Tag: Investment

A word to Small Investors

When the right time to enter into realty is is a kind of intuitive decision and can’t actually be described in words- it is more or less based on judgment considering the past facts. As per the present scenario, it would be good for the small investors to wait for around 8 to 1o months […]

Indian developers set sights on Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is taking small steps to revitalize its shabby forty billion dollar economy. Delegates from the Sri Lanka board of investment met officers from real estate giants for investments and have liberal rules governing businesses. It aims to spend twenty million dollar in encouraging the nation for global tourists. Ravi Puravankara, MD-Puravankara group, said, […]

Dax Properties setting up golf township

Dax Properties is setting up a 18-hole golf course-centric luxury retreat and township at Shadnagar near here which will entail investment of five hundred crore rupees. The golf course will be spread over 130 acres on a 300-acre site earmarked for the Golf Retreat project, according to Mr Masood, MD of the Bangalore-based Dax Properties, […]

Unlock urban land values

Building infrastructure requires huge investments and one of the effective ways of addressing this insurmountable obstacle is to unlock urban land values for infrastructure finance. This is what experts contended at a day-long deliberation, jointly organized by the Ministry of Urban Development, Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation, India Urban Space Foundation and National Institute of Urban […]

NRIs stay away from investment in realty sector

Another blow of the global meltdown has been felt by the already bleeding realty estate industry. Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) are avoiding coming home this year and not investing in property, something that brokers look forward to every year. NRIs from across Punjab prefer investing in residential properties in and around Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala and […]

PEs, FIIs Ready To Buy Equity Stake

Real estate funds, PE players and foreign institutional investors are exploring options to buy equity stakes in listed realty companies, as valuations of these companies have fallen by over 65% during the past three months. The move has also come as a blessing in disguise for these realty companies who have been finding it difficult […]

Totem Infra To Expand Its Portfolio With Real Estate

Hyderabad-based Totem Infrastructure Limited is looking to expand its portfolio by adding real estate to its group of operations. It plans to build Rs 200-crore multi-use apartments in about 10 acre close to the outer ring road here. The company presently is executing infrastructure works relating to irrigation, power, railways and roads. Also, the company […]

Sobha Looks Forward For Slum Redevelopment

Sobha Developers, a Bangalore-based realty major focussed on residential space, is looking at diversifying its portfolio through slum redevelopment schemes and special economic zones (SEZs), retail and commercial projects. Mr. Raghav Menon, Executive director, said that the company would build an SEZ in either Tamil Nadu or Kerala. He said, “We haven’t decided on the […]

India Loses Top Retail Position To Vietnam

After being three years on the top, India has finally lost its position as the most preferred destination among upcoming markets for retail investment, according to the 7th annual global retail development index (GRDI) by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. The GRDI ranks countries among the thirty emerging markets on the basis of their retail […]

Real Estate Growth Slows Down After Boom

Property is a lifetime investment. When a person makes decision to buy a house, he/she thinks for the market price of that locality and the existing rate trend. If we talk about the scenario these days, sales of real estate have crashed but prices have not come down considerably. Further downside is projected which will […]

Nirmal Lifestyle Plans To Develop 20 Townships

Real estate developer Nirmal Lifestyle is planning to develop 20 townships across India. The company has marked an investment of $5 billion for the first phase, which includes five townships under the brand name of Lifestyle City, a company release said. Spread over 300-1,000 acre, the phase I townships will come up one each in […]

Real Estate MFs And REITs Come Cheap

Seven years after the proposal was first mooted, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) came out with its draft guidelines for real estate mutual funds (MFs). This move has brought much joy and relief to the MF industry. Now, the industry is out to convince domestic investors that the move could not have […]

Emaar’s Three SPVs.

Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and another financial investor are thinking to make a shared investment of eight hundred million dollar in three special purpose vehicles being created by real estate major Emaar MGF. Each SPV will have one financial investor. Delhi-based developer is in advanced talks with private equity players and is likely to close […]

Blackstone Real Estate Partners To Invest In Synergy

Blackstone Real Estate Partners announced that it agreed to invest approximately 18 million dollars for a minority stake with board representation in Synergy Property Development Services Private Ltd. Synergy, Formed in 2003, is now one of the top projects and construction management companies in India and currently has over 500 employees across nine Indian offices, […]

Ascott Group Enters Into Hyderabad Real Estate

The Ascott Group (Ascott) has acquired its first serviced residence with more than two hundred units in Ahmedabad. The investment is a joint venture with The Rattha Group (Rattha), a company in the field of exports, infrastructure development and leasing. Ascott has invested more than two hundred fifty million rupees for the project and will […]

Indian Property Expo In Qatar

India property expo in Qatar is in the eyes of investors. More than thirty Indian builders are participating in this expo with their home projects. This expo is going on in Ramada plaza hotel. The two-day expo was opened by Dr. Mohan Thomas, President of the Indian Community Benevolent Fund. The expo will showcase projects […]

Sub-Prime Shadow on Indian Realty

The turmoil in the global financial markets has cast its shadow on India’s largest real estate deal. Delhi-based developer BPTP Ltd, which was banking on overseas institutions to fund the acquisition of 94 acres of prime land at Noida for Rs 5,006 crore, has sought an extension to pay the first installment of the money.

Indian company to develop Sri Lankan condo

Mumbai-based property developer Natvar Parikh & Co has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka´s investment promotion agency which will look after the Indian company construct US$13 million, 272-unit luxury condominium development in the island´s inland capital, Colombo. As par Lanka Business online, Natvar Parikh & Co´s deal with the Sri Lankan Board of Investment (BOI) […]

Red Fort Capital Increases Investment in Indian Real Estate

Red Fort Capital Advisors has planned to bring in an additional $500 million in the next two years. It is a well known international private equity firm. The firm is considering upon its portfolio into growth sectors like logistics, especially the warehousing in the near term. It has $425 million real estate investment focused fund […]

Change In Investment Trends

Trend setter always started from the small and made a big one. Following the same strategy, a group of real estate companies, who are not in the position to proceed through the organized financing route of initial public offering, have started approaching the public in their own ways. They are assuring for regular returns on […]