Track2Realty: Former police officer turned activist Y P Singh has alleged that Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar was centre of real estate scam. At the same time he criticised Arvind Kejriwal for concealing information about a massive scam in Maharashtra because he was selective about which politicians he targets. He also attacked Kejriwal for his expose against BJP Nitin Gadkari while sparing Pawar.
Track2Realty: Mumbai region has seen prices appreciate by double digit percentages over the last two years. It is interesting to note that some areas have witnessed over 50% price rise when we compare per square feet prices (PQSF) of Q3-12 (Jul-Aug-Sep) over Q3-10(Jul-Aug-Sep). This clearly reflects that capital values in and around Mumbai region has been continuously moving at a steady pace year on year, says a report by property portal 99 acres.com.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Group buying is emerging as a win-win situation for both the buyers and the developers.Track2Realty talks to all the concerned parties in the deal to find that while it saves the marketing cost of the developers and increases the bargain of the buyers, in no way it cuts the role of the intermediaries as well, thus making it the most lucrative marketing model for all in the future.
Track2Realty: Regardless of the state of the economy, associated market sentiments and on-going funding trends, developers need to generate initial capital to successfully launch and complete their projects. Only by doing so can they maintain the kind of churn that makes the real estate development business profitable.
Track2Realty Exclusive: While the Vijay Kelkar Committee has strongly advocated in its recommendation to the Central Government that monetisation of the government land can finance the basic urban infrastructure needs, a move in that direction has set the tone for a fresh debate in Maharashtra.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Azure Capital, the promoters of India Realty Fund I, launched its India Realty Fund-II (IRF2), a rental yield fund that focuses on commercial properties across the top seven cities of India. The size of the fund is Rs 250 crores with an additional Green shoe option of Rs 250 crores aggregating to Rs 500 crores.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Investment bank Goldman Sachs on Thursday downgraded real estate major DLF to ‘neutral’ from ‘buy’, saying slower approvals could result in fewer project launches, even as Swiss financial services company UBS said activist Arvind Kejriwal’s accusations would have limited impact on the company. It has maintained a ‘buy’ rating.
Track2Realty: A home is the costliest purchase that an Indian makes. Hence selling a residential property is not an easy task since the Indian customer by nature is very discerning and price conscious.
Track2Realty: Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) recently got the green signal from SEBI to launch its first residential focused fund in India. It plans to raise $57 Mn.
Track2Realty: The Maharashtra government has revised lease rentals of a total of 1,577 lands situated in Mumbai city and suburbs. The revised lease rentals, which are fixed on ready recknor rates, would be effective from January 1. State cabinet chaired by Prithviraj Chavan gave its approval at its meeting held on Tuesday, Oct 9.