Tag: Cushman

Delhi registers highest vacancy in mall space

Delhi and its neighboring regions witnessed 24% vacancy in its mall space in 2008, the annual retail report issued by international real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield has indicated. The mall rentals in Delhi also showed a proportionate decline in the range of 12-22%, the report said. Vacancy levels in Pune malls were also high […]

Investment in Asian real estate sector to benefit India

India may get benefited from the increased fund allocation to Asian real estate sector by global investors. Even as total amount raised by private equity real estate funds between January and November 2008 fell by a third to $57 billion from a year ago, the allocation towards Asian markets increased to 28% from 19%. As […]

Realty Slowdown Delivers Late Punch To Buyers

Realty slowdown is delaying delivery of homes. Several developers have postponed execution of their housing projects as funds become scarce, demand softens and raw material prices rise. While some others are deliberately delaying projects in order to reduce supply as demand weakens. Several projects across the country are getting delayed as developers aren’t able to […]

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 […]

New Craze For Homes Abroad

Indian companies picking up stake and buying out foreign businesses . Not only Indian Inc, but Indians are also showing their interest towards foreign destinations for second home. At the time when the Indian economy is struggling to get hold of the rising inflation, many of the rich Indians are actually busy fussing over and […]

Cash-starved Small Players Offer Investors Fixed Returns

With bank credit drying up and private channels of funding getting expensive, several small developers are attempting to mop-up funds from retail investors by offering them a 12% guaranteed return for 5-9 years. Under the scheme, a retail investor has to buy a minimum area in the project and make an outright payment. Delhi-based Piyush […]