Track2Realty: Office markets in India registered a downward trend in overall net absorption for the first three quarters of 2013, as per the latest report released by global real estate consultants, Cushman & Wakefield.
Track2Realty Exclusive: When Purushottam Sharma, a government officer was posted in Bhiwadi seven years back, it was like a punishment posting. He sulked, the family resented yet with no infrastructure living in Gurgaon and travelling daily to Bhiwadi was something that was not feasible.
Track2Realty: SARE Homes has launched its new project ‘Club Terraces’ in Sector 92, Gurgaon. The developer plans to develop this iconic 19-storey tower that will overlook the SARE club, which will be the largest and finest club in Gurgaon, set amidst 7 acres of land.
Track2Realty: Lotus Greens announced on Monday, Oct 7, that Red Fort Capital, one of the leading Real Estate Private Equity firm, will be investing 1000 crores in various projects of Lotus Greens.
Track2Realty Exclusive: In today’s real estate market where projects are more often than not adding only to the inventory, marketing department of respective companies are wondering as to what went wrong in the brand positioning of the project.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Neeraj Gulati, MD, Assotech Realty says real estate is akin to two sides of the same coin; at one half you have the developers at the other you have the end users/investors. The point is real estate does throw a negative shade as projected to the stakeholders in terms of realty debt.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Media creates perception in the collective consciousness that realty debts are a cause of concern. It is generally assumed that a debt-ridden company is not the right one to invest. However, business cycle of some of these over leveraged companies is not just better than peers, but also high in terms of brand equity. Track2Realty finds that over projected magnitude of realty debt may or may not be a reality.
Track2Realty Exclusive: India’s urban population will soar from 340 million in 2008 to 590 million in 2030 as estimated. And this urban expansion will happen at a rapid speed.
Track2Realty: Real estate has expressed disappointment over the decision to hike key policy rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The developers and analysts say this would lead to increase in finance cost and also affect housing demand during the festive season.
Track2Realty Exclusive: A Crisil Research report maintains that absorption of new residential units across six key cities is likely to increase at a compounded annual growth rate of 7 per cent in the next two years, with Mumbai registering the highest CAGR of 14 per cent in the next two years due to huge pent-up demand. Meanwhile, the Bangalore realty market is likely to see a stable rise in sales with firms such as Sobha Developers Ltd and Prestige Estates Ltd benefiting.