Monday, 30 November 2015

New FDI policy impact on realty to be more long term, unlikely to increase FDI in near term: Fitch Ratings

The policy, which became effective on November 24, 2015, removes the earlier conditions on minimum investments (of $5 million earlier), minimum area and eases exit options for FDI investors.

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Why investment in realty is logical in sluggish markets

Though the real estate industry has been going through hard times for more than a year now, the hardship is primarily from the sellers' point of view.

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Mumbai realty shows signs of life again as home sales rise 28%

Local property brokers are also not convinced with these numbers, stating that the market continues to be sluggish.

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CCI dismisses complaint against DLF Group firms

Fair trade regulator CCI has rejected allegations of anti-competitive business practice against two DLF Group firms.

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CCI dismisses complaint against DLF Group firms

Fair trade regulator CCI has rejected allegations of anti-competitive business practice against two DLF Group firms.

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Sunday, 29 November 2015

BlackSoil Realty to invest Rs 25 cr in Ahuja Constructions’ residential project

BlackSoil Realty Fund–I is set to invest Rs 25 crore in realty developer Ahuja Constructions’ residential project in central Mumbai’s Sion locality.

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No hike in guidance value of Bengaluru properties till budget: State government

The government usually revises the guidance value in November and this year, the government has postponed, according to officials sources, by three months.

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Xander Group plans to lap up more realty in India

The Xander Group is looking to scoop up more across the retail, commercial and residential segments, the founder of the global investment firm said.

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Friday, 27 November 2015

Ashiana's Marine Plaza project to resume next month

Leading real estate development company Ashiana Housing Limited today expressed confidence that construction work of its ambitious project 'Marine Plaza' here will restart.

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2015 to see absorption of 31 million sq ft of office space in top Indian cities: Assocham-JLL study

The study said that year 2015 will provide a window of opportunity for occupiers and investors as rents and capital values in most micro-markets are at their cyclical bottom.

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Thursday, 26 November 2015

Formula One seeking to encash $15.45-million guarantee by Jaiprakash Associates

The division bench comprising Justices MS Sanklecha and GS Kulkarni will hear the matter further on November 27.

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Formula One seeking to encash Rs 350 crore guarantee by Jaiprakash Associates

The division bench comprising Justices MS Sanklecha and GS Kulkarni will hear the matter further on November 27.

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Housing for All may boost economy by 3.5% by 2022: Ind-Ra

The agency estimates the cost of constructing 20 million houses during FY16-FY22 will be around Rs 2,14,286 crore per annum.

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Wednesday, 25 November 2015

IT expansion plans lift Hyderabad office rentals over 45%

The city, which is home to offices of MS, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Yahoo, saw property valuations mostly being stagnant, or increasing by less than 2%.

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Lodha Group sells super-luxury duplex apartment in Mumbai for Rs 160 crore

Lodha Group has sold a super-luxury duplex apartment in South Mumbai’s tony Altamount Road locality at Rs 1.60 lakh per sq ft or Rs 160 crore.

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New office district with over 20 million sq ft IT SEZ space coming up in Gurgaon

IREO and a joint venture of Singaporean IT park specialist Ascendas and sovereign fund GIC are separately planning to build IT SEZ space.

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New office district with over 20 million sq ft IT space coming up in Gurgaon

IREO and a joint venture of Singaporean IT park specialist Ascendas and sovereign fund GIC are separately planning to build IT SEZ space.

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Tata Housing to develop Rs 200 crore project in Mumbai

Realty firm Tata Housing has tied up with another realtor Neptune group to develop a housing project in Mumbai at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore.

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IT companies are the largest office space occupiers in low-cost markets in Navi Mumbai

Banking, financial services & insurance sector and manufacturing & industrial sectors each occupy 8% of commercial spaces leased in Navi Mumbai.

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ASK invests Rs 125-cr more in ATS group’s project, takes total investment to Rs 252 -cr

Financial services group ASK has invested Rs 125 crore more in Noida-based builder ATS Group’s 20-acre Le-Grandiose project in Sector 150, Noida.

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Tuesday, 24 November 2015

SBI Life Insurance Company buys Rs 140 crore office space in Navi Mumbai

In the largest commercial space transaction in Navi Mumbai, SBI Life Insurance Company has bought 1.30 lakh sq ft office space from L&T Realty.

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Southern real estate market shows signs of weakness

In the September quarter, total revenues booked by these realtors fell 10 per cent from the preceding quarter as well from the year-ago period.

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MCHI-CREDAI members apprise Prakash Javadekar of issues faced by builders

Nearly 40 members discussed various issues with Environment Minister and Housing Minister on a one-on-one basis.

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Monday, 23 November 2015

HDFC Realty, iBidmyHome.com’s online home auction gets bids worth Rs 155 crore

HDFC Realty has received bids worth Rs 155 crore under its multi-property online auction of ready-to-move in apartments in 8 residential projects.

