Mumbai
The Bombay high court has directed the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to clarify its stand on the excess allotment of floor space index (FSI) to Hotel Sea Rock. The civic body is being directed by the court after an FSI of 5.5 has been permitted in the reconstruction of Hotel Sea Rock at Bandra when [...] Continue Reading »
Jones Lang LaSalle has released its half yearly review of Indian office real estate. The findings of the first half of 2012(1H12) data reveals quiet activity during the period compared to 1H11. In 1H12, the top seven cities of India together recorded a 35 per cent dip in office absorption compared to 1H11. The shrinkage [...] Continue Reading »
A recent survey was carried out by real estate research firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) on affordable housing in seven cities – Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Bangalore. The survey shows that Mumbai tops six other cities in the country for the number of upcoming affordable housing projects. Around 15 projects are [...] Continue Reading »
Studies show that new mall supply is reducing in the first half of this year. As a result, high street rentals in Mumbai’s retail real estate are on the rise. With developers focusing on cutting down the current mall vacancy and hence cutting down on new launches, the lack of quality mall space is pushing [...] Continue Reading »
While the civic bodies always seem to project themselves of running short on funds, a recent revelation in Maharashtra pictures inefficient collection machinery causing huge loss to the bodies. An Right To Information (RTI) query filed by two BJP corporators has revealed that 70,000 property holders in Pimpri-Chinchwad have not paid property tax dues, total [...] Continue Reading »
The realtors welcome the move by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by one percentage point from 24 per cent to 23 per cent. The real estate sector, which is struggling due to the combined effects of diving demand, huge debt and piling inventory, is hopeful of positive effect [...] Continue Reading »
The Center has finalized a central law to regulate India’s growing real estate sector and prevent realtors from targeting property buyers through unfair practices. The law ministry has cleared the draft of the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Bill, proposed by the housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry. The bill proposes the setting up of [...] Continue Reading »
The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to launch a project to increase and improve open spaces in the city. The BMC has allocated Rs. 1 crore in the civic budget for 2012-13 for consultation to carry out the Mumbai’s Open Space project. The main objective is to add open spaces to the city. The [...] Continue Reading »
Many real estate projects in Mumbai‘s western suburbs have been halted in recent times due to the sluggish demand and new Development Control Rules (DCR). Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently came up with a list of delayed projects in Mumbai and the western suburbs accounted for 202 of the 326 stalled projects in the city. [...] Continue Reading »
The high profile case between industrialist Nusli Wadia and real-estate developer Gopal Raheja about challenging the management rights over 460-acre land in Malad, drags on. The court has now asked Ferani Hotels, owned by Raheja, to file their affidavit supporting its claims by August 22. The court has asked Nusli Neville Wadia to submit his [...] Continue Reading »
