The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has taken a strong objection to the military authorities in Karnataka who have permitted unauthorized use of defence land for constructing shopping malls and halls in gross violation of rules and without sanction from the Defence Ministry.
Indian buyers usually pay for apartments before construction has been completed. Many buyers do not take out mortgage loans (the ratio of housing loans to GDP is less than 5% in India).
Corporate confidence is boosting activity in top tier office markets around the world, leading to accelerating early cycle rental growth and robust capital value growth in prime assets, especially where new quality supply is limited, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s inaugural, quarterly Global Office Outlook report.
Indian house prices rose rapidly from 2002 to 2007. Strong economic growth and urbanization supported house prices, while in city centres a housing bubble was encouraged by inadequate infrastructure, lack of planning and antiquated land use laws.
Interest rate rises are beginning to bite in India, and housing markets in major cities weakened in 2010, says a report by the Global Property Guide.
The demand for commercial property in the country is expected to remain robust in the first half of 2011, boosted by strong manufacturing activities, says a survey by RICS India Commercial Property Survey.
Ashiana Housing strengthening its Facility Management arm, has launched resale and rental services for Ashianaites.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said there is a need to improve the infrastructure and increase in flow of capital in the housing segment, given the increase in the land prices.
Kotak Realty Fund, the property investment arm of India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank, plans to raise as much as USD 500 million by the second quarter of this year, in a bet on the long term case for property in Asia’s third-largest economy, a top official said.
Ashiana group has announced the completion of Phase 3 of its group housing project. Just half an hour’s drive from Gurgaon. Ashiana Aangan is strategically located at Bhiwadi, one of the fastest growing townships and industrial hub in northern India.