Bangalore
The acquisition for 900 acres of the 1,600 acres earmarked for the proposed industrial park in Chamarajnagar has been completed and the remaining would be completed by the end of the year. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chaired the review meeting to discuss the progress in setting up the industrial park in Kallamballi and Badankuppe in Chamarajnagar [...] Continue Reading »
Two substantial real estate deals have recently been struck by Bangalore-based firms Embassy Group and Sobha Developers. The deals – for which the two companies have shelled out more than ₹1,500 crore altogether – will give Embassy Group a major stake in a business park, and Sobha Developers a substantial stake in a residential project. [...] Continue Reading »
Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will start accepting property tax through for 2014-15 through cheque, demand draft and pay order. A few citizens’ groups and senior citizens appealed to the BBMP officials to provide the option of payment through cheques. In case of payment by cheque, temporary acknowledgement will be given at first. After the [...] Continue Reading »
A report by JLL India, an international property consultancy firm says, when it comes to luxury homes units priced above Rs 5 core, Bangalore is setting benchmarks to emerge as the country’s top luxury home market. According to the report ,some of the factors that are fuelling Bangalore’s rise to the top are Quality of [...] Continue Reading »
For 2013-14, The Bangalore Circle of State Bank of India (SBI) has crossed Rs 14,800 crore in home loans depicting 20% growth in sanctions during the year. Against Rs 4,000 crore in the previous fiscal, for the year, the Bank has sanctioned Rs 4,800 crore in home loans. Ashwini Mehra, chief general manager, SBI alleged [...] Continue Reading »
The real estate sector facing crisis is neglected by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government but now the realty sector is banking its hopes on Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to improve its prospects. In the phase of economic instability, the real estate sector has been facing some stress. The industry is looking [...] Continue Reading »
LIC Housing Finance’s first real estate fund invests in four residential projects in Bangalore, Pune
As per the report, LIC Housing Finance Ltd which is a part of life insurance giant Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), has invested Rs 50-70 crore in each transaction from its Rs 530 crore real estate investment fund that it raised in March last year. The fund, named as ‘LICHFL Urban Development Fund’, has [...] Continue Reading »
The strategy of City-based developers to market large-scale housing projects is seemed to be working. A theme-based project Purva Palm Beach in Hennur is launched by Puravankara Projects through an IPO-like book building mechanism. To sell its inventory of over 1,400 apartments in the Republic of Whitefield project, an Air Asia-like seat pricing method is [...] Continue Reading »
Following the petition from the Aam Aadmi Party, the Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner suspended a steep toll rise on Mangalore-Bangalore highway. Mr. AB Ibrahim, Deputy Commissioner, says that he had directed Brahmarakootlu toll both officials that they should not charge commuters the revised fee. He also informed the director of National Highways Authority of India [...] Continue Reading »
The Olympia group, well known for developing residential and commercial spaces in Chennai and Kolkata, has now launched a new project Enchante in Bangalore. This project has 26 Villas in more than 4.5 acre land and is located behind Forum Value Mall. Mr. Ajit Chordia, managing director, Olympia group, says that they believe Bangalore is [...] Continue Reading »
