Mumbai
Knight Frank Research, a property consultancy firm, analyzed residential market comprising projects with a sales potential of above Rs 30 crore in Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Their analysis shows that Mumbai real estate market for high-end homes has stagnated during financial year 2012. Absorption numbers for high-end homes in 2011-12 are estimated to have dropped by [...] Continue Reading »
As per the predictions of research firm, Angel Broking, residential volumes would grow from flat to moderate rate on a sequential basis in the June quarters of 2012. The report states that the demand is weak due to high interest rates and elevated property prices. Although the realty index is low, it is not as [...] 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 »
Corruption has proved to be the main culprit behind slackness of Indian democracy as well as the country’s economy and it is behind the high prices in the realty too. Adarsh scam has hit the headlines and gone, but its repercussions can still be felt in the realty sector. Although the demand for apartments are [...] Continue Reading »
In Mumbai, a city of ever increasing population, recent emphasis is put on redevelopment. Especially in areas like Andheri, where old buildings are in almost dilapidated condition, the government has encouraged redevelopment of these buildings which has attracted big developers to come forward. Experts support the initiative as they are of the opinion that redevelopment [...] 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 »
Tata Group, which is currently building a shopping mall in Amritsar, plans to take its Trillium mall brand nationwide in order to outfit in the country’s beneficial modern retail sector. The 700,000 sq ft mall will be ready by the end of this year or by early next year. The company has three more malls [...] Continue Reading »
PricewaterhouseCoopers, a global professional services firm, inaugurated its new office in Chennai, on Tuesday, to provide advisory, tax and regulatory services. The company has increased its employee base by 24 per cent at the Chennai Centre to meet the growing demand for various sectors. PwC has its existence in major cities of India like Ahmedabad, [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai, NCR and Bangalore alone took up 75 per cent of the total office space absorbed in India in the April-June quarter. Almost 96 per cent of the entire space was left unsold and got added to the present quarter. Other cities such as Chennai, Pune and Hyderabad experienced delays in project completions. But however, [...] Continue Reading »
Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted interim stay to senior bureaucrat T C Benjamin, on an order directing the Maharashtra Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate accusations against him in an alleged real estate scam. The ACB registered an FIR against Benjamin, the Principal Secretary of the State Urban Development Department, and developer Niranjan Hiranandani, [...] Continue Reading »
