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: The allegation that businessman Robert Vadra and real estate giant DLF have deep illicit links, where Vadra was given an interest-free loan from DLF, which also sold him vast amounts of property at hefty bargains in return for favours from the Congress, could not offer evidence of a quid pro quo.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Two more entities have received market regulator SEBI’s approval to set-up Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), a newly created class of pooled-in investment vehicles for real estate, private equity and hedge funds.
Track2Realty: The type of marketing strategies that Indian developers employ to sell their products in a tough market may often seem strange to property marketers in other countries. Nevertheless
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Centre is ready with an ambitious plan to sell surplus government land to generate cash to ease financial pressures, as suggested by the Vijay Kelkar Committee on fiscal consolidation. A Cabinet note prepared by the Finance Ministry within days of the Kelkar Panel submitting its recommendations says that proceeds from the sale or lease of surplus land, seen as a non-performing asset, would be used only to repay loans or create capital assets that will generate recurring revenue.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The US-based American Real Estate plans to open three multi-specialty hospitals and small clinics in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Track2Realty: Everstone has tied-up with Jones Lang LaSalle India (JLLI) for providing retail property management services to four shopping malls at Pune, Kochi, Vadodara and Ahmedabad.
Track2Realty: Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Manish Aggarwal, Executive Director, India as the North India operations lead for all service lines. Manish will be responsible for providing strategic direction to Cushman & Wakefield’s Northern India business and facilitate enhanced service delivery.
Track2Realty-C&W: NCR registered absorption of 1.2 msf in Q3, 2012 and which was 14% lower when compared to the previous quarter due to cautious approach by the companies. IT/ITeS and consulting firms continue to be among the largest occupiers taking up spaces in excess of 200,000 sf each across Gurgaon and Noida, says office market report from real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield.