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Former Niti Aayog V-C Rajiv Kumar joins advisory board of India Sotheby's

Rajiv Kumar, the former Vice-Chairman of the Niti Aayog, has joined the policy and advisory board of property consultant India Sotheby's International Realty. Kumar will advise the company on policy and advocacy matters with the objective of promoting transparency and professionalism in the real estate sector, India Sotheby's International Realty (ISIR) said in a statement. He will also be guided on the next phase of growth in the region, including the evaluation of new opportunities in the sector, said Amit Goyal, CEO, India Sotheby's International Realty. "India Sotheby's International Realty is a premier organisation in the real estate advisory and transaction segment. We all know that the realty sector is a major driver of economic growth in the country. Transparency and professionalism are key to a healthy growth of the real estate sector and these are also the core values at ISIR," Kumar said. Alumni of St Stephen College and Lucknow University, Kumar has received D.Litt degr

NCLAT stays proceedings against BPTP as firm settles dispute with creditor

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has stayed insolvency proceedings against BPTP after the real estate firm informed NCLAT that it has settled the dispute with its operational creditor. On November 14, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had directed to initiate insolvency proceedings against BPTP Ltd, a leading real estate player in Delhi-NCR, on a petition filed by an operational creditor, RBCL Projects. During the proceedings of NCALT on Friday, the counsel appearing for BPTP informed the appellate tribunal that there was a settlement between the parties on November 15, 2022. The counsel sought time to file joint application along with their operational creditor. The counsel for BPTP's operational creditor also made a statement before NCLAT, saying it has already received the amount under the settlement. Admitting it, NCLAT directed to list the matter on November 23 for the next hearing. "In the meantime, we stay the order dated November 14, 2022," it said. Earl

Keystone Realtors fixes share price band at Rs 514-541 for Rs 635 cr IPO

Keystone Realtors, which sells properties under the brand 'Rustomjee', on Wednesday said it has fixed a price band of Rs 514-541 a share for its Rs 635-crore initial public offering (IPO). The initial share-sale will open for public subscription on November 14 and conclude on November 16. The bidding for anchor investors will open on November 11, the company said. According to the Red Herring Prospectus (RHP), the Mumbai-based company now plans to raise Rs 635 crore. The size of the IPO has been reduced from Rs 850 crore earlier. The IPO consists of a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 560 crore and an Offer-For-Sale (OFS) worth Rs 75 crore by promoters. As a part of the OFS, promoter Boman Rustom Irani will now sell shares worth up to Rs 37.5 crore and stocks to the tune of Rs 18.75 crore each will be offloaded by Percy Sorabji Chowdhry and Chandresh Dinesh Mehta. The company intends to utilise the net proceeds towards funding the repayment/prepayment of borrowings

Setback for realty developers as SC recalls order capping interest rate

With the recent order, the way has been unlocked for the government authorities to get the land dues worth Rs 40,000 crore from the defaulters which were pending for years

Godrej Properties net profit up 54% to Rs 55 cr, net income grows 13%

Company says it has added 6 new projects with a total saleable area of 6.34 million sq ft

Macrotech Developers looking to sell mall, office space: MD Abhishek Lodha

Realty firm Macrotech Developers plans to sell a shopping mall near Mumbai and 1.5-2 lakh square feet office space by March as part of the company's strategy to monetise non-core assets, its MD and CEO Abhishek Lodha said. He did not disclose the deal value of these 6.5-7 lakh square feet of commercial space. But, market sources said the value of these assets could be around Rs 800 crore. Mumbai-based 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 entry into Bengaluru market with one housing project. In an interview with PTI, Lodha sounded bullish on growth potential of India's primary residential market and highlighted that demand has been strong despite rise in interest rates on home loans following the RBI's move to hike repo rate by 190 basis points since May this year. During April-Septembe

Gaurs group aims Rs 650 cr sales revenue from new mixed-use project

Realty firm Gaurs Group on Friday said it will develop a new mixed-use project at Ghaziabad with an estimated sales revenue of Rs 650 crore. In a statement, the company said it will develop a "mixed land use joint venture project in Ghaziabad with a saleable value of approximately Rs 650 crore." The project, located near Hindon airport civil terminal, will comprise high-street retail with multiplex and banquets, studio apartments and social housing. Under the project, over 450 shops, 400 studio apartments and around 600 social housing units will be developed. Veshesh Gaur, Director, Gaurs Group, said: "We have been increasing our foothold in the retail sector, and have been successfully operating 2 malls, one each in Ghaziabad and Noida Extension, having tie-ups with more than 100 national and international brands." "With gradual increase in the number of flights from the civil terminal at Hindon airport, it has provided a major boost to the entire sector which is densely populated

