To help the newly-introduced Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) gain further traction, markets watchdog Sebi on Wednesday proposed easing of norms for these instruments, including by reducing the mandatory sponsor holding to 10 per cent, from the current 25 per cent. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in 2014, had introduced InvITs — an… Read More »
A slowdown in the flow of easy money to e-commerce sector has started to impact the office market in Bengaluru. Online marketplaces, which led the office market growth in the IT city, accounting for a fourth of total space leased last year, have slowed down considerably. Going by the current indications, the leasing of office space… Read More »
India’s rich investors have switched to buying commercial property in place of housing over the last 15-18 months following a tapering down of property price appreciation in the residential real estate in top Indian cities. Commercial property serves as a lucrative investment option with investors gaining from rental income as well as capital appreciation. Grade… Read More »
In India’s largest deal so far in the commercial property space, Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management is set to acquire Hiranandani Group’s offices and retail space in Powai, Mumbai, for around $1billion, or about Rs 6,700 crore, two people familiar with the development said. Hiranandani Group, a partnership between Hiranandani brothers Niranjan and Surendra, owns 4.5… Read More »
Mumbai, the country’s financial capital, will witness a sharp drop in economic activity pertaining to the manufacturing and construction sector over the next two decades. In the city’s revised development plan, planners have projected that the stake of these two sectors in Mumbai’s overall economic chart will go down by 11 percentage points — from 31… Read More »
DLF Ltd’s much-anticipated stake sale in its rental portfolio could help India’s most valuable property developer reduce the debt on its books although analysts say its turnaround will only be complete when demand returns to the moribund residential real estate market. The stake sale aims to raise about Rs.12,000 crore with the promoters selling 40% in… Read More »
India’s largest real estate firm DLF is expecting to receive expressions of interest from prospective investors for the sale of its promoters’ 40% stake in the company’s rental arm DLF Cyber City Developers (DCCDL) over the next two weeks. It plans to finalise the buyer over the next two months and close the transaction latest… Read More »
The Gurgaon administration has proposed to slash circle rates of properties by 15% this year to help revive a slumbering real estate market that is in the grip of a prolonged downturn. If the Haryana government approves the proposal, it will be the first time in recent history that Gurgaon, a premium real estate market, will… Read More »
Robust demand from occupiers and limited supply of grade A offices have continued to push rentals in prime Indian office space markets including Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex, Connaught Place in New Delhi and Bengaluru’s MG Road. In terms of rental growth, Connaught Place with 10% year-on-year rise is second only to Hong Kong, followed by Tokyo… Read More »
In what is seen as a boost to commercial real estate, which is currently in bad shape, the revised draft of the development plan (DP) has proposed an FSI of 5 for office spaces in Mumbai. According to the revised DP, any plot in commercial, residential or industrial zones, measuring more than 3,000 sqm, can avail… Read More »