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Slowdown In IT And ITeS Office Space n Gurgaon and Noida

Economic slowdown in the US is expected to temper demand for IT and ITeS office space in Gurgaon and Noida during the second half of 2008, a global realty consultant has said in its report. In its latest report for second quarter 2008, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj said that though Indian office markets have continued […]

Malls Creating Pollution

Behind the glitz and glitter, muck and toxic smoke. A recent study has shown that mall mania in Kolkata may not just be burning holes in pockets it could be blasting a bigger hole in the ozone layer in the city skies. Waste generated by malls is a major cause of air and soil pollution […]

110 Logistics Parks Are Expected To Be Operational By 2012

Indian logistics industry is expected to grow at 15% to 20% per annum, reaching its revenues of $385 billion by 2015, said a report prepared by Cushman and Wakefield, which term the sector as new powerhouse for the real estate sector in times to come. As per C&W estimates, the market share of organized logistics […]

Falcon Realty Planning Eco-Friendly Developments In 2-Tier Cities

Falcon Realty Services Private Ltd., which has spent twenty years in the land buying and dealing sector in India, is making its first step into development, the company has reported. The firm is currently in the planning plans of eco-friendly developments, with the development of infrastructure and support focusing around industrial hubs, it said in […]

Demand Slow Down Strikes Office Space Market

With companies, particularly in the IT and BPO industry, holding back their expansion plans due to slowdown fears, the commercial real estate market posted a lackluster show in the 2nd quarter of 2008. The June quarter saw office space demand lagging far behind the supply levels of 18.07 million sq. ft. across major cities, as […]

JP Morgan Will Put More Than $1Billion In Asian Market

JPMorgan, internationally well-known investment bank, considers putting in over one billion dollar in Asian property sector over the next 3 years, as Indian and Chinese real estate developers crave for more funds to finish their forthcoming projects. Property prices all across the globe, especially UAE, have been on ascendancy to the amusement of many potential […]

Ahmedabad Attracting NRI

When a London-based real estate marketing firm recently held India property road shows in the US and UK, they were zapped to find Ahmedabad rubbing shoulders with Goa and Mumbai when it came to attracting the highest number of non-resident Indian (NRI) queries. At a time when the appetite for Indian realty is growing in […]

Home Loans Becomes More Costlier

With RBI hiking the repo rate, home loans under the floating rate regime have witnessed a hike of .75 %. Leading housing finance providers like HDFC and ICICI Bank have again raised the interest rates. Who spares a thought for the loanee?. HOME LOANS have again become dearer, no thanks to the hike in interest […]

Wadhawan Holdings Private Ltd To Invest In Australia

With one billion people in their home market, it may seem a little surprising Indians would look abroad for investment opportunities. But Mumbai’s Kapil Wadhawan is one such person, and says Australia is an attractive place to expand his business. Mr Wadhawan is chairman of Wadhawan Holdings Private Ltd, a diversified company with interests in […]

Parsvnath seeks stake sale in projects to control debt

Real estate firm Parsvnath Developers Ltd expects stake dilution in individual projects to help it control its debt and hold margins in a rising interest rate regime, a top official said. The New Delhi-based developer reported a 16% drop in first quarter net profit at 712.9 million rupees. Net sales were also disappointing, up just […]

Integrated Logistics Park In Haldia By AILPL and Eredene Group

In a joint venture with Apeejay Infra-Logistics Pvt Ltd (AILPL), UK-based Eredene Group, which has a 50 % stake, is set to develop an integrated logistics park in Haldia. “In this view, the Haldia Development Authority has already earmarked ninety acres of land for them in its industrial zone area and the lease acquirement is […]

RCTC Realty Deal With Real Estate Major Emaar MGF

Realty bucks have put a spring in the step of the sagging horse racing scene in Calcutta, with the Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) hoping the honeymoon lasts. The deal inked by RCTC with real estate major Emaar MGF for a 300-room five-star deluxe hotel on the club’s 11 Russell Street premises with Park Hyatt […]

