The US Government has hired property consultancy Knight Frank to assess the valuation and strategic review of all its real estate properties in India. The properties, which house embassies, consulates, offices, residences, schools and libraries at prime locations across Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata, were acquired over the years and are estimated to be approximately worth thousands of crores.
Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd (TRIL) proposes to invest over Rs 1700 crore in two to three years for various projects in the country, including Rs 550 crore in Kochi for a premium waterfront residential property, ‘Tritvam’, at Marine Drive.
American property mogul Donald Trump’s maiden real estate project in the country, being developed by Pune-based Panchshil Realty, has been launched.
Ashiana Housing has launched luxury apartments, Tree House Residencies in Bhiwadi. The project consists of thirty six apartments, spread over a total of nine stories in four towers in the area of 1 acre land.
Jones Lang LaSalle global property update for Q3 2012 shows edges towards recovery. It has released its quarterly Global Market Perspective, which captures in-depth data and analysis on the global property market in the year to date.
The purchase and sale of immovable properties in India by a Non Resident Indian (NRI) or by a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) is really a very simple and easy affair with not much hassles and problems.
Kumar Urban Development Limited (KUL) has launched a series of shops at different locationsof Pune at an investment of about over Rs 250 crores.
An estimated 17500 residential units were launched by organised developers in the second quarter of 2012 in major cities across the country, registering a decline of nearly 44% over the previous quarter, says a report by global real estate consultancy, Cushman & Wakefield (C&W). This decline in launches can be attributed to a number of factors such as delay in approvals, significant inventory in certain locations as well as postponement of project to coincide new launches with the festival season.
The RBI, on Tuesday, July 31, kept the repo rate or the rate at which banks borrow from RBI unchanged at 8% and also the reverse repo rate at which, the banks lend to RBI unchanged at 7%. However, it has lowered the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) to 23% from 24% earlier. The realty sector, reeling under liquidity pressure and low demand due to high interest rate, has reacted sharply over this status quo.
Pune has been a favoured industrial destination for a very long time. In fact, manufacturing has been a major development focus for the city since the inception of PCMC in the 1960’s. Since then, there has been a massive influx of European companies who were and continue to be keen on setting up manufacturing facilities there.