Category: Interviews

construction

PMI: UK construction industry experiences the steepest decline in activity in March 2020.

April 7, 2020

Britain’s construction industry experienced the sharpest decline in activity following last month’s financial crisis, a survey revealed on Monday, despite seeing far less pressure than other sectors that are affected due to coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Also reported last week’s figures from financial data provider IHS Markit and the Chartered Institution of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), indicating the British business sector as a whole is shrinking at the highest pace in more than 20 years.  The construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) plunged to 39.3 in March from 52.6 in February, its lowest since April […]

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Financial crisis

Multiplex Association of India (MAI) request for complete rent waiver.

April 6, 2020

Cinema halls and multiplex operators have requested the malls’ landlords and developers to fully waive the rent and common area maintenance (CAM) during this lockdown and recuperating period. Unlike other industries, the cinema operators, according to the Multiplex Association of India (MAI), have “zero” revenue during the lockdown period and before that when several state […]

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Noida residents refuse for quarantine units provided by realtors.

April 4, 2020

A proposal by Naredco body of realtors to give space for COVID-19 quarantine wards in two housing projects in Noida was met with skepticism by residents associations, which said the decision triggered fear among the citizens living there. The Noida administration said it received aid offers from many quarters, but there were stringent public health […]

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Real Estate Market

Experts predict the real estate market will see a surge in returns in 2-3 years.

April 3, 2020

Because cities are in locked down and people are reluctant to move out of their houses, buyers have the greatest worry over whether or not their investment in the real estate is secure. Realty shares have slipped into COVID-19’s terror, and many customers are uncertain over whether to stay invested or exit. Though according to […]

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RHB

Rajasthan Housing Board might provide 16,000 vacant flats to COVID-19 patients.

April 2, 2020

To take on coronavirus, several schools, hospitals, and facilities have opened their doors for citizens suffering through the lockdown time to reach both ends. However, the Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB), which has 16,000 vacant properties, is still in progress to give any solace to the suffering people. State residents also volunteered to cater migrant workers […]

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Investment

Wadhwa Group receives Rs 300 crore investments from a Japenese company Marubeni Corporation.

April 1, 2020

Japanese institutional investor Marubeni Corporation has decided to invest Rs 300 crore into a 1 million sqft residential project ‘Atmosphere’ of real estate developer Wadhwa Group in Mumbai’s Mulund suburb. This is the maiden investment Marubeni has created in Indian real estate. In a statement, it said it would invest in the project by subscribing […]

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Metro Construction

Pune Municipal Corporation standing committee allocates Rs 230 crore for Metro extension.

March 21, 2020

The Pune Municipal Corporation’s standing committee has issued its go-ahead to allot Rs 233.75 crore for the Swargate-Katraj Metro extension, which is estimated to cost Rs 4.283 crore. The Standing Committee also sought the consent of the general body to delegate the operation of the project to Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) and present the […]

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Bombay High Court halts property demolition & property auctions until 31st March.

March 20, 2020

On March 19, the Bombay High Court recommended that civic bodies in Maharashtra temporarily refrain from carrying out demolition or auction of property as courts, which are often shifted for relief in such matters, are already operating for restricted hours owing to the coronavirus epidemic. A Division Bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and R I […]

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office

JLL Report: Approx 30% of the Office buildings in the top three cities need refurbishment.

March 17, 2020

As per property consultancy JLL India, approximately 30% of office buildings in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru are at least a decade old and require refurbishment that might cost over Rs 5,500 crore. The consultancy said in a report ‘Futureproofing 2.0 Upgrading commercial properties to build sustainable value’ after upgrading, rents might increase by up to […]

JLL Report: Approx 30% of the Office buildings in the top three cities need refurbishment.more