Vipul Ltd First Quarter Financial Result

Vipul Ltd India’s leading real estate developer, has recorded revenues of Rs 81 crore for the quarter ended 30 June 08 an increase of 5% from seventy seven crore rupees in Q1FY08. EBITDA for the Q1FY09 stood at Rs 15.38 crore, up by 21 percent as compared to Rs 12.74 crore in the corresponding period […]

Wipro Managed Ten Year Project From Lodha Group

Wipro Infotech has managed to get a ten year project worth Rs. 1.3 billion from Lodha Group. Wipro will provide IT and business transformation services to Lodha group in India and Middle East. Wipro InfoTech is a leading IT company in India. Lodha group has started a new path to get a premier position in […]

Slow Down In Lucknow Realty

A number of Lucknow-based small builders are facing crunch due to the rise in inflation and increase in the interest rate by banks. After the real estate boom the city witnessed, a number of such builders joined the bandwagon. Moreover, they invested heavily in the projects. However, due to the recent downturn, they are forced […]

Real Estate Boom In Bhiwadi

Touted as a entrance to Rajasthan, Bhiwadi, falling in Alwar district and bordering Haryana is a key industrial growth centre in the NCR with over 2500 operational industries. Bhiwadi enjoys huge location advantage with IGI Airport, New Delhi, just fifty five kilo meter away and Gurgaon forty kilo meter away. Being close to Delhi and […]

IVRCL Infra To Sell Costly Land

City-based construction firm IVRCL Infrastructure and Projects has plans to sell its high-priced pieces of land, including the twenty five acre information technology special economic zone (SEZ) plot in Noida, and purchase low-cost property in the light of the downside in real estate business in the country.

Domestic Hospitality Under Transformation

The domestic hospitality industry is undergoing rapid transformation, with several hotel groups investing in new properties across India and the globe. Additionally, real estate players are entering the industry through management contracts with established hotel chains. This expansion in the hospitality business is taking place on account of the massive growth that India is likely […]

A Township coming up In Siliguri

Although the debate for the renovation of a tea estate into a real estate project, Uttorayon township, a project of Luxmi Group, in partnership with Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDC) and West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), and managed by the Ambuja Group, at Chandmoni in Siliguri, has completed two phases of development, and is […]

No Price Reduce-Parsvnath Developers

Parsvnath Developers Ltd has no plans to reduce prices of its properties, a top official of the real estate company said on 16th July 2008. “There is no question of reducing prices at all. Prices have to go up,” Pradeep Jain, chairman and managing director said. He also said rising input costs would be passed […]

Violation Of FEMA In Goa

After being scanned for Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violation, many foreigners intend to sell their properties in Goa and return back, but have to stay back as Goa authorities have banned any related transactions. Few of the foreigners who have invested in Goa getting jittery after the show-cause notice from the directorate of enforcement […]

JNB Will Open 50 Hotels Across The Country By 2015

US-based real estate management, investment and development consortium, JNB Investments LLC, has forayed into the Indian hospitality market, with plans to set up 50 hotels in the country by 2015. The company will invest about Rs 2000 Crore in the development, which will be collected through internal accruals and other sources of funding. JNB will […]

HC Order To DLF

After staying the construction of a shopping mall by the DLF in Chennai, the Madras High Court has ordered the real estate foremost to take away all temporary structures from the site. The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice A K Ganguly and Justice F M Ibrahim Kallifulah, gave the order on 11th July on a […]

Slowdown Of Real Estate Market Affecting Deals

With slowdown hitting the real estate sector, land/property deals appear to be falling like ninepins. The latest deal to come unstuck is one involving the K Raheja Universal group and Lupin. According toSources the negotiations between the two parties for part of Lupin’s land at Boisar in Tarapur and Thane district, has fallen through primarily […]

Land AcquisitionIn Haryana by RIL run into Problem

The plans of India’s leading private sector company by market capitalization, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), to create special economic zones (SEZs) at Jhajjar and Gurgaon in Haryana give the impression to have run into problem over issues related to land acquisition, with land owners in the area demanding around three times the amount the company […]