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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 companies [...]

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 the [...]

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 rate [...]

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 real estate, [...]

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 5% [...]

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 in [...]

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 as [...]

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 [...]