The e-commerce boom seems to be over as far as real estate space absorption is concerned in Bengaluru. Although Bengaluru witnessed a strong growth in office market transactions in 2016 with the absorption of 11.4 million sq ft, the share of e-commerce in the total office space declined drastically. The share of e-commerce was just… Read More »
Globally, real estate is recognized as a sector which has the most economic linkages. In India, realty is the second largest employer after agriculture and is slated to grow at 30% over the next decade as the number of Indians living in urban areas is set to increase from 434 million in 2015 to 600… Read More »
Chennai is witnessing shortage of quality office space. Notwithstanding this, office space absorption levels in the city rose to 5.25 million sft in 2016, from 5 million sft in 2015. Engineering and technology giant GE is setting up shop in Chennai. The Fairfield-Connecticut headquartered company will set up a back office and processing centre across 1.7… Read More »
Commercial real estate absorption is likely to be affected with the software industry body Nasscom lowering IT export growth target to 8-10% for 2016-17 amid global macroeconomic headwinds, including the fallout of Britain’s exit from the European Union as well as Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential polls. At the start of the year,… 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 »
Office rentals are rising in India’s top three cities as premium buildings run out of space due to rising demand and the lack of fresh supply of quality spaces. Most premium office buildings in Mumbai, Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), and Bengaluru are fully leased out, while a few of them have vacancies of… Read More »
Nearly 9.6 million sq ft Grade A office space was absorbed during the July-September quarter of this year, a report said. According to a study of nine major metros by property consultant, office absorption witnessed sustained momentum, with Grade A absorption totalling 9.6 million sq ft, making it 28.26 million sq ft so far in 2016. “Although… Read More »
At just over 0.09 million sq ft, overall transaction volume in office space was unable to pick up in Kolkata this quarter as well said a recent report. Lease activity was driven by assortment of industries including Technology firms which shared about 33% of the absorption pie while, Engineering firms came in next at 25%… Read More »
The demand for commercial real estate across the country is getting stronger and is witnessing a sustained momentum. The office space absorption across top 9 property markets has seen a sustained growth with total 28.3 million sq ft picked up during the first nine months of 2016. Last year, commercial real estate in India registered a… Read More »
Hyderabad’s office market remained resilient with about 5.0 million sq. ft. office space absorption till the third quarter, which is about 79% more than the same period last year, said a property consultant in their quarterly report. Healthy demand from occupiers in Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services (IT-ITeS) segment took the gross leasing volume… Read More »