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CRE Market Overview

Propstack Insights : Office Lease Expiries in H2 2017 – South India

The top 3 cities in South India will witness cumulative lease expiries of 9.7 msf. Bangalore will contribute to more than 2/3rd of these lease expiries. Since these cities are dominated by IT-ITeS occupiers, predominantly occupying large spaces, deals above 1 lakh sf will form 43.5% of the total lease expiry volume. *Grade A office… Read More »

Propstack Insights: Developer Loans cross 1 lakh crores in 2017

Total 642 loans were registered in the first six months of 2017. March recorded highest 33% registration in H1 2017. Since loans are registered typically 30-45 days later, numbers for May and June are expected to increase as the year progresses. More than 1 lakh crores worth of developer loans (charges) were registered in H1… Read More »

Propstack Insights: PE RE – Target Office Micromarkets in India

India has seen a surge in Private Equity investments in the recent years. Leading global private equity funds have invested in trophy commercial real estate assets across top cities of India to reap benefits of attractive yields. We, at Propstack, looked at the historical performance of some of the micromarkets where the properties acquired by these institutional… Read More »

Propstack Insights: Largest Office Micromarkets

Inventory is the total quantum of existing building stock. We, at Propstack, compared Grade A office stock across the top 7 cities in India to assess the micromarkets with highest inventory levels. Rest of Gurgaon micromarket with in-demand locations like Golf Course Extension Road, Sohna Road, Udyog Vihar, etc. has the highest inventory of 44.6… Read More »

Propstack Insights: PBD Inventory & Vacancy Dynamics

Major cities across India have been expanding spatially with increasing migrant workforce and paucity of land. With passage of time, to cater to the growing demand from corporates, the CRE markets in these cities have also mushroomed along the fringes where these cities are expanding. These Business Districts away from the city center towards outer… Read More »

Propstack Insights: How much do Gurgaon & Noida warmshell rentals vary in a quarter?

Small variations in rentals per square foot make a huge difference in monthly rental outflows for a Corporate Occupier. This quarter at Propstack, we observed such a trend within the primary NCR occupier markets of Gurgaon and Noida. Contrary to expectation, the lowest and the highest warmshell rentals for deals signed in Q2 2017 were… Read More »

Propstack Insights: Does IT-ITeS sector still dominate Office Leasing

IT/ITeS sector deals above 100,000 sf added 3.5 msf to leasing activity till date in 2017. 100,000+ sf deals by IT-ITeS sector comprised 55% of the total space leased by such large deals this year. Also, these large IT deals contributed to 40% of total leasing volume in Q1 2017. IT-ITeS companies leased these large… Read More »

Propstack Insights: The PBD Decision

The Peripheral Business Districts (PBDs) have always been a choice for companies looking for large affordable spaces. Central Business District (CBD) locations – which have been the hub of business activity have mostly been touted as the costliest locations for commercial leasing. We tried to compare the rental difference between CBD and PBD micromarkets for… Read More »

Propstack Insights: Half Million Club- Q1 2017 – Top Leasing Markets

Nine micromarkets across top 7 Indian cities recorded leasing activity more than 0.5 msf in the first quarter this year. OMR-I and OMR -II micromarkets in Chennai together contributed to more than 2 msf absorption in a single quarter. Apart from Chennai, both Mumbai and Pune had two micromarkets driving the demand higher than half… Read More »