First influencers, then catalysts and now storming into what can be conveniently called last male bastion—Real Estate. Indian Mothers have indeed come a long way to prove that a challenging job of realty business can be managed along with the family responsibilities and upbringing of the children. Track2Realty salutes a few of such Case Studies on the eve of Mother’s Day.
By: Sameer Gholve, Manager – Capital Markets, Jones Lang LaSalle…
Cognizant Technology Solutions has increased its real estate infrastructure expansion in India by nearly $200 million.
The US-based company, which has large offshore presence in India, has revised its investment plan to a total of $700 million in real estate from 2011 through 2015.
Real estate developers and consultants agree that there is fortune at the bottom of the pyramid. But absence of policy guidelines and hassle free implementation is what comes in the way of ensuring reality of a slum free realty, finds Track2Realty.
Babulal Varma, Managing Director, Omkar Realtors & Developers There are…
Tata Realty and Infrastructure (TRIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, is foraying into retail and hospitality segments through a new subsidiary, TRIL Hospitality Services. The company, which has about Rs 6,000-crore projects at hand, would also commence work on two more projects, and this would add business of Rs 3,000 crore, said a senior TRIL Infopark executive.
Within hours of Track2Realty reporting that the much awaited Real Estate Regulatory Bill will not be tabled in the current session of parliament, the government has confirmed it by announcing that the Bill is likely to be presented in the next session of Parliament. The Bill is expected to be tabled before the Union Cabinet shortly, said Aruna Sundararajan, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.
The much-awaited regulatory Bill for the real estate sector will not be tabled during the current session of Parliament, a senior official in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has confirmed to Track2Realty. The draft Real Estate Regulation Bill is still in the consultative process and the government is apprehensive that the states may block it the NCTC way.
A Parliamentary panel has castigated the government for not establishing industries in almost half the SEZs set up since 2006 and giving the land to realtors, diverting fertile land of farmers.
Sachin Sandhir: When the Government talks about affordable housing and expects the developers to do affordable housing, it is a misnomer because the Government is the first perpetuator of price escalation by auctioning the land to the highest bidder. Then to expect the developer to not make a profit of 50-60 per cent or whatever his expectation, is unrealistic.