Category: News Launches

Commercial Property

Singapore’s GIC is going to purchase Tech Park in Bengaluru for Rs. 2,500 crore.

February 19, 2020

Singapore’s GIC sovereign wealth fund is the front runner in acquiring Mapletree Investment’s Global Tech Park in Bengaluru for nearly Rs 2,500 crore, in the commercial real estate area of India, with the largest output of private equity (PE). “GIC is now shortlisted and the documentation is in the process while it has not yet […]

Singapore’s GIC is going to purchase Tech Park in Bengaluru for Rs. 2,500 crore.more
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Wadhwa Group to collaborate with Thakur Group to develop a plot in Mumbai.

February 18, 2020

The Wadhwa Group, based in Mumbai, has concluded with a joint development agreement between Thakur Group, to develop a two-acre parcel of land located in Kandivali’s suburb. The two firms are planning a 350,000 square feet development potential residential project on the land. The Wadhwa Group will take care of the development, approvals, constructions, design […]

Wadhwa Group to collaborate with Thakur Group to develop a plot in Mumbai.more
the Sustainable Urban Development programme & Smart Cities in India

Analyst Report: The best cities for property investment in 2020?

February 17, 2020

The real estate sector witnessed a massive transformation during the 10 years beginning in 2010, especially in markets such as Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR, etc. Nevertheless, these towns are now close to saturation, due to the lack of adequate land banks and high prices. However, many emerging cities are likely to become popular destinations in […]

Analyst Report: The best cities for property investment in 2020?more
Supreme court

Delhi-NCR real estate market gets the Supreme Court’s revocation on an overnight construction ban.

February 15, 2020

On 14 February, the Supreme Court lifted the ban on night-time construction in Delhi-NCR, making it a relief for the real estate industry. In Delhi-NCR, on 4 November 2019, the court had placed a complete ban on construction activities. It took the dramatic decline in air quality in and around the Delhi-NCR area into account. […]

Delhi-NCR real estate market gets the Supreme Court’s revocation on an overnight construction ban.more
National Green Tribunal

The National Green Tribunal nullifies environmental clearance for the project of Godrej Properties.

The National Green Tribunal has dismissed the environmental clearance (EC) granted to Godrej in Bengaluru to a high-level housing project for the development of the lake buffer zone. A bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice S P Wangdi, Chairperson of the NGT, said that there could have been no environmental clearance for the […]

The National Green Tribunal nullifies environmental clearance for the project of Godrej Properties.more
Waiver on Stamp duty

Credai appeals to the state government for keeping RR rates to be identical for the buyer interest.

February 14, 2020

The Confederation of Real Estate Development Association of India (Credai) has requested the state government to keep ready reckoner (RR) rates unchanged for the next financial year and the existing high rates in some regions. The appeal comes even as local representative district meetings are on in the state for recommendations on RR rates. The […]

Credai appeals to the state government for keeping RR rates to be identical for the buyer interest.more
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India Ratings and Research have revised outlook negatively on the construction industry.

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has maintained an adverse outlook for 2020-21 (April-March) on the overall real estate sector. The government’s stimulus packages for the industry provide little hope, given the limited financial flexibility and restricted availability of credit to businesses. Among players in grade-I residential real estate, commercial and retail project development and operations, […]

India Ratings and Research have revised outlook negatively on the construction industry.more
Insolvency

Buyers can seek a refund from a real estate firm that is undergoing insolvency.

February 12, 2020

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruled that insolvency proceedings initiated by a flat buyer or financial institution would be pursued only with respect to the project in dispute and would not impact any other projects of developers. The whole insolvency procedure started at the behest of either a flat buyer or a bank […]

Buyers can seek a refund from a real estate firm that is undergoing insolvency.more