Office space absorption dropped in Bengaluru in the second quarter ended June, mostly due to lack of ready-to-move-in quality office space in some important micro-markets. However, the overall quarter stood out, helped by the entrance of Apple and Diageo. Gross absorption dipped to 2.3 million sft, from 2.75 mn sft in the corresponding quarter last… Read More »
Office space absorption across key cities of India stood at 10.2 million sq ft during April-June quarter, registering around 46% on-quarter growth. The rise in absorption was led by Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and Bangalore, which accounted for almost 50% of the total space take-up, said a property consultancy in a report. On the… Read More »
Startup firms are giving a boost to the commercial real estate business, which is saddled with huge inventories in major cities. India is the third largest startup destination in the world. Though their demand for space is much less than that of large companies and their ability to pay much less, “these emerging startup business enterprises… Read More »
Delhi-NCR has recorded 39 per cent increase in net office space absorption at 2.4 million sq ft in the first half of this year on the back of a few large-sized leasing transactions, according to a property consultant.Net leasing of office space stood at 1.7 million sq ft in January-June of 2015. The increase in… Read More »
Office space absorption contracted 18% to 14.5 million sq ft in India’s top eight markets in the first half of 2016 compared to that a year ago, according to a report, which attributed the decline after six consecutive quarters of expansion to shortage of fresh supply. The report said there was office space shortage in Bengaluru,… Read More »
London office-property values may fall by as much as 20% within three years of the country leaving the European Union (EU) as businesses relocate and the economy stagnates, according to Green Street Advisors LLC. “New leasing will slow dramatically,” said Hemant Kotak, an analyst at the London-based research company. Retail-property values across the country could fall… Read More »
Steady lease rentals, high absorption levels, inadequate supply and global investor interest have breathed life into India’s commercial real estate sector, even as the country’s residential property market continues to be in a slump. Unlike the fragmented market for residential properties, a few leading developers, backed by large investors, are building Grade A (top quality) office… Read More »
With a massive market, easily understood product, strong team and upcoming favourable regulatory change, Propstack looks ready to seize the commercial real estate opportunity in India. Co-founder Raja Seetharaman shares his thoughts on the same. Tell me about your founders and how you started? We are three co-founders with backgrounds in Commercial real estate (CRE) (Insignia,… Read More »
Ecommerce businesses have emerged as a major demand driver for warehousing in the national capital region, and demand from this segment is likely to rise 60% to 8 million by 2020, says a report by property consultancy Knight Frank India. At the end of April 2016, warehousing space requirement in the NCR was estimated to… 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 »