Godrej Properties said it was adding a new 7.5 lakh square-foot residential project in Gurgaon, marking the 12th project for the Mumbai-based company in the National Capital Region. The company did not give much in terms of details, except to say that the project will be a “modern group housing development”. “This project is situated […]
The finance ministry has denied that Life Insurance Corporation of India has appointed any consultant to redevelop the 10 chawls owned by the insurer in Mumbai. Replying to a question by Lok Sabha MP Arvind Sawant, the finance ministry said the insurer has neither conducted a survey on redeveloping its chawls nor has it appointed […]
Mahindra Lifespaces announced the launch of its a new affordable housing project in the Mumbai suburb of Palghar with one-room-kitchen flats starting at just Rs 8 lakhs. The project, under Mahindra Lifespace’s Happinest brand, also offers 1 Bedroom-Hall-Kitchen and 2 BHK flats “amidst lush, green surroundings” costing up to Rs 24 lakhs. The flats are […]
Pune-based real estate developer Kolte Patil Developers reported a 55% growth in its net profit for the December quarter after strong sales lifted margins compared to last year. However, on a sequential basis, net profit fell to Rs 28 cr from Rs 30 cr due to lower non-sales income. New area bookings in Q3 were […]
Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd has tied up with Bangalore-based real estate player Prestige Estates to invest Rs 2,500 cr in affordable housing. The tie-up has been implemented through its subsidiary HDFC Capital Advisors Limited, which is the investment manager to HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Fund 1. The fund, which focuses on middle income […]
The government has cut the GST rate of ‘affordable houses’ covered by the ‘Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme’ to an effective rate of 8% from an effective rate of 12%, and also said that most customers should not have to pay any GST on such flats at all. The reduction in GST has been made to […]
Godrej Properties reported a sharp 66% fall in its net profit for the third quarter despite strong sales growth, as it was hit by a sharp increase in its input costs. Net profit fell to Rs 25.94 cr for the three months ended December from Rs 77.24 in the same period last year. In Q2, […]
Godrej Properties, the Mumbai-based real estate developer, continued to strike deals with other players to develop their land parcels. The company announced three new projects, including two in Bangalore and one in NOIDA near Delhi. The Bangalore projects are in Devanahalli in the north and in Electronics City in the south, and both involve Godrej […]
Real estate developer Puravankara Ltd said it has started taking ‘expressions of interest’ from buyers for its upcoming ‘affordable’ housing project at Judicial Layout, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore. Provident Park Square is being taken to market through a quasi-book building method. Under this, price bands are announced for each type of property and interested buyers can […]
Prestige Group, one of Bangalore’s largest real estate developers, said it has inaugurated its Forum Center City Mall in Mysore. The company operates the Forum Mall in Bangalore, one of the city’s oldest and most prominent. The Forum Center in Mysore has 3.2 lakh square feet of leasable area and is situated on Hyder Ali […]
Fund manager Nisus Finance Services Co Pvt said it, along with a Dalmia Group’s Landmark Holdings, has invested Rs 50 Cr in Casa Royale & Sanskriti, a project by Noida based Earthcon Infracon projects at Sector-1, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Landmark Holdings is the real estate investment arm of the Dalmia Group, one of India’s […]
Fitch Ratings said it expects a slight improvement in the finances of real estate companies in India and forecast increasing consolidation and a reduction in the massive unsold inventories on their books. “We expect the cash flow from operations of the rated Indian developers to continue to improve in 2018 on higher domestic presales in […]
As some consumers stay away from making big ticket investments into real estate, developer House of Hiranandani has come up with a ‘guaranteed rental’ scheme for those buying property at two of its towers at the Devanahalli township in Bengaluru. The company said that, depending on the size of the property, buyers could get up […]
Ahluwalia Contracts said it won new construction orders aggregating to Rs 311 cr. “New orders worth of Rs. 170.99 Crores for construction of 300 Beds hospital in existing premises of ESIC Hospital Kolkata and worth Rs.140.00 Crores for other construction work,” it said. With this, the total order inflow during the FY 2017-2018 stands at […]
Real estate major DLF reported a sharp decline in its revenue and profit for the July-September quarter after it stopped taking new bookings due to the implementation of RERA in May. The company’s net profit fell by 94% to Rs 12.57 cr in July-September quarter from Rs 204.60 cr a year ago. Even in the […]
Godrej Properties, one of the few big real estate giants that weathered the slow down in the market over the last three years well, has reported strong numbers for its second quarter. Revenue from operations jumped 49% to 492 cr, while net profit rose by 91% to 44 cr. Both revenue and profit more or […]
Life Insurance Corporation of India, the single biggest shareholder in many listed companies in India, has withdrawn its insolvency case against DB Realty Ltd, the real estate developer said. The two companies have executed a debt settlement agreement on Oct 16, DB Realty said. With this, the case against the developer has been withdrawn and […]
Nila Infrastructures Limited said it got a contract worth Rs 107.3 cr from Jodhpur Development Authority to create 3,152 flats in Barli. The Company will also get 7.5 acres free of cost that can be sold or developed. The township, to be completed in four years, comprise 2,128 flats for economically weaker section at 325 […]
Fitch Ratings affirmed property developer Indiabulls Real Estate Limited’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at ‘B+’ with a ‘stable’ outlook, noting that conditions for the real estate developer are improving. “The Stable Outlook reflects the recovery in IBREL’s contracted sales following India’s currency demonetisation last year,” it said. However, it said it couldn’t upgrade the […]
Piramal Enterprises Limited said it will invest Rs 280 crore in Puranik Builders’ “Puranik City Reserva” project in Thane. The investment, routed through Piramel Finance, will be modeled on the ‘financial partnership’ model, it said. Puranik City Reserva is a theme-based ongoing project at Ghodbunder Road in Thane and is being developed on 13 acres […]
