Sahara Housing Investment Corp. Ltd and Sahara India Real Estate Corp. Ltd, two firms that are part of the diversified Sahara India Pariwar group, continue to raise money from the public, defying a ban on such activity by capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
Siemens is now in talks with developers Hiranandani Upscale and Nitesh Estates after its proposed sale of an eight-acre factory land in Bangalore to RMZ Corp missed deadline, said sources close to the development.
Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) on Wednesday said it has made mandatory for all members of the association to mention carpet area in their brochures and sale agreement, aiming to bring in transparency in the sector.
Real Estate developers in Gujarat are unanimous to protest against the revised jantri rates. Even after their talks with the Government on Monday they have announced that they will continue their protest by not executing any sale deeds till May 5.
Income-Tax officials raided the offices and residences of real estate czar, Century Group owned by P Dayanand Pai and Satish Pai, and Manipal University managed by the Pais.
Demand for residential development will continue to remain unabated, but the requirement of real estate by retail industry over the next five years and even thereafter will provide a major thrust to the property market in India, said CB Richard Ellis’ global president Robert E Sulentic.
Aanya Real Estate and Luxora Realty jointly are coming up with a green initiative in Nagpur, there are row houses, sky villas, cottages, Olympics sports training center, Schools, Hospitals, Praying Center, thus creating a lifestyle living environment in Nagpur and attracting consumers across India.
The government is keen to clean realty deals and wants to crack down on money laundering. It wants a closer look at the real estate market, widely perceived to be the biggest sink of black money in India.
While the real estate market in India is far from satisfactory, a section of real estate developers are exploring opportunities in neighboring nations including Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as the governments, seeking to boost economic growth, are providing incentives to develop infrastructure.
Real estate traditionally has always had the perception of being a sector where ‘land & buildings’ was the language required and ‘people skills’ were of no great relevance. But, now, even big Real estate players are soon beginning to understand the importance of effective ‘client servicing’, enhanced ‘team productivity’ and professional ‘managerial skills’.