How Office Real Estate Is Defying Economic Slowdown

How Office Real Estate is Defying Economic Slowdown

With the Indian economy clocking at around 4% GDP growth and the recent downgrading of India’s ranking by IMF, investor confidence appears to be at an all time low in the present moment. Consequently, it implies that the real estate may also show such signs. However observers were startled to find that this economic sector is defying all odds, especially commercial real estate. What they found was that a large number of companies, including SMEs, are pre-leasing commercial property to future-proof their financial portfolios and to hedge against future rental escalations. Different surveys point to this growth in various reports.…

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Things To Consider While Choosing A Real Estate Company In Vadodara

Things To Consider While Choosing A Real Estate Company In Vadodara

Vadodara is known as a cultural hub and a growing educational center, attracting a lot of migrants. It has now become an ideal city to settle in! Its commercial and residential sector has attracted a lot of investors and is expanding on a large scale. With so much competition increasing in the real estate industry of Vadodara, it is important to know which real estate industry is the best and delivers good results. Here is a comprehensive guide of some of the things or factors you should consider when choosing or hiring the services of a real estate firm. Select…

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Tips For Real Estate Developers To Overcome The Liquidity Crisis

Tips For Real Estate Developers To Overcome The Liquidity Crisis

A shocking default by the IL&FS (Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services) Group triggered a liquidity crisis in the economy. This led many lenders to turn selective when it came to investing their funds in real estate. Since then the real estate developers have been struggling to raise their funds. Non-bank lenders that were a constant source of financing have been the worst hit and which made refinancing even more difficult. The stricter housing laws coupled with the economic slowdown has forced the developers staring at huge inventory pile-up. However, developers can surely plan alternative ways to complete their unfinished products.…

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Vadodara’s Rising Real Estate Industry

Vadodara’s rising real estate industry

Vadodara’s real estate market is booming at a fast pace and many new areas have been developed due to the presence of good infrastructure projects and adequate facilities. The city is welcoming many new upcoming integrated projects. No wonder these exciting and enterprising projects have caught the investor’s eye like never before! When it comes to real estate, investors have seen unprecedented and huge returns in the last few years. The office and commercial property areas like Race Course Road, Old Padra Road, Sayajigunj and Alkapuri have seen a whopping price increase in the last few years. Along with commercial…

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The Role Of Industrial Parks In Economic Development Of Gujarat

The role of industrial parks in economic development of Gujarat

How industrial parks contribute to the country’s economic development? Industrial parks provide an institutional framework, modern services in administration, financial consultancy, training, technical guidance, information services, shared facilities, research and own infrastructure designed to meet the needs of companies they gather by providing them with modern services for the business development. A concentration of a variety of activities and services to support the industry can greatly influence investors' decision to switch to such a region. Successful industrial parks can, therefore, become centres of growth and innovation, supporting local development and contributing to the development of the national economy. The development…

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PE Investment Rises To 26% In Real Estate In The First Half Of 2019

PE Investment Rises To 26% In Real Estate In The First Half Of 2019

According to reports released by Colliers International, Private Equity investment has increased by 26% in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period last year. Institutional Investors have shown a rising interest by investing funds in India’s A-grade offices, retail properties and warehousing projects. The rise of private equity investment by 26% accounts to nearly ₹28000 crore which is driven by higher inflow in commercial and warehousing sector. The real estate sector has witnessed private equity inflows of $3.9 billion which is eclipsing the first halves of previous years. PE Inflows from foreign investors has shown an increase…

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Indiabulls Exits Real Estate Market

Indiabulls exits real estate market

Indiabulls group has announced its intent to merge with Lakshmi Vilas Bank, a Tamil Nadu based private bank which is the fourth largest housing finance company in India. Indiabulls was incorporated in 2006 with the primary aim to focus on construction and development of residential, commercial and special economic zones in various metros. Why it plans to exit? Over the last 1 year, the company was streamlining its real estate by exiting residential projects in Chennai. It was experiencing a prolonged slump in the real estate sector. Over the years, its real estate business has dropped to less than 20%…

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Reasons For Soaring NRI Realty Investment In India

Reasons for soaring NRI realty investment in India

Real Estate is considered as the most favorite asset and investment opportunity for NRIs. Many market studies have predicted high returns and price appreciation. Rising Demand for Affordable and mid-segment projects The rise in demand for affordable and mid-segment projects due to easy affordability, lesser risk, better rental returns have made real estate investment a priority amongst the best NRI investment options. Post the demonetization of 2016, NRIs also have gained an advantage in the luxury property market in India. Gradual price appreciation in key markets like Mumbai where a lot of infrastructures is rising is turning beneficial for booming…

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6 Factors For Investing In Commercial Real Estate

6 Factors For Investing In Commercial Real Estate

The commercial real estate market is on the upswing and is turning out to be a great investing opportunity for all the investors. Introduction of reforms like Real Estate Regulatory Act (RERA) and Goods Service Tax (GST) has proved to be game changing for the industry. More corporates and start-ups are in search of office spaces. At the same time there is rising demand for co-working spaces. If you are planning to invest in commercial real estate, then here are the factors you should consider before you don the investor cap. Location - Location plays the most prominent factor in…

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How Will The Elections Affect Real Estate In 2019?

How Will The Elections Affect Real Estate In 2019?

Elections do not make or break a market, but can certainly affect the economy to a great extent. From liquidity crisis to softening of property prices, elections have known to impact real estate sector in the past. Since two decades every pre-election year there has been a decline in investments in the real estate sector. With the new tax system (GST) and legal regime the non-banking financial sector is undergoing a liquidity crunch for the real estate industry as the Banks have stagnated the lending to the real estate sector. Nonetheless, in spite of the liquidity crisis behind us, the…

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