South Asia
Complaining to the Centre for not completing the several process of environment clearance to the Adani Group’s Mundra Ports and the Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) in Gujarat, the apex court gave the last chance to the MoEF to for completing the necessary and stated that the secretary and the director was personally responsible for all [...] Continue Reading »
Due to the poor economic conditions, only one mall is coming up in the last three months. The only mall was developed in Pune which is stuck with the second-highest vacancy level in the country at 27.5 percent. Ahmedabad maintains its tag as the graveyard of Indian retail with a vacancy level of 31.6 percent [...] Continue Reading »
According to a report by real estate consultancy Cushman and Wakefield, the sector has received lower investments as compared to previous year. Last year, India was the 10th most invested location in the Asia-Pacific region. The report by the consultancy ‘Investment Market Beat-2013’showed that the APAC region received a record $487 billion in the real [...] Continue Reading »
Investment in the real estate sector has decreased due to the political uncertainties, elections and due to changes in the regulatory framework. As Mumbai continues to suffer the most, the 2014 situation of National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi and Bengaluru is still better, comparatively. In 2013, investments in land witnessed 61 per cent decrease [...] Continue Reading »
The world famous hospitality player Starwood Hotels & Resorts is planning to launch its luxury brands St Regis and W Hotels in India to meet the demand of the Indian market. With the launch of this brand in India, Starwood will have eight out of its nine brands in India. Mr. Dilip Puri, managing director [...] Continue Reading »
It has been seen that buyers are tempted to buy a house at a price 20-30 percent lower than the market price that is why buyers book houses projects that are sold even before all clearances are in place. There are cases where builders accept bookings, when given profligate delay in getting these, before they [...] Continue Reading »
The interim budget disappointed realty developers and did not provide any relief to the sector. The developers, however, are hoping for an indirect would boost to the housing demand through the steps being taken to push growth in other industries such as automobile. Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) Chairman, Mr. Lalit [...] 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 »
