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Seeking to expand business amid strong housing demand, realty firm Godrej Properties has acquired 15 land parcels so far this fiscal with sales potential of Rs 27,500 crore and looks to add more land by March to construct new projects. In an interview with PTI, Godrej Properties Executive Chairman Pirojsha Godrej said the company's new business development -- which means acquisition of land parcels through outright purchases and joint ventures with landowners to build new projects -- will cross at least Rs 30,000 crore in the 2022-23 financial year, double than the annual guidance of Rs 15,000 crore. "We are very happy with the quarter gone by. Operationally, it has been a very strong quarter. It ended up being an extraordinary quarter for business development. As opposed to the full year annual guidance of Rs 15,000 crore, just within the quarter we did Rs 23,000 crore. We are very happy about the outcome," he highlighted. The company has added 15 new projects so far this fiscal wi
Godrej Capital, the financial services arm of Godrej Group, has forayed into Rajasthan. The company will target a 10 per cent market share with a focus on loan-against-property (LAP), a company official said. In addition, it will launch unsecured business loans for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Q4 FY23 and venture into supply chain financing. "We are looking to scale our existing operations and expand our offerings through product innovations. Jaipur has immense potential and is an important market to begin our expansion journey in Rajasthan," Godrej Capital MD and CEO Manish Shah said. Godrej Capital closed the first half of the financial year with a balance sheet of Rs 3,500 crore and aims to grow to Rs 6,000 in FY23 and is targeting Rs 30,000 crore by 2026. With an expansive network of 970+ channel partners and over 270 developers, Godrej Capital serves close to 7,000 customers across home loans and loans against property.