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Maker Maxity becomes home to sovereign and pension funds

The complex has already become I-banking hub in Mumbai with names such as UBS, BNP Paribas, Jefferies, Daiwa and Macquairie

It's not viable to cut prices: Developers

On Monday, RBI Governor had asked for cut in home prices

Reliance Retail Q4 operating profit up 26%

Its revenues went up 21% in Q4 of FY16 at Rs 5,781 crore

H&M, Zara square off in Mumbai

H&M, the Swedish fashion retailer, has already announced that it will open its maiden stores in Mumbai this autumn while Zara is adding four more stores

ICICI Venture closes fourth PE fund at $190 mn

Retailers warn of legal action on e-commerce

Infotech-fuelled hotel boom in South India

Realtors based there point to this as the reason for their pouring money into this space

Budget to kickstart REITs in the country, to boost budget housing

Expert feel removal of DDT on distribution made out of income of SPV will set the stage for REITs to be set up

Bengaluru's vibrant office space mart

More boost from mega twin leasing deals from IBM, EY; city still first choice for most MNCs seeking to enter or expand, data show

Lunch with BS: Abhishek Lodha

Over soup and salad, the Lodha Group MD tells Raghavendra Kamath that real estate business is a lot of hard work though not as vicious as the Hindi movie Trishul made it out to be

Godrej aims for top developer spot by booking value

Major realtors' equity deals with foreign funds rose three-fold in 2015

In 2014, two developers raised Rs 2,500 crore, including a fund floated by Peninsula Land and Brookfield to provide debt for other developers

Raheja Corp buys 30 acres from Cabot for Rs 210 cr

Realty firm is looking to build infotech park on Navi Mumbai plot

NCR realty turns to NBFCs

With sales stuck and liquidity issues, and less onerous borrowing conditions on this route, realtors borrowed a combined Rs 6,000 cr this year

Developers look at JV route to tap stressed projects

Developers say opportunities for stressed assets went up 50-60 per cent this year

Developers tap stressed projects of realty estate firms

The slowdown has been particularly hard for developers because demand has dried up not just from buyers, but also from investors

HDIL, Wadhawan Group in mega realty deal

Part of Kurla project sold to the latter for Rs 649 cr

Blackstone bets more on realty

It invested Rs 17,900 crore in Indian real estate as against Rs 15,914 crore in private equity since 2006

Croma adapts to the new age

The retail chain is focusing on omnichannel services and opening new stores to fend off rivals

Realtors push unsold stock via discount websites