Tata Housing Development Co. Ltd., has bagged one of the most prestigious Asia Pacific Property Awards 2012 (part of the International Property Awards), 4th year in a row bagging five coveted awards under various categories.
Substantial addition to supply has kept the rentals for the retail mall space in Pune stable in the first quarter of the year 2012, a report from real estate advisory Cushman & Wakefield India has said.
Ravi Sinha: You mean to suggest the land acquisition bill has not really been deliberated upon and came as a knee jerk reaction?
The retail real estate market received a fresh mall supply of approximately 1.94 million sq. ft. (msf) in Q1 2012 (quarter ending March 2012). Many of the expected mall projects were differed on account of delay in construction, leading to a deficit of close to 50% from the estimated supply (3.37 msf) for the quarter, says Cushman & Wakefield in its latest report.
Even as the cost of housing is skyrocketing in Mumbai, an ambitious proposal to create at least 500,000 houses as part of a “Homes for All” initiative between the real estate industry and the Maharashtra Government is gathering dust in the ministry.
The business of redevelopment has a long gestation period but the end result is better living for the poor, improved civic amenities and infrastructure of the city and additional housing for the influx.
Anmol Shah, the Gujarati businessman settled in Mumbai, has both the emotional as well as rational reasons to invest in property this time on Akshay Tritiya. His astrologer has suggested that very much like a few years back when he bought his first flat in Mumbai, followed by an office in one of the Central Business Districts (CBD) on Akshay Tritiya, he should yet again buy the second house on the auspicious day this year.
While most of the retailers in India blame more to the frontline cost of the real estate than supply chain hurdles, online retailers like MyGrahak project it as a cost competitive advantage.
Sahara Group, ICICI Bank, Bhushan Steel, Bharti Realty, Red Fort Capital and Shri Lal Mahal are understood to be in the race among others to acquire Parsvnath Developers’ 1.18 acre of prime commercial land near Connaught Place in the National Capital.
Owing to global issues, liquidity is becoming a problem. Though the phase is temporarily, the concern cannot be ruled out. Indian real estate sector is banking on the fact that change will take place and market will come out of the situation.