate
May 21, 2011 – 11:23 am
The first quarter of this fiscal would be a difficult one for the real estate sector. Many of the big players in metropolitan cities have had to borrow funds to pay their installments on loans due to banks by the end of March 2011. In smaller cities and towns, the situation is not any better. […]
IT Majors in big Realty Deals
December 7, 2010 – 4:17 pm
On the road to rapid recovery from recession, many large IT firms are signing up big commercial real estate deals in different parts of Bangalore. According to sources, Accenture has committed to take 8 lacs square feet in Pritech Park on the Outer Ring Road in Bangalore. HP and Wipro are said to have recently […]
REAL plans for Godrej
December 4, 2010 – 10:28 pm
Godrej Properties Limited (GPL), real estate segment of Godrej Group, has revealed its plans for the development of residential housing project at Mohali in Punjab, involving a capital of about four hundred and fifty crore rupees. The company also has future plans for several cities, including NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai and Chandigarh for development […]
Real Estate Awards 2010 by Franchise India Holdings Ltd.
November 22, 2010 – 11:26 am
India’s most prestigious awards dedicated to the estate industry, to celebrate excellence and brilliance with key industry representatives at “Real Estate Awards” presented by Franchise India Holdings Limited is scheduled to be held on December 2, 2010 at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi. The Real Estate Awards 2010 are given to practices which have consistently achieved […]
RBI Increases Loans On Realty
April 16, 2010 – 8:01 am
The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to set aside more pelf for loans to realty projects which may eventually make borrowing more costly for builders. An increase in capital requirement will force banks to hike the rate of interest on such loans. SA Bhat, chairman and managing director of Indian Overseas Bank gave […]
Supervision of Realty Activities Necessary
March 26, 2010 – 9:14 am
PIn India there is no qualified consumer movement supported by thorough research conducted by voluntary research organisations to recommend the avenues for investment in property. The The present enhancement in realty prices throughout India has given a new outlook to the investment in realty. The resources in real estate have slided from need oriented to […]
Gawk on India by Euro Realty
March 24, 2010 – 9:07 am
Photo by Farruska Europe is once again back into action with an prelude of investment for Kolkata’s real estate in a move deemed “a first” by experts. Expo Real, the largest European B-to-B trade fair for the international property and investment market , is the biggest European commercial property trade fair.this is an annual event that […]
Revival of Realty
March 21, 2010 – 3:47 pm
Indian real estate in the last few months has authenticated a reawakening enforced by a noticeable increase in the level of construction activity of low-budget housing coupled with low home loan rates. As researched by Boston Analytics, the Indian realty sector has undergone an increased supply and pace of development activity which brought an improvement […]
More Cautious 2010 by Realty
March 17, 2010 – 11:50 am
Indian developers are looking forward to more feasible studies of any project before actually launching them so that they can avoid the excesses that resulted in the real estate downturn in 2009. They are sending out a message that antagonism in the market will not be accepted any more and gigantic projects will be replaced […]
Raymond to enter realty
September 18, 2009 – 4:35 pm
Textile company Raymond plans to move towards realty sector. The initial project would be to develop the surplus land of 15-20 acres in Thane, where its factory is located. Mr Gautam Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director, Raymond, said in a press conference that the primary focus would be in the residential segment and funding would […]
Fifteen realty firms waiting to enter market
September 12, 2009 – 3:45 pm
Fifteen real estate companies are waiting in the wings to tap the capital market to raise upto 6 billion dollars with the housing sector showing signs of recovery. This list includes Lodha Developers, Oberoi Constructions, Emmar MGF and Godrej Properties and many more. These firms wanted to come out with the IPO earlier, but held […]
Realty prices unlikely to rise in recent future
September 11, 2009 – 1:19 pm
Real estate prices are unlikely to go up in the next six-months and the industry may witness huge volumes of sales of residential properties. According to Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani , MD of Hiranandani Group of Companies, “There is a huge improvement in real estate and prices will not increase, at least for the next six […]
Indian HNIs make realty investment
July 3, 2009 – 2:49 pm
Foreign developers are trying to attract Indian HNI (High Net Worth Individual). HNIs are people with net financial assets (liquid assets) of at least $1 million, excluding primary residence and consumables. India is projected to be the world’s third largest economy by 2050. A subsequent increase in the number of wealthy individuals, real estate consultants […]
Perfect time to innovate real estate
January 5, 2009 – 4:27 am
After a long run, Indian real estate sector has begun to show signs of slump. In fact, the present changes that Indian economy and real estate sector is going through can also been seen as the test of the resilience of the economy and our real estate sector. In fact, real estate sector is a […]
Realty stocks continue to haunt investors
December 24, 2008 – 6:02 am
Fears of slowdown, delay in project execution and delivery and plunging profit margins continue to haunt investors who have put their money in realty stocks. According to real estate sector report by Religare Securities, there has been a noticeable decline in enquiry numbers for residential property over the past few months. While terming all real […]
IL&FS realty fund mops up 895 million dollars
December 10, 2008 – 1:38 am
IL&FS real estate fund has mopped up $895 million (Rs 43,855 crore), promising overseas investors a return as high as 25%. The fund, called the IL&FS India Reality Fund 2, closed on Monday. Nearly 50% of the investment in the fund has come from US-based investors. The money has been raised at a time when […]
Realtors say, Just in time
December 8, 2008 – 5:59 am
Real estate companies have welcomed the government’s move to ask banks to announce a separate package for borrowers of home loans in the affordable housing segment as part of the overall stimulus plan to revive demand in the economy. “We welcome various measures announced today by the government in its economic stimulus package. These measures […]
