Track2Realty: The prime office space segment across key cities in India witnessed a supply infusion of more than 20 million sqft in the first six months of 2013.
Track2Realty: To strengthen long-term competitiveness and deliver a stronger and more differentiated client servicing experience, DTZ has announced a new company structure for its real estate business operations in India.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Catering to the rapidly urbanizing consumers and emerging economies will hit the demand pressure for natural and capital resources. In cities, one billion people will enter the global “consuming class” by 2025, with incomes high enough to become significant consumers of goods and services.
Track2Realty: Omaxe and The Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) are bringing to the city of New Chandigarh (formerly Mullanpur), a five star hotel “Holiday Inn”. In an exclusive tie-up for a hotel in Omaxe’s integrated township Omaxe New Chandigarh, the company will undertake the construction of the 150-room hotel which will be managed by IHG.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Property market in India is no more metro centric as major national players have already made an entry into tier II and III cities across India. An extended period of high interest rate have dissuaded buyers in metros to move towards more affordable housing in tier II and III cities, as these cities have the potential to fetch higher rentals as well.
Track2Realty: In a continuation of the company’s global growth plan, Cushman & Wakefield has entered into an agreement to acquire Singapore-based project management specialist company Project Solution Group (PSG).
Track2Realty Exclusive: The real estate all over the world is facing a crucial situation and observing a radical shift in population trends. Most of the people believe funding of the developers’ projects or the land occupancy cost is the real concern of the sector. However, as per my research and knowledge the broader issue lies in the conceptualization of urbanization.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Some of the factors that vociferously call for apartment culture. New initiatives like the construction of a metro in cities like New Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, suburban railway in the areas like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi, Pune, Kolkata and Bus Rapid Transit System taken by the various state governments to improve the public transport systems in cities has raised the interest among people in the surrounding areas so as to save the commutation time.
Track2Realty Exclusive: In Noida Extension buyers took to streets against the developers for allegedly using all available options to ensure that the original set of buyers were divested of their flats, which could then be resold at a higher rate. In a majority of the cases, the consumers were faced with a Hobson’s choice.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Commerce Ministry data fails to give a comprehensive picture where many grandiose plans have failed to tap the potential that actually existed. Several SEZ projects and the expansion plans, like the SEZs at Navi Mumbai, Jhajjar in Haryana, Adani’s Mundra, DLF’s Cyber City in Gurgaon, Mahindra World City in Chennai, K Raheja Universal and Flagship Infrastructure in Maharashtra are facing difficulties. The SEZs cumulatively have been losing ground over the past couple of years.