Track2Realty-Agencies: Nearly five years after venturing into telecom and investing over Rs 600 crore, Unitech decided to part ways with Telenor, its Norwegian partner in the mobile venture, paying a nominal Rs 25 crore to settle its messy dispute.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Larsen & Toubro booked fresh orders worth Rs 15,800 crore in the second quarter of the current year, lower than the Rs 19,600 crore it booked in the previous quarter.
Track2Realty: Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) recently got the green signal from SEBI to launch its first residential focused fund in India. It plans to raise $57 Mn.
Track2Realty: The Maharashtra government has revised lease rentals of a total of 1,577 lands situated in Mumbai city and suburbs. The revised lease rentals, which are fixed on ready recknor rates, would be effective from January 1. State cabinet chaired by Prithviraj Chavan gave its approval at its meeting held on Tuesday, Oct 9.
Track2Realty: In terms of planned urban growth, the evidence for real estate development being backed by the creation of associated physical infrastructure is higher in Noida and Greater Noida. Gurgaon and Faridabad are at the opposite spectrum, where infrastructure is developed after the real estate potential of an area has been nearly fully exploited. In other words, infrastructure projects in these areas is largely taken up only after an area is already primed for real estate growth. Even so, Gurgaon has seen the maximum capital appreciation for investors and end users.
Track2Realty: Union Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath has promised to enhance collaboration with UK to improve overall urban infrastructure. He was speaking on Monday, Oct 8, at RICS international conference-Cities 2030: Are we on track?
Track2Realty: India Against Corruption (IAC) raised certain allegations, some of which pertained to DLF. In this regard, we would like to state that the business relationship of DLF with Mr Robert Vadra or his companies, has been in his capacity as an individual entrepreneur, on a completely transparent and at an arm’s length basis. Our business relationship has been conducted to the highest standards of ethics and transparency, as has been our business practices, all around.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Ironic it may sound, but the developers are getting hurt by allegations of corruption in the realty sector. Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) has asked its about 10,000 members not to pay bribe to officials for getting project clearance.
Track2Realty: Godrej Properties has launched residential villa project, Godrej Gold County, at Tumkur Road, Bengaluru. Spread over approximately 12 acres, this project will comprise of 87 villas built over a total saleable area of 2.8 lac sq. ft. Customers can choose from 4 types of contemporarily designed villas ranging in size from 3,303 sq. ft. to 4,113 sq. ft., at prices starting from Rs. 2 crores.
Track2Realty-Agencies: With an aim to showcase properties across Nashik under one umbrella and provide buyers the opportunity to purchase real estate in Nashik the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) has organised a mega realty expo called ‘Shelter’ in the city from December 20-23.