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Headlines Property Forecast, Property Trends, Indian Real Estate News, Indian Realty News, Real Estate News India, Indian Property Market, Residential Market, Office Spaces, Retail Spaces, Flexible Spaces, Logistics & Warehousing, Property Market Trends

Retail leasing expected to be firm in 2024, reaching 6-6.5 mn. sq. ft.

The residential sector is currently undergoing a bullish phase, characterised by a convergence of factors that foster an extremely favourable ecosystem. As we progress into 2024, we anticipate that both sales and new property launches will sustain the sector’s buoyancy. Despite the potential challenges posed by escalating land costs and limited funding options for early-stage projects, the robust underlying market fundamentals are expected to propel residential activity well above the average trend witnessed in the previous five years.

Reports Office Space, Co Working Space, Flexi Spaces, CBRE South Asia, Anshuman Magazine, India Real Estate News, Indian Realty News, Real Estate News India, Indian Property Market News, Best Real Estate Website, Best Property Portal

Flexible space operators emerge as the second-largest sector in Jan-Mar ’24 leasing, with a share of 22%

Global Capability Centres (GCCs) accounted for a share of one-third in the overall India office leasing in Jan- Mar ’24. Within the GCCs space take-up, E&M companies contributed to over one-fourth share, followed by automobile firms. Bangalore led the chart for GCC leasing, boasting a 60% share, followed by Hyderabad with 26% and Delhi-NCR with 9%. Notably, 38% of the large-sized deals (exceeding 100,000 sq. ft.) were secured by GCCs during this period, underscoring their significant impact on the office leasing landscape.

Market Rating Religious Places Property, Sacred Places Property, Spiritual Places Property, Mathura Property, Kashi Property, Varanasi Property, Vrindavan Property, Shirdi Property, Tirupati Property

Sacred cities see a retail boom as spiritual tourism surge

The surge in spiritual tourism can be attributed to enhanced infrastructure, including well-connected roads, airports, and public transportation, as well as the development of various accommodation options such as hotels, guesthouses, and wellness centres. To meet the growing demand for spiritual travel, local governments and businesses are joining forces to create unique retail experiences. This includes integrating local practices into the design and offerings of shops, restaurants, and hotels. Cities like Amritsar, Varanasi, Madurai, Puri, Guruvayur, etc. are leveraging their unique culinary traditions and local fashion expertise to further attract and engage visitors.

Reports High Street, Malls, Retail Real Estate, Luxury Real Estate, CBRE South Asia, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Anshuman Magazine, Best Real Estate Website, India Real Estate News, Indian Realty News, Real Estate News India, Indian Property Market

High Streets emerged as the top leasing choice for luxury brands in 2023, recording over 100% Y-o-Y growth

The overall leasing by luxury brands across the formats stood at 0.6 mn. sq. ft. in 2023, at almost 170% Y-o-Y growth. While High Streets constituted a 45% share in the overall luxury retail leasing in 2023, luxury brands’ stores in Malls followed at 40% and standalone stores accounted for the remaining 15%. This surge in leasing has been accompanied by the entry and expansion of various international luxury fashion, watch and jewellery brands across different locations. The eight cities tracked for leasing include Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, and Hyderabad. 

Industry Movement Vestian MEA, Vestian Global, Dubai Real Estate, Dubai Property Market, Middle East Property Market, Middle East Real Estate

Vestian starts operations in the UAE

Vestian MEA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vestian INC Chicago, established in 2010.  Vestian MEA will operate as a specialized real estate advisory firm providing comprehensive solutions to investors seeking to capitalize on opportunities in Dubai and the UAE. The launch of Vestian MEA represents a significant milestone in the company’s growth strategy, aligning with its commitment to delivering unparalleled real estate services globally.

Reports Greenfield Projects, Whitefield Projects, Construction Cost, Project Cost Escalation

Greenfield construction cost rises 5-7%, labour cost up by 8-10% Y-o-Y in Q3 2022

The outlook for construction costs remains stable but cautious, as market volatility is likely to persist in 2023 along with monetary tightening, continued high inflation, a possibility of a recession in developed economies and geopolitical turmoil-related challenges going forward. Therefore, CBRE forecasts a marginal rise in the overall construction costs during 2023 across cities, with Mumbai likely to witness a sharper rise. 

Editorial PNC Menon, Sobha Limited, Sobha Dubai, Dubai Real Estate, Best brands. Real Estate Brands, Legends of Real Estate, Real Estate Veterans

Quality & legal compliances key for global brand success: PNC Menon

While other developers aspiring to go global are tying up with international brands, PNC Menon, founder and Chairman Emeritus of Sobha Group believes in organic growth of the brand. In an exclusive interview with Ravi Sinha at his Dubai office, he explains how Sobha has the inherent resilience to succeed anywhere in the global market. Focus on quality & don’t break the law is his mantra of global brand leadership. 

Policy Contract

Coronavirus declared Force Majeure; builder & buyer concerns juxtaposed

The real estate developers had a sigh of relief when the Government of India heeded to their demands for declaring Coronavirus hit construction under Force Majeure. The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured the sector to issue an advisory to States and Union Territories and their regulatory authorities to extend the registration and completion date Suo-Moto by six months for all registered projects expiring on or after March 25, 2020 without individual applications.

Reports Logistics, Logistics in India, Logistics Report Card, CBRE Report on Logistics

Logistics leasing at an all-time high of 33 million sq feet in 2019: CBRE

I&L space take-up in 2019 was dominated by small-sized transactions (less than 50,000 sq. ft.), which held a share of about 42%. The share of medium-sized transactions (ranging between 50,000 sq. ft. and 1,00,000 sq. ft.) rose from 26% in 2018 to 30% in 2019. Large-sized deals (greater than 1,00,000 sq. ft.) accounted for 28% of the leasing activity during 2019. The number of large-sized deal closures in Hyderabad, in particular, doubled in 2019 as compared to 2018.

Headlines Resilience, Real Estate Resilience, Real Estate in 2019, Real Estate in 2020, Real Estate Forecast, Real Estate Slowdown, Real Estate Revival

Remarkable resilience of Indian real estate in 2019

According to the World Bank, India ranks at 63rd among 190 countries, and the ranking is anticipated to improve further in the coming years backed by progressive government policies. Meanwhile, the real estate sector has shown remarkable resilience despite the bearish phase of the economy. Below is a lowdown of how the real estate story unfolded in 2019:

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