Track2Realty-Agencies: After marking his presence in the Indian and international fashion world, ace designer Manish Arora has tied up with real estate firm AMR Group, and will design for their forthcoming presidential suites and luxury residential projects.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has closed the case against Taneja Developers and Infrastructure (TDI) related to allegations that the company was abusing its dominant position in the real estate segment in Mohali.
Bangalore’s luxury residential market seen a major transformation in the recent past, with the Kingfisher Tower setting a new capital values benchmark (northwards of Rs. 30,000/sq.ft) in the super luxury category. The new dynamics being seen now have been referred to as the ‘coming of age’ of Bangalore’s residential market, and I agree with this definition. We are certainly witnessing a remarkable maturing process here.
Banking institutions have cut down on their lending to the real estate sector, according to a report put out on Wednesday by real estate consulting firm Knight Frank India.
Godrej Properties has claimed that it has sold the entire 1st phase of its residential project, Godrej Summit, in Sector 104, Gurgaon. The first phase of this project had 695 apartments across 1 million sq. ft. of space.
Godrej Properties has launched its residential project, Godrej Summit, in Sector 104, Gurgaon. Spread over 21 acres, this project will consist of 11 high rise towers and offer about 1,200 homes across 2 mn sq. ft of space. Customers can choose from 2, 3 4 BHK, and penthouse apartments ranging in size from 1,250 sq. ft. to 4,500 sq. ft.
MCHI-CREDAI’s 6th India Realty Expo will be held at The Cumberland, Great Cumberland Place, London, next to Marble Arch Station, Behind Oxford Street; 15 & 16 September, 10 am to 7 pm. The event has been planned so as to provide the NRI community in the U.K. with some of the most ‘happening’ real estate investment option across India’s Urbs Prima Indies – Mumbai City, suburbs and its peripheral areas including sister cities like Thane, Navi Mumbai, Dombivli Kalyan, Mira Virar among others – as also realty options from the neighbouring city of Pune and select properties from the land of Sun, Sand and Surf – Goa.
Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd (TRIL) is planning to raise two India-focused realty funds, including a $500 million international fund and Rs 300 crore ($55 million) domestic fund, according to reports in a section of media.
Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Group has now entered Mumbai’s real estate market with two projects- a commercial complex in Chandivli, Andheri East, and a residential one in Mira Road – both being handled by her father and yesteryear star Jeetendra through group firms Balaji Developers and JK Developers.
Interest from international real estate investors in Indian real estate has been limited in 2012. India has witnessed 6% q-o-q growth in direct commercial real estate in Q1 2012, as compared to China which has seen negative growth of -45%, however China performed better in Q2 2012 on the back of one mega deal. In Brazil, investment volumes seem to be reaching a more ‘normalised’, sustainable pace following the supercharged 2010-2011 period.