Track2Realty Exclusive: Tapping NRI money is a wish that kept the developers driving throughout the year with the depreciation in Indian rupee. However, any wishful thought of fall in the currency would be suicidal for the sector in the year ahead as this rupee depreciation would not benefit them as much with NRIs investment as it would affect the foreign private equity (PE) funds which have been the project rider for many of the developers.
Track2Realty: While real estate is a constantly changing and evolving concept, some parameters remain constant – the three success mantras are still Location, Location and Location. In this respect, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (or PCMC) is an important chapter in the annals of Pune real estate’s success story.
Track2Realty: India’s economy grew 5.7% y-o-y in Q1 2014 (April–June) beating market consensus forecasts of 5.3%, and showing signs of recovery following annual growth numbers of between 4.4% and 5.2% in each quarter between Q1 2012 and Q4 2013.
Track2Realty: The National Green a Tribunal has ordered Resilience Realty Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Rustomjee Realty to give notice to prospective purchasers before creating new third party rights in respect of the Rustomjee Oriana project at the MHADA Gandhi Nagar Layout, at Kala Nagar at Bandra East, Mumbai.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, Aug 27, ordered DLF to deposit Rs 630 crore in 3 months as a pre-condition for entertaining its appeal against the Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) decision upholding a Competition Commission’s order imposing the hefty penalty.
Track2Realty: Snapdeal.com and Tata Value Homes have entered into a strategic and exclusive partnership with which Snapdeal.com will now foray into the real estate category and start selling apartments by the real estate major on its site. Together, the brands will work towards revolutionizing the real estate sector in India.
Track2Realty: With the liberalisation of the FDI policy, evolving consumer preferences and entry of global retail brands in India, mall developers are busy adapting their retail developments to the changing requirements and trends. Indeed, one of the most imperative transformations is the increasing focus on planning and optimisation of retail spaces so as to extract their highest potential.
Track2Realty: The home buyers expect real estate prices to rise over the next six month, says the Housing Sentiment Index (IIMB-MB-HSI) by IIM Bangalore and Magicbricks. It forecasts the trend across 9 of the 10 cities surveyed.
Track2Realty: The formation of REITs – funds that own real estate but have shares that are listed on the stock market – will encourage the creation of big-ticket institutional-grade buildings, and will give developers a ready outlet for development projects.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The imprint in the minds of collective consciousness is about affordable market when it comes to Noida; the reality is increasingly getting different from perception. It is no more about affordable housing that defines Noida, nor is it about small industrial clusters; the multinationals and other big ticket corporate houses are increasingly rewriting the market dynamics of Noida.