Track2Realty Exclusive: Cities come into existence either by design or by default and the first movers (either the local urban bodies or the private developers) give it a definite outlook & shape in terms of urban planning and overall outlook of the given city. This has been the pattern of urbanisation and rise and growth of the cities across the world with Indian being no exception.
Track2Realty Exclusive: While the real estate market in the metro cities have been flirting around with the NRIs to woo them with big-ticket investments, the discerning expat Indians had some other ideas. The destination to those desirable ideas was definitely not leading them to metro cities. So, at a time when the spate of luxury and super luxury launches were put on offer, the match makers of pricey dollars preferred to court the humble markets where the modest rupee was well grounded not to flaunt with pomp and show.
Track2Realty-Agencies: India’s largest realty company DLF said on Saturday, Nov 15, it plans to launch the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) next fiscal to monetise its commercial assets and is in talks with global players for partnership.
Track2Realty: Rapid urbanization has thrown up many complicated challenges for home owners as well as city planners. While most of the debate tends to revolve around how to improve living conditions in the core urban areas, real estate developers in many cities like Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore are now coming up with an entirely new solution – the creation of entirely new satellite mega-cities.
Track2Realty: Emerging trends in the workplace point to a revolution in the way workplaces operate in the next 15 years, according to a white paper launched jointly by CBRE and Genesis, a leading real estate innovator, developer and operator from China.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Delhi Government has lifted restriction on sale of leasehold properties which will benefit lakhs of property owners and may trigger hike in real estate prices.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday, Oct 13, banned DLF and six of its directors — KP Singh (Chairman), Rajiv Singh, TC Goyal, Pia Singh, Kameshwar Swarup and Ramesh Sanka — from trading in the securities market for three years.
Track2Realty: Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) has appointed Shouvik Purkayastha as the Executive Director of Capital Markets in India. Shouvik is a financial professional with over 15 years of experience with expertise Investment Banking and Corporate Banking.
Track2Realty: Despite the significant residential unit inventory and fresh housing supply, most of the urban housing projects across major Indian cities are unaffordable for our economically weaker sections (EWS). This is primarily because developers are by-and-large focused on launching luxury, high-end and mid-end housing projects that are considered ‘safe’ from the perspective of risks and returns in the capital market.
Track2Realty Exclusive: While in many other property markets across the country the developers are planning freebies & discounts to attract the buyers, in Gurgaon the demand and supply cycle of the property market is showing a different trend altogether. With very few inventory hangover of ready-to-move stocks available and the macro-economic outlook reviving, the buyers are back in the market and even though a price rise is on the cards the festive spirit is yet driving the home buyers to the market.