With a ready supply of skilled manpower and low rentals, Kochi is emerging as a preferred option for corporates, developers and investors looking to expand into tier 2 markets in the country, observes CBRE, an American real estate agency. According to Ram Chandnani, MD-Advisory & Transaction Serves, India, CBRE South Asia, the overall absorption of… Read More »
2016 was year of many big announcements. From the Smart Cities mission to demonetization, there were several headline-making events that would change the face of Indian real estate in the times to come. Chennai embraced these changes and lived up to its reputation of being a city that bounces back, regardless of the odds. Chennai… Read More »
The adverse impact of demonetisation on the real estate sector towards the fag end of the year notwithstanding, the year 2016 witnessed a 9 per cent jump in office space leasing. While the information technology-enabled services (ITeS) sector was a big driver for projected growth in the coming months, there could be some challenges ahead,… 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 »
IT and ITeS sectors seem to be losing their dominance in office space takeup, with banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) emerging as a new star. Share of IT/ITeS sector in total office space absorption across major cities reduced to just 24% in the first half of 2016, from 36% in the same period of… Read More »
Prestige Estates Projects that recently bought back Singapore headquarters fund CapitaLands stake in a mall project in Bangalore, is converting it into a IT business park due to lower supply in this segment. The Bangalore based company now plans to set up 1 mn sft IT park on the 4 acre property in The city. “There… Read More »
India’s only global Financial and IT hub, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), is attracting interest from domestic and global IT & ITeS companies to set up operations there. More than 500 employees are working in some of the leading institutions that have already begun operations in GIFT domestic zone as well as in GIFT’s… Read More »
After promoting what is one of the largest incubation facilities for technology start-ups across the country in Hyderabad, the Telangana government is planning a facility in the city to house small and mid-sized information technology (IT) enterprises. Apart from providing them an address, by way of an IT SME Tower in Gachibowli that is fast emerging… Read More »
Chennai’s four-lakh employee-strong IT and ITeS ecosystem is losing the race – albeit momentarily – to manufacturing and consulting firms that are briskly occupying office spaces during the first half of the current calendar year. Companies such as Renault Nissan, Ford, and other auto-component and ancillary firms and consulting firms like EY took lakhs of sq… Read More »
Chennai is facing a dearth of quality large format office space which could force information technology as well IT-enabled service (ITeS) companies to look to neighbouring States, according to a study by a London-based global property consultancy firm. Kanchana Krishnan, director of the Chennai branch of the firm, said that the shortage of office space is… Read More »