India
Bangalore- Patel Realty’s Neotown, a township project located in Electronic City Bangalore, is the first to be pre-certified by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). The IGBC pre-certification is awarded for buildings and townships at the design stage to facilitate the adoption of sustainable green design practices in India. The township developed by Patel Realty [...] Continue Reading »
The regulator for the securities market in India, Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has allowed 12 new units to set up Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). An AIF is a new set of pooled-in investment vehicles for real estate, private equity and hedge funds, in the last two months of October and November 2012. [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) initiated an investigation against five prime real estate developers for alleged competitive practice. Around 23 cases were filed against DLF, Larsen & Toubro, Tulip Infratech, Omaxe and JP Association, as reported to Rajya Sabha by corporate affairs minister, Sachin Pilot. DLF is filed with 15 more cases and a [...] Continue Reading »
Over the past five years, housing finance penetration has remained stable in India, reports ICRA Limited, an Indian credit ratings agency. The penetration levels in other developing countries are significantly higher than in India. The report states that the penetration rate increased from 4.5 percent as on March 2004 to 7 percent in March 2007. [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Wipro, India’s third largest software services company, is planning to build its largest campus which can house at least 30,000 employees in Bangalore. Hariprasad Hegde, vice-president and global head of operations at Wipro, revealed that the master plan for the new campus is about to be finalised. The campus will be spread across 50 [...] Continue Reading »
Prospering real estate market of India is a great option for investment for builders and buyers too. If any prime developmental work or new project such as a tech park, an airport, a railway station, a metro work, or a special economic zone (SEZ) is upcoming in an area, then immediately the price of properties [...] Continue Reading »
US-based American Real Estate plans to open three multi- specialty hospitals and small clinics in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The real estate firm is looking to set up 500 bed hospitals each in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The firm has already identified land near Surat in Gujarat and Indore in Madhya Pradesh for [...] Continue Reading »
International property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle has stated that India and China are leading the list of top 20 destinations with the strongest retail real estate momentum. The shopping centre stocks in these countries are projected to grow by around 15 per cent per year until 2020. However, the firm states that India falls short [...] Continue Reading »
The US government has hired property consultancy Knight Frank to carry out a valuation and review of all its real estate properties in India. The properties, valued at thousands of crores, were acquired over the years at low rates and the recent move may indicate possible sale of some assets in the future. The properties [...] Continue Reading »
Miyapur located on National Highway 9 near the Pune-Hyderabad-Machilipatnam highway is witnessing high demand and appreciation in the residential segment. Both demand and supply in the residential sector in the area have increased in recent times. Strategic location and affordable values in Miyapur are the key factors which have pushed the real estate boom. Hyderabad [...] Continue Reading »
