Page 15 - Real Estate

ESG and net zero emissions gaining momentum among realty developers

ESG focus is fairly advanced in developed realty markets and will soon become widespread in India, say industry players; the sector aims to achieve 80-90% green certifications in 4-5 years

Bengaluru fourth most expensive real estate market in India: Knight Frank

Bengaluru's affordable housing market has become more costly due to the 50 bps hike in the repo rate by the RBI

TMS Ep280: NPCI's international unit, 5G delay, realty stocks, equity funds

Can India's UPI system go global? Why you may have to wait longer for the 5G experience? Will rate hike worries dent realty stocks? How to select an equity fund? All answers here

Despite recessionary trends… we're talking about 7% growth: Hiranandani

The real estate sector will sustain its growth momentum in this festival season, said Niranjan Hiranandani

Sale of cement units to Adani group a relief for Jaiprakash lenders

Lenders said they are still awaiting the resolution of a debt worth Rs 21,658 crore with Jaypee Infratech -- the real estate arm of the group

Bollywood stars, corporate bosses fire up Mumbai, Delhi luxury house mkts

Experts attribute the trend to stamp duty cut by Maharashtra govt, reduction of prices by developers saddled with unsold inventory

Rising median loan rates lead to fall in affordability of homebuyers

A cumulative increase of 0.95 per cent in median home loan rate has impacted the purchase affordability and purchase decisions of homebuyers, according to the Affordability Index by Knight Frank

Rich Indians rush overseas to open family offices as risks rise at home

Many are heading to Dubai and Singapore to hedge their portfolio against currency and geographical risks and for tax planning for the next generation

PE investments in real estate grew 40% in H1FY23 despite global headwinds

Top 10 deals accounted for 86% of total PE inflows in the first half of this year, as compared to 80% a year ago

Real estate PE investment up 40% in Apr-Sep driven by foreign fund inflows

Private equity (PE) investment in real estate increased 40 per cent during the April-September period of this fiscal to USD 2.8 billion, with a huge inflow coming from foreign funds especially in office assets, says a report. According to the Anarock report, PE investment stood at USD 2 billion in the corresponding period of the last financial year. "Investor confidence in Indian real estate is increasing steadily as a reflection of improvement in the Indian economy and state of real estate industry," said Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO of Anarock Capital, which is part of real estate consultant Anarock. As per the report, investments by foreign investors contributed around 78 per cent to the total inflow in the first half of this fiscal, reflecting their strong confidence in Indian real estate. Domestic investments increased by 45 per cent while foreign investments rose by 36 per cent of the total capital inflows in April-September of 2022-23, compared to the year-ago period. Top 10 .

At home in super luxury: the rise of a real estate trend

The sale of properties that only the super-rich can afford is bumping up two years after the pandemic hit the country

Designer homes, immune to pandemic blues, are inviting new interest

Curated properties high on amenities catch fancy of a younger, moneyed India

67% housing demand in Mumbai from affordable segment: Knight Frank-Naredco

Supply of such housing insufficient to meet demand, says study

Macrotech Developers' sales bookings up 57% to Rs 3,148 crore in Q2

Realty firm Macrotech on Thursday reported a 57 per cent increase in its sales bookings during the July-September quarter to Rs 3,148 crore on strong housing demand. Macrotech Developers, which sells its properties under the Lodha brand, is one of the leading real estate firms in the country. Its sales bookings stood at Rs 2,003 crore in the year-ago period. "Lodha achieved its best ever Q2 pre-sales performance of Rs 3,148 crore, showing a growth of 57 per cent on a YoY (year-on-year) basis," the company said in a regulatory filing. The company's sales bookings have reached Rs 6,004 crore, which is 52 per cent of its guidance of Rs 11,500 crore for the full 2022-23 fiscal. On operational performance, Abhishek Lodha, MD and CEO of Macrotech Developers said, "Despite this being the seasonally weakest quarter, it is the 2nd time in the last 3 quarters when we have surpassed Rs 3,000 crore of pre-sales, suggesting a strong underlying housing demand, the attraction of Lodha Brand amon

Demand triggers may help Oberoi Realty sustain higher sales trajectory

Target prices suggest further upside for the stock

How to pay MCD property tax online? A step-by-step guide to the procedure

Property tax is one of the major sources of revenue for local governments/Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)

Housing sales up 87% in Jan-Sep in 7 cities; breach CY19 figure: Anarock

Housing sales rose 87 per cent in January-September across seven cities to 2,72,709 units and breached the transactions clocked in entire 2019 pre-COVID year on strong demand, according to Anarock. Sales stood at 1,45,651 units in the January-September period of 2021. Property consultant Anarock, which is one of the leading housing brokerage firms, tracks primary sales of seven major cities -- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune. As per the data, housing sales in these seven cities increased to 2,72,709 units during January-September this year from 1,45,651 units in the corresponding period of the previous year. The January-September figure of this calendar year is higher than the 2,61,358 units sold during entire 2019. Sales plunged to 1,38,344 units in 2020 due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 induced lockdowns. India's primary housing market revived last year on pent up demand coupled with incentives offered by some

Further interest rate hike to hit real estate sector badly: Credai

A realtors' body on Sunday said the rate increase was steeper than expected, but if any further rate hike is passed on to the home buyers, the employment-intensive real-estate sector will get adversely impacted. Reserve Bank of India raised the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.9 per cent on Friday, in a bid to tame inflation. "We had expected a rate hike by two per cent by December but with the latest round of hike of 50 basis points, the cumulative interest rate rise is 1.9 per cent. It has come 2-3 months earlier than our expectations," Credai West Bengal president Sushil Mohta told PTI. With the latest hike, the repo rate or the short-term lending rate at which banks borrow from the central bank is now close to 6 per cent. "Any further rate hike in the near term will put a brake on the revival of the real estate sector, which has a huge contribution to the economy," he said. The sale of residential flats in Kolkata in the July-September 2022 period has slumped by 73 per cent t

Higher rates to hit real estate and infrastructure projects, say experts

Worried that the rising rates will hit new projects, CEOs said new loans will cost more this increasing the cost of projects

Residential sales might see a slowdown as RBI hikes repo rate: Experts

The repo rate hike does not augur well for the real estate sector, especially the residential segment as it will result in increased mortgage rates.