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LIC is looking to improve returns from real estate properties, and the insurer would also explore the option of a separate subsidiary to achieve greater efficiency in managing its vast assets, which are conservatively estimated at over Rs 60,000 crore. "We have substantial real estate, both inherited and purchased over the period of 70 years that we have been operating. It is used both for our own use and as well as investment which earns returns for us. "We look at each piece of real estate as an investment. As part of the asset, we expect each property to contribute towards the returns for the policyholders as well as shareholders," LIC CEO and MD R Doraiswamy told PTI in an interview. In the recent past, he said LIC has initiated a comprehensive review of its real estate portfolio to assess the returns and yields it generates, and to identify opportunities for further optimisation and improvement. This detailed analysis is aimed at enhancing returns for policyholders while also
Realty firm Brigade Enterprises has signed an agreement to jointly develop a 5.6-acre housing project in Hyderabad with an estimated revenue of Rs 850 crore. In a regulatory filing on Monday, the company said it has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to develop a premium residential project on a land parcel spanning 5.6 acres at Kompally, Hyderabad. The company did not name the landowner with whom it has signed the JDA. "The project will have an estimated revenue potential of Rs 850 crore," it added. Brigade Enterprises said it would continue to acquire land parcels in Hyderabad as it is an important market for the company's overall growth. The company would deploy around Rs 5,000 crore across residential, commercial, hospitality and retail over the next 3-4 years. Established in 1986, Bengaluru-based Brigade Group is one of India's leading property developers. It has developed many projects in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mysuru, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, and GIFT ...
Realty firm Puravankara Ltd has reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 109.95 crore in the March quarter on better income. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 88 crore in the year-ago period. Total income more than doubled to Rs 1,540.99 crore during the January-March period of 2025-26 from Rs 563.70 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. During the 2025-26, Puravankara Ltd net profit stood at Rs 56.75 crore as against a net loss of 182.92 crore in the preceding year. Total income increased to Rs 3,846.42 crore last fiscal from Rs 2,093.13 crore in the preceding year. As of March 31, Puravankara has completed 95 projects totalling 57 million sq ft across nine cities: Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Mangaluru, Kochi, Mumbai, Pune, and Goa. The company's total land bank is 40 million sq ft and ongoing projects add up to 36.69 million sq ft.
India's biggest realty firm DLF Ltd has announced an additional investment of Rs 21,300 crore to complete its ongoing residential projects, mainly in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and the tri-city Chandigarh. In its latest investor's presentation uploaded on the BSE on Wednesday, DLF said the "pending cost to complete for all launched projects" stands at Rs 21,300 crore. The company also disclosed that receivables from customers against the sale of properties stand at Rs 33,840 crore. The net receivables after meeting the pending cost to complete the launched project are Rs 12,540 crore. Post-COVID pandemic, DLF has launched many residential projects in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and the tri-city of Chandigarh, including an ultra-luxury project 'The Dahlias' at Gurugram, which has a revenue potential of around Rs 35,000 crore. On Wednesday, DLF the country's largest real estate company by market capitalisation announced its financial results and also operational performance for the last fiscal. Duri