This move would provide further boost to the affordable and mid-income housing segments, analysts said
Media reports suggested that stamp duty may be increased by 1% in Maharashtra along with a hike in ready reckoner rates.
In past 2 days, DLF surged 9 per cent after the company said it has sold 1,137 luxury apartments, priced Rs 7 crore and above, in its housing project in Gurugram for over Rs 8,000 crore within 3 days.
According to analysts, Macrotech Developers is expected to benefit from resilient housing demand, supply consolidation and peaking out of high interest rates.
Godrej Properties, DLF and Mahindra Lifespace Developers were down 3 per cent, while Macrotech Developers (Lodha), Sobha, Oberoi Realty, Indiabulls Real Estate and Prestige Estates fell 1-2 per cent
Since the start of the current year, the Nifty Realty pack has remained laggard and traded with a weak bias down 1.5 cent lower so far in 2023.
Macrotech Developers' promoters have raised Rs 3,547 crore by selling shares around 7.2% of the company's equity share capital to institutional investors at the offer price of Rs 1,026 per share
In terms of sectors, Wood remains bullish on the real estate sector and suggests the Indian realty market to be one of Asia's hottest investment bets, besides Singapore
Realty firm Macrotech Developers plans to launch 16 new projects in the second half of this fiscal with an estimated sales potential of Rs 10,300 crore as it seeks to tap rising housing demand. Macrotech Developers, which sells its properties under the Lodha brand, is one of the leading real estate firms in the country. It has a major presence in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Pune property markets, while recently making an entry into the Bengaluru market with one housing project. According to an investor's presentation, the company launched a 4.4 million square feet area during the April-September period of this fiscal with an estimated sales booking of Rs 8,480 crore. For the second half of this fiscal, Macrotech Developers has lined up new launches of 16 projects, comprising a 7.3 million square feet area with an estimated sales value of Rs 10,300 crore. These projects would be a mix of fully-owned and joint development with landowners. In an interview with PTI last week,