Cushman & Wakefield to expand into Malaysia
Track2Realty: Cushman & Wakefield has expanded into Malaysia with a new office in Kuala Lumpur that is C&W’s 35th office in Asia Pacific.
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Mumbai commercial property attractive due to moderate appreciation
Track2Realty Exclusive: It was in the July last year that Rohit Arora, an NRI returned from New Jersey to settle in Mumbai and set up his consultancy business over here. Looking for an office space, he was so carried by the reports of a price correction that he preferred to defer the office acquisition, either on rent or purchase.
Pune 4th among top 10 ranking of Asia Pacific rental growth: Cushman & Wakefield
Track2Realty: The emerging cities continue to dominate the rental growth in the region with Jakarta (Indonesia) witnessing the highest office rental growth (yoy) among 33 cities in Asia, followed by Manila (Philippines) at 2nd position and Shenzhen (China) at 3rd Pune (India) at 4th position while NCR (India) ranked at 10, says Asia Office Q1 2014 report of Cushman & Wakefield.
More than 60% of global retailers present in India; lack of quality space & legislative issues hamper organised retail: CBRE Report
Track2Realty: Despite more than 60% of global retailers already having a presence in India, the lack of quality retail space and legislative issues have been an impediment to the spread of organized retail in the country, according to CBRE’s report, Expanding Horizons of Global Retailers in India.
Coimbatore-Tirupur-Erode Industrial Corridor to ignite realty growth
Track2Realty Exclusive: The proposed industrial corridors across the country are being seen as the catalysts to ignite the growth of the economy in general and real estate market in particular. In Coimbatore also, all eyes are set on the Coimbatore-Tirupur-Erode Industrial Corridor that promises to redefine the economy of the region with fresh influx of investment and increased economic activity in and around the industrial corridor.
Challenges of corporate governance in Indian realty-II
Track2Realty Exclusive: The Real Estate Regulation Bill will define and clarify various concepts in the sector; this will bring in transparency and curb unfair practices. Following the trend seen in other sectors like telecom, banking, insurance etc, the Bill provides for creation of a separate Regulator and Appellate Authority. While it is expected to provide specialized regulation and enforcement, this should not become another regulatory in the ‘approval’ matrix.
India realty market update April 2014
Track2Realty: As consumers continued to face inflation and high interest rates in April, average household spending seemed unlikely to recover in the near term. Subdued market sentiments looked likely to continue unless consumer confidence began to rise.
RICS India Commercial Survey Q1 2014 suggests early signs of recovery in the market to improve rental rates
Track2Realty: Driven by demand across office and retail segments, rents across commercial real estate are expected to witness a hike over the coming quarters across all segments on account improving economic environment. As a result, capital values are expected to remain broadly stable in the coming quarter.
From street shopping to shopping centers; tracing Mumbai’s organised retail estate trail
Track2Realty: Over the past year, Mumbai continued to remain a preferred city for both domestic and foreign brands keen to open their first outlets or expand their presence across India. The city’s favorable demographics, along with the availability of investment-grade retail space, led to strong demand from retailers for shopping space.
Expats critical to price appreciation in Coimbatore
Track2Realty Exclusive: Analysts have been wondering in the last couple of years that when the property market across the country had been witness to slowdown, how come Coimbatore market kept its momentum up with no visible signs of stress. As a matter of fact, the property prices in the city across the asset class noticed upward movement in the range of 10-15 per cent, thus bucking the trend of slowdown.