Demonetisation has not slowed down the commercial property market, at least in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). Consider this fact: In the past one month, several office lease transactions have been concluded in the business district. Most of these deals have taken place in Maker Maxity, the 18-acre office complex which is a joint venture between Mukesh… Read More »
Piramal Fund Management, the financial services arm of Ajay Piramal-led Piramal Group, has deployed Rs 700 crore collectively against two commercial properties, Reliable Tech Park and Empire Towers in suburban Mumbai. The funding suggests a possible revival in demand for real estate despite demonetisation that was seen as a dampener for the sector. The lender would… Read More »
Coworking space provider Instaoffice has forayed into the Bengaluru market by announcing their plans to launch two offices in Indiranagar. With one office at 100 Feet Road, the other at Double Road in Indiranagar, the company will offer over 150 seats in total to the city known for its startup culture. “Indiranagar is an ideal location for… Read More »
Growth momentum in office absorption, witnessed over the last two years, is expected to continue in 2017 too. India’s top 8 property markets are likely to witness 10% surge in office space net absorption in 2017 to 32.5 million sq ft, the highest level seen over the last six years, said a report. Strengthening business… Read More »
Barclays said on Tuesday it has agreed to lease office space in London’s Canary Wharf district to the British government in an effort to save about 35 million pounds ($45 million) annually. The Cabinet Office will lease about 540,000 square feet of space in 10 South Colonnade, according to a statement. The handover is expected to… Read More »
Up to half of planned commercial developments in central London could be delayed over the next few years due to concerns about Brexit, and overall investor returns will be flat in 2016, estate agents Savills said on Tuesday. Commercial property was one of the first sectors to be hit in the immediate aftermath of the June 23… Read More »
Canada’s commercial real estate market hit a record C$11.16 billion ($8.41 billion) in quarterly transaction volumes and is on track to reach new highs for the year, as investors’ hunt for yield and gains in the oil-producing province of Alberta bolster activity, real estate services firm CBRE Limited said on Monday. A recovery in oil… Read More »
A venture including private-equity giant Blackstone Group LP is poised to launch India’s first real-estate investment trust in an initial public offering that could raise more than $600 million and mark a milestone in the development of a modern commercial real-estate industry in India. For Blackstone, the deal would do a lot more than simply make history. It would… Read More »
HONG KONG-BASED Phoenix Property Investors, a private equity real estate firm with assets managed and under management in Asia of over US$6.7 billion, is looking to increase investments in South-east Asia property markets including Singapore. “The company is expanding its investment footprint from North Asia, particularly Hong Kong, Japan and China, to the South-east Asia… Read More »
The government’s demonetisation move is likely to bolster the prospects of the much-awaited listings of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that has so far remained a non-starter. Owing to higher liquidity on account of expected transfer of liquidity from the informal sector to banking, government bond yields have seen a compression of 40 basis points… Read More »