The demand for commercial property in the country is expected to remain robust in the first half of 2011, boosted by strong manufacturing activities, says a survey by RICS India Commercial Property Survey.
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).
Ashiana Housing strengthening its Facility Management arm, has launched resale and rental services for Ashianaites.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said there is a need to improve the infrastructure and increase in flow of capital in the housing segment, given the increase in the land prices.
Indian real estate majors, DLF and Unitech, are set to miss their FY11 sales target, despite prices reaching the highs of 2007. Mid cap names like HDIL, Ackruti City and Sobha Developers are however on track to meet their targets.
Kotak Realty Fund, the property investment arm of India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank, plans to raise as much as USD 500 million by the second quarter of this year, in a bet on the long term case for property in Asia’s third-largest economy, a top official said.
Chennai-based real estate developer True Value Homes is planning to invest Rs.800 crore over the next three years to develop around 12 projects, majority of which will be in the residential segment.
Mumbai-based RCSPL, which owns group buying portal for real estate GrOffr.com, has acquired Mobstreet.in, a company which was officially shut down in December 2010 due to lack of funds.
Ashiana group has announced the completion of Phase 3 of its group housing project. Just half an hour’s drive from Gurgaon. Ashiana Aangan is strategically located at Bhiwadi, one of the fastest growing townships and industrial hub in northern India.
Mumbai saw a steep rise in property prices during the boom period of 2008. However, the economic slowdown in 2009 led to a property market crash which made itself very tangible in Mumbai in the first quarter of 2009, stabilizing by the middle of year and rising again between the 3rd and 4th quarters.