Cities
According to sources, private equity firm, Sun Apollo is to invest up to $50 million on projects developed by Indian real estate company Sobha Developers. Sobha Developers is based in South Bangalore, has built more than 51 million square feet of homes and offices since 1995. Sun Apollo is to invest on project basis and [...] Continue Reading »
India Inc is unhappy with the Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 cleared by the Group of Ministers (GoM) fearing that projects costs may soar due to high land price, and cumbersome acquisition procedures. Rajeev Talwar, executive director of DLF said the Bill could affect business badly adding that projects costs will soar if [...] Continue Reading »
India’s biggest commercial real estate acquisition was grasped by US private firm Blackstone, with a 50% stake in Bangalore builder-owned three business parks for over Rs 1,000 crore ($200 million). Blackstone beats the Citi Group’s acquisition of a Mumbai office building for Rs 985 crore, which was bigger than the Maple Tree’s acquisition of Assetz [...] Continue Reading »
Developers are offering customised apartments to attract customers in Bangalore due to the slowdown in the mid-segment housing market. With the customised apartments, buyers need not spend their money on redesigning homes or making modifications. Buyers are spending 15-20% original value on renovation to their apartments even after the possession. There are several ongoing projects [...] Continue Reading »
After a slowdown in the first two quarters of 2012, India is witnessing a rise in demand for commercial rental spaces. Major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, and Kolkata saw a total of 7.6 million sq ft office space absorption in the July to September as compared to 5.9 million in [...] Continue Reading »
With NCR Planning Board giving green signal for projects like the Night Safari Park on the anvil, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has organised the chart for the development in the region. With the execution of the new master plan, the area will witness a rise in entertainment zones and industrial hubs with world-class [...] Continue Reading »
Tellapur, in western Hyderabad, offers large number of 2-3BHK apartments with the price range of Rs 30-60 lakhs respectively. It is situated on NH 9 ( the bombay highway) and joined with the outer ring road. The proposed 400 acre mega township at Tellapur Technocity was not completed on time due to which few pockets [...] Continue Reading »
In the third quarter of 2012, Bangalore has witnessed a fresh supply of malls of about 3,60,000 sq ft. However, retailing activities remained slow. Bangalore has been witnessing a reduced rate in the leasing activities. There has also been a scarcity fresh retail space in both malls and main streets which has led to a situation [...] Continue Reading »
In order to crackdown sloppy work, a policy has been issued by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which states that maximum period of redevelopment of property should be four years and levying penalties on developers who cross deadlines. Already over Rs 90 penalties are issued on sub-engineers of road department for not filling up the pot [...] Continue Reading »
In order to attract customers and beat competition, State Bank of India (SBI) has cut processing fee on home loans, which is till December 31 this year. SBI’s processing fee cut will affect it’s rivals like HDFC, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank adversely, since it has already cut it’s home loan rates. In order to [...] Continue Reading »
