The last few months have seen a lot of mid-sized office and mixed-use buildings in Mumbai going under the hammer. Not very surprising, considering the wave of real estate redevelopment that has swept the city. What is so unusual about these buildings is the fact that they are going to be redeveloped into stand-alone retail formats.
High property prices coupled with continued increase in home loan interest rates over the last six months and inflationary pressures will keep transaction activities restrained.
Where does ‘Team Anglo Indian’ consider opportunities for Indian real estate right now?
Bangalore-based property firm Century Real Estate Holdings is reportedly setting up a venture capital fund with a corpus of around Rs.100 crore.
The demand for holiday homes in India is as wired into the country’s overall economic performance as every other segment of residential real estate.
The real estate sector has welcomed the CRR rate cut by the RBI and said it will help revive demand in the housing segment.
Judging by feedback obtained from a cross-section of Indian retail players, it emerges that most retailers perceived 2011 to be a flat year.
The Godrej Properties’ Board of Directors has announced Pirojsha Godrej’s appointment as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Godrej Properties Limited (GPL) with effect from April 1st, 2012.
Fitch Ratings’ outlook for 2012 for the Indian real estate sector is negative due to weak overall demand and higher construction costs, which are likely to continue to squeeze margins.
Shobhit Agarwal, Jt. Managing Director – Capital Markets, Jones Lang LaSalle India, believes market may be sluggish at the moment, but eventually India stands as a destination for investment.