Tag: Maharashtra

The Realty Confusion: Mumbai offers little hope for home buyers.

Buy or not to buy? Despite a profusion of analyses and research reports on housing prices and their future direction, home buyers remain as confused as ever. So it is little wonder that 37 lakh of flats remain vacant in Maharashtra, of which 4.79 lakh are in Mumbai. The Census Directorate data says that even Thane district has more than 5 lakh […]

Lalitkumar Jain recommends that Bihar is better than Maharashtra for builders.

When it comes to ease of approval and a good bureaucratic set up for real estate, Bihar seems to be better opportunity than Maharashtra, according to Lalitkumar Jain, real estate tycoon and president of Confederation of Real Estate Developer’s Association of India (CREDAI). Jain was speaking to DNA against the backdrop of the first ever all […]

Realty sector firms with Mumbai exposure hit by duty hike.

Reuters Market Eye – Shares in real-estate companies with sizeable exposure to Mumbai fell on Monday after newspaper Times of India reported the state government of Maharashtra was planning to increase stamp duties in the city by as much as 160 times for residential and commercial properties. A real estate analyst with a Mumbai-based brokerage […]

Lavasa Directive Stayed

On Tuesday, Bombay HC stayed the order of status quo issued in november by ministry of environment and forests against Lavasa Corporation and its ongoing construction of Lavasa city in Maharashtra, till December 16. The court agreed with Lavasa that the order by the ministry to stop construction was drastic, and stayed it after the […]

Four Groups Fighting For Hotel Plot In Navi Mumbai

Four hotel chains have submitted bids for a plot to build a five-star hotel in Navi Mumbai, at a time when land prices have dipped in Mumbai and surrounding areas. Indian Hotels Co. Ltd, which owns the Taj group of hotels, Sun-n-Sand Group of Hotels, Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts and Metropolis Hotel have submitted […]

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 […]

Small Towns More Than Match Marketing Potential Of Metros

Indian marketers’ search for the next big emerging markets ends here. There are 51 districts in the country, like Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Amravati (Maharashtra), Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Kamrup (Assam) and Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), with at least one major town with a population above 5 lakh, that offer huge market potential for anything from mass products like […]

Houses On Rent In Bangalore

Renting a house in Bangalore is as easy as never before. Thanks to notable increase in the rate of urbanization in this part of the country. Often Bangalore is termed as the IT capital of India. Many IT professionals come to Bangalore for various training activities as many IT majors have their head quarters located […]

Akruti City Limited Reports One More Strong Quarter and Announces Interim Dividend of 18%

Akruti City Limited (ACL) (formerly known as Akruti Nirman Limited), one of the leading real estate developers of India, has stated total income of Rs. 140.02 crores ensuing in a net profit (after tax) of Rs. 72.14 crores (EPS of Rs. 10.81) for the third quarter ended December 31, 2007 “Akruti City continues to register […]

NITCO Will Establish Separates Realty Company

21 January 2008: NITCO Group has decided to hive off its realty business into a separate company. Till now, NITCO is into tiles and real estate and distribution both. At present NITCO real estate arm is at 500 crore. NITCO will list NITCO Realties when its real estate arm achieves sales of Rs 1,000-1200 crore.