Mumbai
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI), the apex body of real estate developers from across the country, expressed that the government’s policy paralysis has severely impacted the real estate sector which is facing stagnation in growth. CREDAI National President, Lalit Kumar Jain said that the economy is in a bad shape [...] Continue Reading »
The draconian Urban Land Ceiling (Regulation) Act (ULCRA) was scrapped by the Maharashtra government four years ago, which still continues to be a bitter issue between the state and builders. Though nearly forty notices were issued from past one year by the state urban development department to return the tenements to government, many developers challenged [...] Continue Reading »
Home registrations in Mumbai, in H1 of 2012, have seen a marginal fall of 3.4% compared to the same period last year, whereas in H1 of 2011, home registrations had seen a steep fall of 22% against H1 of 2010. This data shows some signs of progress in the Mumbai residential property market on a [...] Continue Reading »
Turning down a demand that builders be allowed to get additional floor space index (FSI) by paying premium in redeveloping old Mhada buildings in the city, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said they would have to share housing stock with Mhada in redeveloped buildings. Chavan said that a meeting of local legislators would be held after [...] Continue Reading »
Real estate market analysts say that the recent June-ending quarter left the realtors frustrated and disappointed as there was lower profit on the back of tighter margins, higher input costs and huge project inventory. According to analysts, Bangalore developers likely stood out with robust sales and several project launches, while Mumbai developers saw a recovery [...] Continue Reading »
Indian realty market witnessed nosedive in the April-June quarter of 2012. Sales volume and absorption rates were low in the residential sector. High inventory and slow execution of projects, were the major concerns. The commercial real estate market experienced low office space absorption and a slight drop in rentals in the metros. Experts feel that [...] Continue Reading »
While there has been a slight surge in the leasing of prime commercial spaces across key cities in 2012, Mumbai’s commercial market is still witnessing supply exceeding demand. According to a survey by CB Richard Ellis, office space absorption was registered at above 7 million sq ft in the second quarter of 2012, compared to [...] Continue Reading »
Two recent shocking developments in KSL industries, the listed flagship of the Tayal group, have resulted in doubts over the creditworthiness of the group. Reward Real Estate, which held key real estate assets of the group in 15 centres, ceased to be its subsidiary last year and in a shocking move Saurabh Kumar Tayal, who [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has urged the public representatives to make a generous move to divert a portion of MP, MLA funds towards maintenance of open spaces. The Corporation is in need of fund to maintain the open spaces and in previous years the BMC has lost open land either because it failed to [...] Continue Reading »
Analysts have commented that the Real estate firms are expected to have had a lackluster in the June quarter with lesser profit due to tighter margins and higher inputs costs compared to the previous year. Firms are expected to show downfall in their profit, including big players like DLF Ltd. Bangalore based developers seem to [...] Continue Reading »
