Category: Project

ICRA

ICRA Report: Construction Industry to see an uptrend in new order inflows.

December 26, 2019

With a growing number of projects in the infrastructure market, new order inflows for the construction companies will increase in 2020, rating agency Icra said on Tuesday. Nevertheless, Icra has given a positive view for the construction sector, noting that land acquisition delays, financial issues and state government preferences pose a threat to new order […]

ICRA Report: Construction Industry to see an uptrend in new order inflows.more
Affordable Housing

State Government to soon unite housing bodies to speed up affordable housing projects.

The Maharashtra Government plans to bring the various agencies responsible for affordable housing schemes under a single umbrella. Sources indicate that the Government is considering bringing the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and others to urban development services in order to streamline and speed up affordable housing projects. While […]

State Government to soon unite housing bodies to speed up affordable housing projects.more
Maharashtra RERA Rules in Place to Protect Homebuyers from May 1

MahaRERA issued recovery warrants of Rs 24 crore against Nirmal Developers.

December 24, 2019

Nearly 10 months after MahaRERA issued Rs 24 Crore recovery warrants against Nirmal Developers after they failed to repay 80 home buyers in Mulund for Nirmal Olympia project, the buyers’ money have yet to be refunded. Homebuyers are now stuck in the blame for the recovery battle between Tehsil officials (who conduct the recovery process) […]

MahaRERA issued recovery warrants of Rs 24 crore against Nirmal Developers.more
Prestige logo

Prestige Estates approved a preferential issue of GIC investment worth Rs 430 crore.

Singapore’s GIC Sovereign Fund invests about Rs 430 crore in Prestige Estates by way of a preferential issue of equity shares. In a regulatory filing, Prestige said that the GIC investment company Gamnat Pte will procure the company’s 13.4 million Bengaluru equity shares at Rs 323.22 per share. The Gamnat preferential issue has already been […]

Prestige Estates approved a preferential issue of GIC investment worth Rs 430 crore.more
Whatsapp Chatbot

Birla Estates introduces Whatsapp AI chatbot LIDEA to provide an interactive solution to its customers.

December 23, 2019

Recently Birla Estates released its WhatsApp interactive AI-Enabled ChatBot solution LIDEA. The solution is intended to provide consumers who assess Birla Estates’ residential development with information on their projects, says the company. LIDEA is designed to provide accurate information and to answer questions regarding the development and initial work of Birla Estates with its Bengaluru […]

Birla Estates introduces Whatsapp AI chatbot LIDEA to provide an interactive solution to its customers.more
Artificial Sand

High Court ordered the Goa government to stop illegal sand mining with paltry fines.

December 21, 2019

The Bombay High Court in Goa questioned the procedure of release confiscated tons of illicit-extracted sand and gravel after paying an insignificant fine, coming under heavy pressure from the government. The high court, which found it unconstitutional, said this would enable only further extraction of sand and gravel from riverbeds and riverbanks. “These individuals will […]

High Court ordered the Goa government to stop illegal sand mining with paltry fines.more
PMAY-Urban-Yojna

PMC is going to carry lottery for more than 2,00 PMAY houses in January.

December 20, 2019

In January, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will conduct a lottery under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana to allot some 2,200 homes. It would be the first lottery for homes under this scheme in areas such as Vadgaon, Hadapsar and Kharadi, by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). “The municipal government has completed the construction authorization process. Several […]

PMC is going to carry lottery for more than 2,00 PMAY houses in January.more
Buying property in Abroad

Suntech Realty sells 125 houses in just 18 days of launch, generating Rs 200 cr of revenue.

December 19, 2019

Sunteck Realty, a real estate company, said on Wednesday that 125 out of 225 newly launched Mumbai apartments had been sold generating over Rs 200 crore. “Sunteck Realty launched its first-tower consisting 225 apartments in 4th SunteckCity Avenue with an overwhelming response, and in 18 days from launch (in less than three weeks) they already […]

Suntech Realty sells 125 houses in just 18 days of launch, generating Rs 200 cr of revenue.more
Supreme court

Forensic auditors assigned by SC found Rs 5,000 crore diverted funds by Unitech real estate developer.

When forensic auditors found theft of funds, the Supreme Court ordered the government to take over control of the Unitech real estate developer. “The auditors reported that at least Rs 5,000 crore of funds received from home buyers were not used to building projects,” said Pawan Shree Agarwal, amicus curiae on the subject, on Wednesday. […]

Forensic auditors assigned by SC found Rs 5,000 crore diverted funds by Unitech real estate developer.more
Housing ICRA predicts overall real estate inventory to decrease by 40-60%.

The price difference between under-construction and ready-to-move homes decreases to 3-7%.

December 18, 2019

According to property consultancy firm Anarock, in 2019, the price gap between ready-to-move-in (RTM) and under-construction (UC) homes has fallen to mere 3–7% in the top seven cities. There is a decline in the price differential between the two categories year on year. The difference in 2018 was around 5-9%, but in 2017 it was […]

The price difference between under-construction and ready-to-move homes decreases to 3-7%.more