When the leading real estate company DLF sold 1250 flats within 2 hours of launch in 2009, there were many eyebrows raised. After all, in a market that was weathering crisis of confidence and liquidity it was hard to believe in the first place.
Hotel Leelaventure will invest Rs.100 crore to upgrade its property in Goa in 2011 and is looking to expand presence in the country by opening new company-owned properties and taking up management contracts.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, one of the world’s biggest hotel chains, is not worried with the DB Realty’s scam. The Chicago-headquartered group is going ahead with plans of opening five hotels with the Mumbai-based DB Group.
Australia’s Platinum Investment Management has raised its stake in India’s second largest real estate firm Unitech to 5.16%.
After a one-year period starting 3Q 2009, which saw a strong recovery with a record 40%+ increase in prices, the Mumbai residential real estate market has been seeing a slowdown over the last two quarters across various micro markets.
Corporate confidence is boosting activity in top tier office markets around the world, leading to accelerating early cycle rental growth and robust capital value growth in prime assets, especially where new quality supply is limited, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s inaugural, quarterly Global Office Outlook report.
Indian house prices rose rapidly from 2002 to 2007. Strong economic growth and urbanization supported house prices, while in city centres a housing bubble was encouraged by inadequate infrastructure, lack of planning and antiquated land use laws.
SFS Homes, a noted builder from the south Indian state of Kerala, is in Qatar to promote its latest projects at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and Guruvayoor.
The Income Tax department has sent notices to real estate companies, MMRDA, CIDCO stating that all land lease sales or transfers attract a 10% tax, sources said.
Bangalore-based Century Real Estate has raised Rs.200 crore from Kotak Realty Fund, the property investment arm of Kotak Mahindra Bank, through a private placement of non-convertible debentures (NCD).