Track2Realty: Godrej Properties has announced the launch of Phase 5 in its township project Godrej Garden City (GGC) in Ahmedabad. This new phase will offer 2BHK and 3BHK apartments at prices starting at Rs. 35 lakhs. The company has also launched convenience retail in GGC.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Mantri Realty on Friday, Dec 7, said it will invest up to Rs 750 crore to develop three housing projects in Maharashtra and Karnataka over the next 2-3 years.
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.
DLF has plans to roll out new residential projects at Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Panipat and Kasauli as part of company’s strategy to strengthen its presence outside Gurgaon.
An estimated 17500 residential units were launched by organised developers in the second quarter of 2012 in major cities across the country, registering a decline of nearly 44% over the previous quarter, says a report by global real estate consultancy, Cushman & Wakefield (C&W). This decline in launches can be attributed to a number of factors such as delay in approvals, significant inventory in certain locations as well as postponement of project to coincide new launches with the festival season.
Nearly seven out of ten, 68 per cent, home buyers prefer ready-to-move property because they can avail for tax benefits only after the possession of the house. Saving tax on the EMI’s is one of the big reasons why nearly eight out of ten, 78 per cent, plan their house buying.
While buying a house majority of the Indians have now matured to pay for ready-to-move property than a castle in the air. No wonder, despite the high appreciation potential, the new launched projects have few takers and there is hardly any market for a pre-launch offer. Thanks to the poor delivery of the real estate developers, unmet commitments and execution risk involved, at least the end users are not interested in new launches anymore.
While buying a house majority of the Indians have now matured to pay for ready-to-move property than a castle in the air. No wonder, despite the high appreciation potential, the new launched projects have few takers and there is hardly any market for a pre-launch offer. Thanks to the poor delivery of the real estate developers, unmet commitments and execution risk involved, at least the end users are not interested in new launches anymore.
Bangalore-based real estate developer Puravankara Projects net profit rose 173 per cent to Rs 46.05 crore during the fourth quarter of the last fiscal.
Last year, net profit stood at Rs 20.89 crore during the corresponding quarter.
Chicago-headquartered Hyatt Hotels Group is betting big on the upper-midscale segment in India. Its growth in India is going to be driven by three of its brands — Hyatt Place, Hyatt House and Hyatt Regency. It has already firmed up plans for the first Hyatt Place in the country, likely to be launched at Hampi in Karnataka in June.