Track2Realty-Agencies: Jones Lang La-Salle (JLL) India has set up a new entity, JLL Segregated Funds Group to raise funds to invest in the Indian real estate market, and its first fund worth . 300 crore will be launched soon in the domestic market.
Track2Realty: Everstone Capital has appointed Rajesh Jaggi as the Managing Partner for its real estate business.
Track2Realty: Union Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath has promised to enhance collaboration with UK to improve overall urban infrastructure. He was speaking on Monday, Oct 8, at RICS international conference-Cities 2030: Are we on track?
Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd (TRIL) is planning to raise two India-focused realty funds, including a $500 million international fund and Rs 300 crore ($55 million) domestic fund, according to reports in a section of media.
Realty sector in India has witnessed more than $2-billion private equity investments in the last 12 months, with investors treading cautiously, according to real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield.
Interest from international real estate investors in Indian real estate has been limited in 2012. India has witnessed 6% q-o-q growth in direct commercial real estate in Q1 2012, as compared to China which has seen negative growth of -45%, however China performed better in Q2 2012 on the back of one mega deal. In Brazil, investment volumes seem to be reaching a more ‘normalised’, sustainable pace following the supercharged 2010-2011 period.
After Track2Realty reported that how real estate developers are blatantly violating the ban on pre-launch schemes as advised by the Supreme Court, the Haryana Government has now decided to crack down against the erring realty companies. Many established realty companies and new players in the fray are illegally offering residential projects before acquiring the required license, and in some cases, even without a land in blatant violation of warnings by the authority.
Kumar Urban Development Limited (KUL) has launched a series of shops at different locationsof Pune at an investment of about over Rs 250 crores.
If you think prime locations in the NCR have hit the roof and you missed the dream rally in having a reasonably priced home, there is no reason to look at the secondary locations. In an expanding National Capital Region (NCR) while some of the locations deter you due to its less appreciation potential or controversies galore, then probably your property hunt has not led you to the destination next of the region—New Gurgaon.
CBRE has announced that its Western Region would now be headed by Nikhil Bhatia, based out of Mumbai. Nikhil Bhatia currently co-heads the Capital Markets business for CBRE in India, and shall assume the additional responsibility of managing the firm’s operations for the region.