Track2Realty-Agencies: After marking his presence in the Indian and international fashion world, ace designer Manish Arora has tied up with real estate firm AMR Group, and will design for their forthcoming presidential suites and luxury residential projects.
Track2Realty: Real estate in Bihar with most of the cities termed as tier-II and III by many of the developers till late, has bucked all trends of slowdown to soar as one of the most promising real estate market. It is not just the new trend of apartments that is catching fancy of the prosperity that is noticeable in many of the urban areas, but even the land rates still continue to soar.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is reported to have zeroed in around 70 real estate developers around the country, including Unitech, Parsvnath Developers, and Omaxe for investigation against entering into one-sided agreements with buyers and for allegedly colluding with each other to arm-twist them.
Banking institutions have cut down on their lending to the real estate sector, according to a report put out on Wednesday by real estate consulting firm Knight Frank India.
The government plans to bring unorganised property agents and brokers under the ambit of the proposed real estate regulator, imposing stringent penalties including imprisonment on those who dupe buyers or operate without a valid registration.
Century Real Estate has reportedly raised Rs 40 crore from Reliance Capital and will raise another Rs 160 crore from the Anil Ambani promoted firm for its upcoming residential projects. According to reports the deal was closed last week and will be a structured transaction, which includes private placement of non-convertible debentures (NCD) and equity component.
Jones Lang LaSalle has a new report, Redefining Retail Investment, to coincide with the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) 2012 Retail Real Estate World Summit, taking place in Shanghai this week.
India’s plan to buy a property to move its cultural centre in Colombo is in limbo, after New Delhi lost out to a Chinese state-owned company in the race to buy a prime plot in the Sri Lankan capital – allegedly due to delay by the island nation’s government in issuing necessary clearances.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that investors, who attend the Emerging Kerala meet, with real estate motives will have to return empty handed. “Not an inch of land will be sold for projects approved in the meet. Can you think any secret business deal is possible in Kerala?,” he asked the editors of various media organisations in the state during an interaction ahead of the Emerging Kerala meet on Thursday, Sep 6.
The Real Estate Regulation and Development Bill, 2012, has been sent to the Ministry of Law and Justice for vetting, after which it will be moved to Cabinet.