Housing sales in tier-1 cities in 2022 set to cross previous peak of 2014

Total sales in top-7 cities is expected to exceed 360,000 units this year; the previous peak in the year 2014 was 343,000 units

Rising rates may result in moderation in home sales growth: JLL India CEO

The increase of 190 basis points (bps) in the repo rate resulted in a surge in mortgage rates with a transmission of 130-140 bps in the effective home loan rates: Radha Dhir

Realty firm Puravankara's Apr-Sept sales bookings up 43% to 1,306 crore

Bengaluru-based realty firm Puravankara Ltd's sales bookings have risen 43 per cent to a record Rs 1,306 crore during April-September period of this fiscal year on better housing demand. Its sales bookings stood at Rs 910 crore in the year-ago period. According to an operational update, the company's sales bookings in volume terms rose 32 per cent to 1.76 million square feet during the first six months of this fiscal, from 1.33 million square feet in the year-ago period. Sales realisation improved to Rs 7,421 per square feet in the April-September from Rs 6,845 per square feet in the corresponding period of the previous year. The company achieved its highest sale value of Rs 1,306 crore for the first half of any financial year since inception. Puravankara is on track for its launch pipeline of over 15 million square feet and doing necessary investments for the same. "The demand for real estate is seeing new peaks with each passing day specially with festive starting, we expect th

PE investments in realty dip 25% in 2022 on inflation, interest rate spike

In terms of average transaction size, the sector saw average deals of $191 million in 9M 2022, up 53% over $125 mn in the same period in 2021

TARC Ltd to invest Rs 500 cr to develop its luxury hsg project by 2025 end

The new three-acre project, TARC Tripundra, will have 190 apartments. It is the first under the TARC brand name, although the Anant Raj Group has been into real estate the past four decades

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

Will worries about rate hikes dent realty stocks?

After withstanding the pandemic-wrought downtrend, the sun shines brightly upon the realty sector now. But will the rate-sensitive sector face a challenge due to rising interest rates? Let's find out

Realty goldmine or citizen minefield, Dharavi makeover gets wiggle room

Asia's largest urban slum, spread over 600 acres in the heart of India's financial capital, is home to an informal leather and pottery industry employing over 100,000

Costlier home loans may have minimal impact during festive demand: Builders

Housing sales are likely to be affected as home loans will become costlier after the RBI's latest hike in repo rate, but builders hope that pent up and festive demand will negate any major impact on buying sentiment. Interest rate on home loans is currently at around 8 per cent and is expected to inch towards 9 per cent after the 50 basis points hike in repo rate announced by the RBI on Friday. This will reduce affordability of buying homes. However, property developers and consultants feel the impact will be "minimal" and not significant as the concept of home ownership has gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, builders are banking on festive demand to sail through. Developers are already offering price discounts and freebies to boost sales during the festival season and may further sweeten the deals to attract fence sitters, they said, and advised prospective homebuyers to take advantage of the offers. "We expect the rise in repo rate not to impact positive ...

China's property bust holds lessons for India

India and China are on the opposite end of the economic cycle in real estate

Tier-II Indian cities emerge as major realty growth engines: PropEquity

Report by the firm cites surge in absorption and supply of quality residential properties across price brackets in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Nashik, Gandhi Nagar and Jaipur

Twin towers and beyond: The ugly side of demolition

People have the notion that justice should be retributive. It shouldn't

Casagrand forays into home building segment, plans 500 homes in 3 years

Realty firm Casagrand has unveiled an independent residential construction venture -- 'CASAGRAND PERCH', and announced plans to build 500 homes over the next three years under the new initiative. CASAGRAND Perch would be involved in designing of the residential units for customers who own a minimum of 1,500 sq ft land, while keeping in mind the concepts of light, ventilation, privacy and 'vaastu,' a company official said on Wednesday. "Through this venture, we will build an individual home by following the same standards of CASAGRAND. People usually reach out to unorganised players to build their homes and there are times when they are not satisfied with the outcome." CASAGRAND founder-managing director Arun Mn noted. "CASAGRAND Perch has been conceptualised as a venture that will professionally take care of the end-to-end requirements of home building.. at this moment, we will build houses in Chennai, Bengaluru and Coimbatore. We aim to build 500 houses under CASAGRAND Perch in 3 .