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All 224 flats in Gurugram project sold in 15 mins for Rs 440 cr: Ashiana

Realty firm Ashiana Housing on Saturday said it sold 224 luxury flats in Gurugram for Rs 440 crore within 15 minutes of its launch. The project is located at Sector 93 in Gurugram, Haryana. In a statement, the company said it has "sold out the entire phase 3 of its prestigious project, Ashiana Amarah within 15 minutes of launch". "We are very happy with the incredible response to Ashiana Amarah phase 3 launch. We started registration at 11 am and we had received 800 cheques for 224 units by 11.15. In 15 minutes it was oversubscribed four times," Ashiana Housing Joint Managing Director Ankur Gupta said. He attributed the oversubscription to the company's brand value and execution track record. "Our novel kid-centric concept is also working. People want their children to be brought up in better places, with better amenities and quality of life and that is what Amarah is promising. "So there is a lot of excitement in the market. Ashiana is also planning to launch phase 4 in the comi

Foreign funds avoid real estate; invest only $11 mn in Jan-Mar: Vestian

Institutional investments in real estate declined 55 per cent annually in January-March this year to USD 552 million as cautious foreign investors stayed away, pumping in only USD 11 mn, according to Vestian. The real estate sector had attracted USD 1,238.3 million (USD 1.23 billion) in the January-March period of 2023 calendar year, as per the report, which was released on Saturday. The latest data by global property consultant Vestian showed that the institutional inflow from foreign funds in the country's real estate plunged 99 per cent to just USD 11 million in the first quarter of 2024 from USD 791.4 million in the year-ago period. Domestic investors pumped in USD 541.1 million in the Indian real estate in January-March 2025, up 21 per cent from 446.9 million in the year-ago period. Vestian CEO Shrinivas Rao, said, "Domestic investors are bullish about India's growth story, and continue to pour in investments in the real estate sector. On the other hand, foreign investors are

Indian real estate to be worth $1.5 trn by 2034 as demand soars: Report

GDP could reach $10.3 trn in 10 years, creating demand for offices and housing for all economic sections

NCLAT shuns insolvency plea against Parsvnath Landmark Developers

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed the plea filed by four unit buyers of Parsvnath Landmark Developers to initiate insolvency proceedings against the subsidiary of Parsvnath Developer. The appellate tribunal upheld the orders of the Principal bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which on October 17, 2023, rejected their plea on technical grounds as the number of petitioners was only four, while the total number of allottees by Parsvnath Landmark is 488. The matter relates to La Tropicana Khyber Pass, a Delhi-based project of the realty firm. Section 7(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) mandates a petition on behalf of the homebuyers (as financial creditors) is maintainable only if either 100 in number or 10 per cent of the allottees join the petition. Moreover, the appellate tribunal also rejected the plea of flat buyers that they are of a different class, having an order from Delhi RERA directing the developer to refund the

Demand for retail space in malls, high-streets may dip 15% in 2024: CBRE

Demand for retail spaces in shopping malls and high-street locations may decline up to 15 per cent this year from a record 71 lakh square feet in 2023 calendar year with retailers being cautiously optimistic, according to CBRE. Leasing of retail spaces in shopping malls and high street locations rose 48 per cent to 71 lakh (7.1 million) square feet in 2023 across eight major cities as against 48 lakh (4.8 million) square feet during the 2022 calendar year. In its report '2024 India Market Outlook', real estate consultant CBRE has projected that the leasing of retail space is expected to sustain between 6-6.5 million (60-65 lakh) square feet in 2024. It also expects a stable supply of retail spaces on completion of numerous high-quality mall developments. Around 5-6 million (50-60 lakh) square feet of investment-grade mall space will become operational in tier-I cities, the consultant said. Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO - India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE, .

Quite a design rethink done to stay relevant, says Prestige Group CEO

Consumer needs and requirements have changed, and differ from city to city. We need to take into consideration what the people of a select city need and then do it accordingly, Venkat K Narayana said

Ajmera Realty & Infra's FY24 sales booking rises 21% to Rs 1,017 crore

Ajmera Realty & Infra India Ltd on Tuesday reported a 21 per cent annual growth in its sales booking to Rs 1,017 crore during the last financial year, helped by strong housing demand. Its sales booking stood at Rs 842 crore in the year-ago period. In a regulatory filing, the Mumbai-based firm said that the sales booking in carpet area rose 28 per cent to 4,72,751 square feet during 2023-24 fiscal from 3,70,219 square feet in the previous year. "We have achieved our highest ever pre-sales figures, totalling Rs 1,017 crore, in alignment with our stated guidance. The company's relentless efforts have yielded remarkable results across aggressive acquisitions, business development endeavours, and execution strategies, underscoring excellence in every aspect of our operations," Dhaval Ajmera, Director at Ajmera Realty & Infra India, said. During the fourth quarter of 2023-24 fiscal, the company's sales booking rose 63 per cent to 1,12,931 square feet from 69,209 square feet in the ..

