Subramanian Swamy is often accused of propagating outlandish ideas and suggestions, but at least on the issue of addressing a slowdown in India’s GDP growth, he seems to be closer to the truth than India’s ruling establishment. Both Sitharaman and Swamy are united in recognizing the need for a ‘stimulus’ to nudge the economy from […]
The size of apartments on sale in India are shrinking like never before, mostly due to a new affordable housing subsidy scheme announced by the government in early 2017. Under this credit subvention scheme, the government will today pay up to Rs 3.5 lakhs to banks on behalf of anyone who takes a home loan […]
Anuj Puri, chairman of Anarock Property Consultants, today called on the Reserve Bank of India to go for a cut of at least half a percentage point in the overnight interest rate to ensure that the real estate sector is revived. The call comes in the wake of a global slowdown in consumption and investment, […]
Indian real estate developers can heave a sigh of relief: The latest quarterly update on the market shows that unsold inventory has fallen to their lowest level in several years. While this is not simply a reflection of increasing sales — developers started going slow on new launches in 2016 — it does indicate that […]
Brigade, a Bangalore-based real estate developer, announced plans to build its eighth integrated residential enclave near Aerospace Park near the Bangalore International Airport. It will be an affordably priced 50-acre project comprising 2 and 3 bedroom units. Each flat in the project will cost less Rs 45 lakhs, excluding government levies and maintenance charges, said […]
International private equity investors do not shy away from investing in malls in India’s tier-2 cities such as Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Indore and Mohali, according to a study by Anarock Property Consultants. Real estate can be broadly divided into residential and commercial. Commercial is further divided into retail (malls) and office space. A total […]
The last three years have seen a massive shift in private equity investment in the Indian real estate sector from residential properties to commercial properties, according to data compiled by Anarock Property Consultants. The share of residential sector within private equity investments in real estate fell to just 3% in 2018 from 47% in 2015, […]
Godrej Properties, the Mumbai-based real estate arm of the eponymous diversified group, reported its highest ever quarterly sales, but the numbers also indicated that the company was realizing less upfront revenue per square feet booked. The company sold 3.72 million square feet of developments during the three months from January to March 2019, a jump […]
Raymond Ltd is venturing into the real estate business with 3,000 unit project in Thane, Maharashtra, the Indian textile and branded apparel company said. Raymond Realty will build 3,000 units in the first phase of the project over a period of five years and generate potential revenues of over ₹3500 crore, the company said. The […]
Reliance Industries, the flagship company of the Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Group, said it has set up a subsidiary for the purpose of carrying out operations in the real estate space. The group, which has hitherto focused on areas like petrochemicals, energy, retail and technology, does not have a sizable real estate-focused business as of […]
Real estate firm Brigade Enterprises said it plans to set up seven co-working facilities in three cities as it enters one of the fastest growing segments in commercial real estate. Brigade’s Buzzworks coworking venture will start off with 2,500 seats, the company said. Coworking spaces refer to large buildings full of flexible ‘work spaces’ that […]
Real estate developer Lodha Group announced what it called ‘India’s largest mall’, spread over 20 acres in Palava, a smart city being developed near Dombivili, Maharashtra. The developer said the mall would be a ‘game changer’, not just for Mumbai, for the entire region, and will address hitherto unmet needs of Mumbaikars. “The development, comprising […]
The government has cut the Goods and Services Tax rate on under-construction estate properties to 1% from 8% for affordable housing, and to 5% from 12% on non-affordable housing projects. In both cases, the buyer cannot take advantage of input tax credits — the GST already paid by the builder on various expenses incurred in […]
Booking has started for the 550 flats at Swaminarayan City, a 148-acre complex built around the upcoming Swaminarayan temple in the Mumbai suburb of Dombivali, real estate consultant ANAROCK said. Built by the Swaminarayan religious group via Swaminarayan Life Space LLP, the project will primarily cater to devotees of Swaminarayan, the 19th century ascetic with […]
Godrej Properties Ltd, a Mumbai-based real estate developer, announced a new project, ‘Godrej Aqua’, on the International Airport Road in Bangalore. The project gets its name from its efforts to recycle most of the water on site using advanced technologies and promises to offer ‘drinking water straight from the tap’. Godrej Aqua will offer two- […]
Last Week’s clarification by the Union Finance Ministry that GST exemption is available only for properties with completion certificate is likely to hit real estate developers, a prominent consultancy firm said. The ministry had last week said that buyers have to pay Goods & Services Tax on any new flat that did not come with […]
Eveready Industries, one of India’s largest battery makers, said it has signed an agreement to sell its plot on Tiruvottiyur Road in Chennai to local real estate developer Olympia Group for Rs 100 cr. The agreement, said the battery maker, was executed yesterday with Olympia Group firm Alwarpet Properties Private Limited. Mr. Ajit Chordia, MD of […]
Brigade Group, one of Bangalore’s top two real estate companies, announced the launch of the last expansion of Brigade Meadows, an integrated township spread over 60 acres of land on Kanakapura Road in India’s IT capital. Brigade Meadows is already home to over 2,000 families, the company said. The last phase, to be called Plumeria […]
Godrej Fund Management and Godrej Properties said they have entered into a joint venture agreement with Hero Cycles, which belongs to the same group as Hero MotoCorp, to develop an office complex at the cycle manufacturer’s four-acre property in Gurgaon. The ‘prime office property’ will have around 1 million square feet of prime office and […]
Brigade Enterprises, one of the top real estate players in Bangalore, announced its plans to set up Brigade Bricklane, a low-rise apartment project at Jakkur in North Bangalore. The flats will be priced at Rs 33 lakhs and above and will be constructed with lots of open space between each block. “The apartments have been […]
