Category Archives: City

Flurry of office deals raises real estate industry revival hopes

Top Indian cities have seen a significant rise in large office space transactions with companies across sectors expanding and consolidation operations, kindling hopes of a revival in an otherwise lacklustre real estate industry. India’s top six property markets reported 236 transactions for large office spaces — of at least 25,000 square feet and up to… Read More »

Higher floor area ratio in Haryana will not give market a leg-up

There may be valid political and sociological reasons for increasing the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in HUDA’s colonies in Haryana’s new emerging towns, but only a blind leap of faith can justify the conclusion that this move will help pull the property market out of recession. Logic indicates otherwise. FAR is the ratio of a building’s… Read More »

To raise funds, Indore Development Authority plans lease of land near Navlakha stand

The Indore Development Authority (IDA) is planning to take possession of land near Navlakha bus stand from the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) in order to raise funds for its projects by leasing it out. The land near Navlakha bus stand was cleared from encroachments last year by the civic body. The IDA board members had asked… Read More »

REITs in retail would bail out locked investments in shopping malls

Real Estate Investment Trust Funds (REIT) in retail sector would be savior for all the investments locked in those high costs assets, according to a cross section of stakeholders at the India Shopping Centre Forum 2016. Shopping malls, which have not gone on stream and for those which are operational but not milking attractive rental yields… Read More »

Bengaluru to see another year of strong supply, demand for office space

Bengaluru, which has a total stock of 96 million square feet of grade-A (non-captive) office space, is currently facing a shortfall in the supply of office space. In 2015, 14-15 million square feet got leased out. This includes a good volume of pre-committed space, which will be occupied over the next two-three years. Interestingly, the trend of… Read More »