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Siddha Group to introduce longest jogging track

The Rs 200 crore project that is being developed in four phases is launching their second phase that would have close to 500 apartments.

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IiAS recommends Maruti Suzuki's shareholders to vote against resolution proposing Suzuki to develop manufacturing plant in Gujarat

Shareholders must see through the "razzle dazzle" and ask why do all of this at all, IiAS told its clients who are institutional investors in Maruti Suzuki.

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Deleveraging to be gradual despite pre-sales growth: Fitch

According to Fitch Ratings' recent report titled '2016 Outlook: Indian Homebuilders', the pre-sales in the residential segment will improve by nearly 5-10 per cent.

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Magicbricks.com’s Dream Homes Festival brings in over 35,000 enquiries

Online portal said that it distributed over 50 lakh gift vouchers to 2,800 of the participants for home décor services and other home related requirements.

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Maharashtra, UP corner major chunk of private investment in realty

Maharashtra, UP and Gujarat together make up for over half of the total investments worth more than Rs 12 lakh cr in the realty sector from private players -- including domestic and foreign.

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Sunday, 22 November 2015

Fitch expects residential property prices to remain resilient in 2016

Fitch Ratings said that it expects homebuilders' presales to improve by 5-10% over 2016.

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Tata Housing, Neptune ink pact for residential project

The project, estimated to have total development potential of 1.2 million square feet, has already secured all approvals to commence the work.

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Sobha to build new housing project in Gurgaon at Rs 1,000 crore

Sobha Ltd has tied up with another realtor Chintels India to develop a group housing project comprising of 1,700 flats in Gurgaon at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore.

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Saturday, 21 November 2015

Government wants passage of 'amended' real estate bill this session

The amended bill will be tabled in Parliament after the cabinet approval, said a senior HUPA Ministry official.

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Friday, 20 November 2015

GNIDA cancels allotment of 100-acre plot to Unitech over Rs 1,000 crore dues

GNIDA has also decided to toughen its stance against other defaulting allottees, with developers in the region owing it Rs 4,000 crore.

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Depressed real estate market proving to be a boon for organised developers; big launches lined up

Even as news about the market has remained dull for some time now, big launches are lined up in the second half of the current fiscal, Sarda said.

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Thursday, 19 November 2015

City industrialists want e-commerce portal for land deals

City industrialists are pushing the WB government to come up with an e-commerce site that would allow entrepreneurs to buy and sell land parcels.

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Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate launches Bengaluru ParkWest phase 2

Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate (SPRE) has launched phase 2 of its luxury residential project ParkWest in Bengaluru, the company said in a release.

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Piramal Realty launches Vivaan in Thane for Dubai NRIs

Vivaan will house 60 2-BHK apartments that range from a carpet area of 949 sq ft to 1,027 sq ft and the bookings for the same will start tomorrow.

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Realty firm Prateek group raises Rs 135 crore from Indiabulls Housing

Prateek group has raised Rs 135 crore from Indiabulls Housing Finance Company for its project Prateek Wisteria in sector-77 of Noida, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

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Shapoorji Pallonji launches residential project in Bengaluru

Realty player Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate today launched a premium residential project in Bengaluru, marking its foray into the IT hub of the country.

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Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Hyderabad leads in office space absorption among top eight cities

According to JLL, office rents in Hyderabad rose 10 per cent from the year-ago quarter and by almost 23 per cent from the last trough in 2009.

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Real estate PE funds switch focus on residential segment: JLL India

PE funds investing in real estate is witnessing rising focus on assets classes like residential segment, unlike the earlier modus operandi of raising diversified funds.

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Real estate slowdown leaves executives stuck with costly loans and properties

Hundreds of senior executives and HNIs, who benefitted from the boom in property from 2004-13, thought they could ride the surge for a little longer.

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Real estate not yet out of the woods; top realtors facing refinancing risk

The Crisil analysis involves top 25 realtors, which form 95% of the market capitalisation of the sector.

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India's top real estate companies stare at Rs 30,000 crore debt

The rating agency analysed India's top 25 realtors which make up around 95% of the market capitalisation of the sector.

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Fitch affirms rating on HUDCO's 'BBB-' with stable outlook

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the rating on state-owned Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited's (HUDCO) 'BBB-' with Stable Outlook.

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Flats worth Rs 250 cr booked in Housing.com online Diwali sale

Over 60,000 customers have registered on its platform to buy homes, the SoftBank-backed portal said in a statement.

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Realty PE investments in 2015 highest in 7 years: Cushman & Wakefield

Indian real estate sector has witnessed private equity investments worth $2.8 billion during the first nine months of 2015.

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Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Realty PE fund raising, investments witnessing focus in asset classes, says JLL India

Private equity firms’ fund raising and investment in real estate sector is witnessing rising focus in assets classes like residential segment.

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Mahindra Lifespace buys land in Maharashtra to develop housing project

In a filing to the BSE, the company informed that it has "acquired a land parcel in district Palghar, Maharashtra, admeasuring 85,000 square meters for Residential Development".

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