Bangalore
The government has given more time to 33 special economic zone developers, including Uttam Galva Steels Ltd, Unitech Infracon and GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, to execute their projects. The Board of Approval (BoA), a 19 member inter-ministerial body that deals with SEZs, at a meeting headed by Commerce Secretary, also allowed three SEZ developers [...] Continue Reading »
Realty giant DLF is all set to sell at least two out of the three non-core businesses as it plans to cut its Rs 23,000 crore debt to about Rs 17,000 crore in the current fiscal. DLF Group Executive Director Rajeev Talwar revealed that the group is all set to sell its luxury hospitality chain [...] Continue Reading »
In a recent report, Jones Lang LaSalle India (JLL) suggested that as compared to some major cities like Mumbai, NCR, Bangalore, Pune and Chennai, cities like Ahmedabad and Kolkata have an advantage due to high proximity of affordable housing projects to city center. At 15-20 km Ahmedabad and Kolkata offer the closest proximity to central [...] Continue Reading »
According to a recent Cushman & Wakefield report, the Indian retail real estate market recorded a delay of more than 30 percent of retail mall space against the projected supply for the first two quarters of the year. Approximately, 1 million sq. ft. of expected mall supply was delayed to later part of the year [...] Continue Reading »
Though hotel business may have been witnessing a slow growth in the recent years, the InterContinental Hotels group is buoyant about the long-term demand in the country and is planning to develop 47 hotels within next five years. Chris Moloney, chief operating officer, South West Asia, IHG told at the moment the hotel chain is [...] Continue Reading »
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) said that the market watchdog, SEBI, should categorize housing finance companies (HFCs) as a separate sector from Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) to attract more fund flows. It suggested SEBI not to club HFCs with NBFCs for the purposes of sectoral limits proposed for investments by [...] Continue Reading »
In a move to generate more revenues for the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), a new proposal has been forwarded to garner an additional Rs. 140 crore by bringing malls under the tax net. The 107 malls in the city would be divided into groups on the basis of area they cover in sq. ft. [...] Continue Reading »
Salarpuria Sattva, a leading real estate developer in Bangalore, had held a three day property exhibition, Homes for Life, from 6th July to 8th July 2012, which exhibited some of Salarpuria Sattva’s prestigious projects. The expo was held at Salarpuria Windsor Building, Bangalore. Attractive discounts were given on bookings. Banks like ICICI, HSBC, LIC, Axis, [...] Continue Reading »
According to data by provided by brokerages such as Motilal Oswal Securities, Kotak Securities, Edelweiss Securities, Prabhudas Lilladher and Emkay Global, net profit for the real estate companies are expected to fall by 20 per cent, while net sales may rise three per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year. According to [...] Continue Reading »
Germany-based global hospitality major Worldhotels is planning to expand its business in India. The company had announced its tie-up with Hyderabad-based Golkonda Hotels by planning to run 20 properties by the end of next year. Currently the firm runs 12 properties including Asiana Hotel in Chennai, The Claridges in Delhi, Pride Park Premier in Gurgaon, [...] Continue Reading »
