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Vishal Retail resizes stores
Monday, 23 Feb, 2009 – 2:06 | No Comment
Vishal Retail resizes stores

Retail giant Vishal Retail has capitalised on the real estate slump and successfully renegotiated store rentals for five lakh sq ft in the past three months, resulting in savings of Rs 30-lakh per month.
“On an …

Aditya Birla is to set up a real estate and private equity
Monday, 23 Feb, 2009 – 1:50 | No Comment
Aditya Birla is to set up a real estate and private equity

Aditya Birla Management, the Mumbai based conglomerate best known for its metals and materials businesses, is to set up a real estate and private equity arm for its wealth management units.
According to a report by …

Builders hope on NCR to beat the slump
Sunday, 22 Feb, 2009 – 19:49 | No Comment
Builders hope on NCR to beat the slump

A review on Indian residential market in 2007 predicted residential space marketshare of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) at 35% among the top seven property markets in the country by 2009-10. The closest other market …

Tata commits delivery as per schedule
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 18:04 | No Comment
Tata commits delivery as per schedule

Tata Housing Development Company, today assured commitment to the construction, execution and delivery schedule of all its on going projects across the country. TATA Housing has announced timely completion of its projects despite the global …

Indian property market is expected to see correction
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 17:45 | No Comment
Indian property market is expected to see correction

As global real estate transactions slow and some countries show declines in prices, the new head of India´s largest private bank, ICICI Bank, said real estate prices in India need to fall 20 percent or …

Budget disappoints Indian Real Estate
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 17:26 | No Comment
Budget disappoints Indian Real Estate

“The budget has failed to meet the expectations at this time of global downturn,” said Navin M. Raheja, managing director of the Delhi-based Raheja Developers. “The government has taken no initiatives towards reviving the sector, …

Emaar MGF to be bailed out by Government
Monday, 16 Feb, 2009 – 14:36 | No Comment
Emaar MGF to be bailed out by Government

Cash-strapped realty major Emaar MGF may turn out to be the first major beneficiary of a government package in the real estate sectordue to its partnership with Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for the 2010 Commonwealth …

Indian Real Estate: Global Investment Destination
Saturday, 7 Feb, 2009 – 18:03 | No Comment
Indian Real Estate: Global Investment Destination

The last five years in Indian real estate constituted a one-off boom period triggered by the emergence of India as a global investment destination. This is a general phenomenon that every sector goes through before …

Real estate, NBFCs soon to face rating pressure
Saturday, 7 Feb, 2009 – 17:46 | One Comment
Real estate, NBFCs soon to face rating pressure

Credit rating agencies might downgrade pass-through certificates (PTCs) issued by non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and real estate sector further in 2009.
According to a Fitch report on Indian Structured Finance, rating actions taken up to January …