Real Estate India
Representatives of banks have expressed that they want the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to relax the norms on asset classification in the real estate sector to facilitate credit flow. The revelation came in the wake of the finance ministry asking banks to increase lending to residential housing projects, so as to revive the cash [...] Continue Reading »
The recently announced retail reforms have created a positive sentiment in the industry. Jones Lang LaSalle India Chairman and Country Head Anuj Puri has stated that the new development will boost mall development in India. He stated that it will push up absorption of surplus retail space in shopping malls across the country. Similarly, developers’ [...] Continue Reading »
Experts have stated that the proposed 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail is set to bring in good news for both the retail and the real estate sectors. Jones Lang LaSalle India states that from the retail real estate point of view, it will open up immense opportunities in the medium [...] Continue Reading »
Foreign investors continue to elude Indian retail real estate sector despite it being one of the fastest growing markets in the past few years. Industry analysts blame the government’s policy regarding foreign direct investment into real estate, and particularly retail real estate, for discouraging overseas investors investing in India. Anuj Puri, chairman and country head [...] Continue Reading »
Jones Lang LaSalle has stated that real estate industry in India still has a long way to go to be a mature market. JLL says that compared to Europe or America, India is a strongly developing market in terms of new constructions. However, strong focus has to be laid on licensing, permissions, land purchasing, development [...] Continue Reading »
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), is putting around 70 real estate developers in the country under scanner. The developers include big players like Unitech, Parsvnath Developers and Omaxe and several big builders in Mumbai. All these developers’ action for entering into one-sided agreements with buyers and for allegedly colluding with each other have been [...] Continue Reading »
Global property consultancy services firm Knight Frank states that Indian property market is expected to remain stable in the near future. As compared to falling realty market in European countries, Indian market has been predicted to have a smooth ride. Even as prices in some of the international markets may fall 10-20 per cent in [...] Continue Reading »
Western Pune has been one of the most prominent real estate pockets over the years and the Apr-Jun 2012 quarter witnessed a growing preference for localities in West Pune as compared to East Pune. Locals like Wakad, Pimle Saudagar, Kothrud, Aundh, Baner have become most preferred residential locations. Much of the share of credits goes [...] Continue Reading »
Real estate continues to remain top option for Indian investors. Capital appreciation, rent and protection from inflation drive real estate investment and citizens go for second property for all these advantages. A recently conducted survey in Delhi/NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Pune, Chandigarh, Kochi, Coimbatore and Jaipur shows that out of 1,430 respondents, [...] Continue Reading »
Despite a demand contraction of about 15 per cent in the commercial real estate sector, there is little chance that rents of commercial sector will go down. Property consultant Jones Lang La Salle states that Indian real estate prices are unlikely to be corrected. The Indian residential property market has witnessed a definite slowdown in [...] Continue Reading »
