Cities
The Delhi government is set to hike circle rates by the end of this month, in an attempt to rationalise property rates in the Capital. Circle rates were likely to go up by 20 per cent to 60 per cent after the revision, as per the information received from the officers of Revenue department. Revenue [...] Continue Reading »
Crossing the Ring Road is a nightmare for pedestrians because of heavy vehicular movement throughout the day, as per the residents. Somashekhar, secretary of the HBR Layout 5th Block Welfare Association said, to cross the ring road one needs at least 20 minutes. In and around the locality there are numerous schools, temples and markets. [...] Continue Reading »
The environment ministry has suggested that Uttar Pradesh should increase its forest cover by 500% and Haryana by 400%, in a bid to increase the green cover in the National Capital Region. Over the years, the NCR has witnessed a vast increase in population and depletion of green areas. The ministry of environment and forest [...] Continue Reading »
A hike of around 20% to 50% is proposed in the circle rates for property registration in Delhi. The black component in transactions may reduce to nil as circle rate and market rate may become equal in areas like unauthorized regularized colonies and new settlements in Narela and Bawana. The Lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung is not [...] Continue Reading »
The Mumbai based Lodha group has acquired Clariant Chemicals’ 87-acre plot of land in Thane, Mumbai for Rs. 1,154 crore. The deal was announced by Indian arm of Switzerland-based Clariant International in a filing to BSE. The company had the approval of shareholder to sell the parcel of land. The sale is subject to regulatory [...] Continue Reading »
Over proper demarcation and transfer of about 200 reserved plots, the civic body’s standoff with City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) and the issue is likely to be resolved soon with the appointment of surveyors. Lack of proper demarcation was the main hurdle faced by the civic body which is planning to develop the plots [...] Continue Reading »
In the next 2-3 years, Mulund area is set to receive a lot of residential projects. The projects include apartments ranging from 1 to 4-BHK units with prices varying between Rs 80 lakhs to over Rs 3 crores. In January 2014, the Supreme Court cleared the long disputed forest land and the developers have started [...] 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 »
PE firm Milestone Capital has sold a 2.5 lakh sq ft commercial property in Pune for about Rs 145 crore to a high-net-worth individual (HNI). This deal marks a potential renewal of interest among such investors in assets that provides constant rental return in addition to capital appreciation. The office building in Kalyani Nagar was [...] Continue Reading »
