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Ajmera Realty & Infra profit up 7.9% in Q4FY23, income down 36.7%

However, for the full year, total income fell to Rs 440.63 crore in FY23 from Rs 489.11 crore in FY22

Demand for commercial property in India robust, US, Europe struggle

The unabated interest hikes by the Federal Reserve of the United States have resulted in a situation where cheap money is no more available

Real estate demand firm, retail leasing up by 130% YoY: CBRE Report

High-ticket projects that cost Rs 1.5 crore or more would continue to see high-demand. The impact of rising home loan interest rates is likely to be limited

Real estate sector likely to grow nearly 18% by 2030: PHDCCI report

The report also talks about the relationship between ESG and carbon footprint

Prestige Estates sales bookings rise 25% to Rs 12,930 cr in FY23

Realty firm Prestige Estates on Wednesday said its sales bookings rose by 25 per cent to a record Rs 12,930.9 crore in the last fiscal year on strong housing demand. In a regulatory filing, the Bengaluru-based firm said, "During the fiscal year FY23, the group registered record-breaking highest sales of Rs 12,930.9 crore (up by 25 per cent year-on-year) and highest ever collections of Rs 9,805.5 crore (up by 31 per cent y-o-y)." Sales bookings stood at 15.09 million square feet with an average realization of Rs 8,812 per sq ft (up by 17 per cent year-on-year) for apartments/ villas/ commercial sales and average realization of Rs 4,124 per square feet (down 2 per cent y-o-y) for plot sales. The group sold more than 9,600 homes in FY23 spanning over 15 million square feet area. During the last fiscal, the new launches totalled 26.38 million square feet up by 57 per cent annually. The total completions during the last fiscal year stood at 15.68 million square feet, up by 10 per cent

M3M India FY23 sales bookings jump over two-fold to Rs 13,000 cr

Realty firm M3M India on Monday said its sales bookings jumped more than two-fold to record Rs 13,000 crore during the last fiscal on better demand for housing and commercial properties. The Gurugram-based company, in a statement, said it has "recorded the highest ever sales of Rs 13,000 crore, which is 113 per cent higher when compared to the sales of Rs 6,100 crore in FY22". Among listed entities, Macrotech Developers (Lodha Group) and Godrej Properties have already reported sales bookings of over Rs 12,000 crore each in the last fiscal. DLF's sales bookings are expected to be around Rs 15,000 crore, while Bengaluru's Prestige Group is also estimated to clock sales bookings of around Rs 12,000 crore. Giving further details of its operational performance in 2022-23, M3M said its sales bookings of housing properties increased more than two-fold to Rs 9,307 crore from Rs 4,022 crore in the previous year. The company's sales bookings in commercial properties rose 78 per cent to Rs 3

DLF, Godrej Prop: Realty stks still have room to build gains, say analysts

The pause, even if temporary, in the interest rate cycle is a positive development for the real estate sector and should see an increase in home-buying

Real estate institutional investment up 37% to $1.65 bn in Jan-Mar: Report

Institutional investment in real estate increased 37 per cent to USD 1.65 billion during January-March, driven by higher inflow in office and housing properties, according to Colliers. Inflows stood at USD 1.2 billion in the same period last year, it added. Foreign investors preferred to deploy funds in office assets, while domestic players put more money into housing. The office sector continued to drive the investment inflows, accounting for 55 per cent of the total inflows during the January-March period, the data from real estate consultant Colliers India showed. The residential segment's share was 22 per cent. Institutional investment inflows in the office sector rose 41 per cent to USD 907.6 million during January-March from USD 643.6 million in the corresponding period of the previous year. Inflows in residential assets jumped to USD 361.1 million from USD 16.5 million. Industrial and Warehousing assets saw a 20 per cent growth in inflows to USD 216.3 million from USD 179

Macrotech sells properties worth Rs 12,064 cr in FY23, sales rise 34%

Realty firm Macrotech Developers' sales bookings rose 34 per cent to a record Rs 12,064 crore in the last fiscal, on better demand despite rise in interest rates on home loans. Mumbai-based Macrotech Developers, which sells homes under the Lodha brand, is one of the leading real estate firms in the country. In a regulatory filing, Macrotech Developers said it has delivered a strong pre-sales momentum with sales bookings of Rs 3,025 crore in the fourth quarter of last fiscal and Rs 12,064 crore for 2022-23 fiscal. The company said it has surpassed the full-year guidance of Rs 11,500 crore. The collections of money from customers stood at Rs 10,606 crore for FY23, up 23 per cent YoY (year-on-year). Net debt has further reduced to Rs 7,071 crore, showing a decline of Rs 2,229 crore for the year. Abhishek Lodha, MD & CEO, Macrotech Developers, said the company has achieved yet another quarter of strong performance enabling us to surpass its annual guidance. "The icing on the cake is

Urbanrise purchases 9.24 acre land parcel from Mahindra Life Spaces

Real estate developer Urbanrise has acquired a land parcel of 9.24 acre from Mahindra Life Spaces to develop a two million sq ft luxury highrise apartment community at Mahindra World City in Singaperumal Koil town about 45 km from here, the company said on Friday. The Alliance Group company's latest project is located near Chennai's satellite town of Maraimalai Nagar. The real estate developer plans to invest Rs 700 crore in this project, which has an estimated revenue potential of Rs 1,200 crore, a company statement said here. "Urbanrise has projects in all major neighbourhoods in and around Chennai city, and with this new project we will reach out to the aspiring home-buying community in and around Mahindra World City on GST Road," Urbanrise Chairman and Managing Director Manoj Namburu said. "We are extremely excited about this acquisition and are looking forward to developing a world-class residential community," he said.

Taparia family buys India's costliest apartment worth Rs 369 cr in Mumbai

The apartment is part of a sea-view luxury triplex apartment located in South Mumbai's Malabar Hill

Income-Tax Dept conducts searches at real estate firms in Hyderabad

About 20 teams of I-T officials were conducting the simultaneous searches at the offices of Wonder City, Royal City and other companies

Max Estates eyes over Rs 3,200 cr revenue from housing project in Gurugram

Max Ventures & Industries Ltd's (MaxVIL) real estate arm Max Estates has entered into an agreement to develop a 12-acre housing project in Gurugram with an estimated sales revenue of over Rs 3,200 crore. MaxVIL said in a statement that it has entered the Gurugram residential real estate market through a joint development agreement, with development potential of around 2.4 million square feet and gross development value in excess of Rs 3,200 crore. The size of land parcel is about 11.8 acres and it is located in Sector 36A, Gurugram, with direct access from the Dwarka Expressway. Sources said that MaxVIL has entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with Mohit Jain who owns the land in his personal capacity. Jain is managing director of Krisumi Corporation, which is a joint venture of auto component maker Krishna Group and Japan's Sumitomo Corporation Ltd. Commenting on the deal, Sahil Vachani, MD & CEO of Max Ventures & Industries Ltd, said, "FY2023 has been a ...

Around 58% builders expect housing prices to rise further in 2023: Survey

As many as 341 real estate developers from various parts of the country participated in the joint survey conducted during the last two months

Ready homes likely to hit 6-year high in 2023, says Anarock report

2023 likely to witness most ready-to-move homes in 6 yrs

Pent-up demand in real estate will continue in 2023: Knight Frank India

Despite geopolitical challenges, the office sector saw a strong recovery in demand and saw a rise of 36 per cent YoY

Realty sector seeks industry status, tax breaks, big housing push in Budget

Demands include 10x spike in SWAMIH fund to Rs 50,000 cr, uniform 25% corporation tax rate, finalisation of the state rental housing policy, among other things

BK Modi Group plans to invest $1 bn in 5 years in realty, wellness

BK Modi Group plans to invest about USD 1 billion over the next five years in Indian real estate and wellness space as it sees huge growth potential in these two sectors. In an interview with PTI, group founder B K Modi asserted that there is a tremendous scope of bringing new technologies in the real estate sector as well as wellness space. "We will be investing around USD 1 billion over the next five years," he said when asked about the proposed investment in these new ventures. On source of investment, he said the group will also rope in foreign investors in the proposed projects. The group is already constructing a commercial real estate project in Mumbai in partnership with a developer and now has plans to expand this business. On the concept of private smart city, Modi said the group will develop a mixed use project in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. It already has a piece of land for this project where it will construct housing, mall, hospital and office space. "Whatever is the ne

Residential real estate sales to lag commercial in FY23: CRISIL

On the commercial real estate front, after a healthy performance in the first half of this financial year, net leasing will slow down in the second half owing to fears of an impending global recession

Godrej Properties buys 9-acre land in Gurugram, sees revenue of Rs 2,500 cr

Golf Course Road Extension will offer 1.6 million square feet of premium residential development