Housing sales up 68% in Jan-Mar to Rs 1.1 trn on higher volumes: Report

Housing sales rose 68 per cent in value terms to nearly Rs 1.11 lakh crore during the January-March period across major cities on higher volumes as well as price appreciation, according to PropTiger. In its quarterly report 'Real Insight Residential JanuaryMarch 2024', real estate brokerage firm PropTiger.com said that housing sales in value terms rose to Rs 1,10,880 crore in the January-March period of this calendar year from Rs 66,155 crore in the year-ago period. Vikas Wadhawan, Group CFO of REA India and Business Head of PropTiger.com, said, "Growth in housing sales both in volume and value terms augurs well for the overall economy as more than 200 ancillary industries, including cement and steel, are dependent on the real estate sector." In terms of area, housing sales surged 63 per cent to 162 million square feet in the first quarter of this calendar year from 99 million square feet in the corresponding period of the previous year. Housing sales grew by 41 per cent to 1,20,6

31 million jobs created in real estate under Modi government: Report

The measures taken, it says, can catapult the size of the Indian real estate market from $20 billion in 2017 to an estimated $1 trillion by 2030

Blackstone to take Apartment Income REIT private in $10 billion deal

Blackstone also plans to invest another $400 million to improve the REIT's 76 rental housing communities, which are located in primarily coastal markets, the company said

Over 30 million jobs created in real estate sector in 10 years: Report

Employment in the Indian real estate surged to 7.1 crore in the last calendar year from 4 crore in 2013, driven by healthy growth in the housing segment supported by several policy reforms by the Modi government, according to a joint report by Anarock and NAREDCO. Real estate consultant Anarock and realtors' body NAREDCO on Monday released a report 'Real Estate Unboxed: The Modi Effect', which stated that Indian residential real estate market has greatly benefited from several reforms by the Modi-led government, helping the industry to not only to emerge stronger but also to scale new heights. The real estate sector accounts for more than 18 per cent of the total workforce in the country. India's top seven primary residential markets witnessed a combined housing supply of 29.32 lakh units and sale of 28.27 lakh units between 2014 and 2023. Unsold inventories have dropped because of higher sales velocity, while many stalled projects have been revived with the help of the ...

Keystone Realtors sales up 41% to Rs 2,266 cr on strong housing demand

Keystone Realtors Ltd, which sells properties under 'Rustomjee brand', on Monday reported a 41 per cent growth in sales bookings to Rs 2,266 crore driven by strong housing demand. Its sales bookings stood at Rs 1,604 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal year. The Mumbai-based company sold 1.21 million square feet area last fiscal, up 17 per cent from 1.04 million square feet in the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing. During the fourth quarter of 2023-24, the sales bookings surged by 78 per cent to Rs 843 crore from Rs 473 crore in the year-ago period. It sold 0.38 million square feet area in the January-March quarter, as against 0.28 million square feet in the corresponding period of the last year. "The fiscal year FY24 has proven to be an eventful period for our company, marked by notable achievements across all key performance metrics including pre-sales, collections, launches, and new project additions," said Boman Irani, CMD of Keystone Realtors. He said the company's ..

Signature Global Q4 sales bookings jump 3.4 times to Rs 4,140 crore

Realty firm Signature Global on Sunday reported a more than three-fold jump in its sales bookings to Rs 4,140 crore in the fourth quarter of last fiscal year, driven by strong demand for its luxury projects in Gurugram. In a regulatory filing, the company informed that it clocked record sales bookings in the fourth quarter as well as in the full 2023-24 that saw sales more than doubling to Rs 7,270 crore from the previous year. As per the data, Signature Global clocked sales bookings of Rs 4,140 crore in the January-March quarter of 2023-24 as against Rs 1,220 crore in the year-ago period. The company sold 1,484 units in the January-March period of last fiscal year as against 1,399 units in the year-ago period. In terms of volume, the company sold 2.98 million square feet area as against 1.41 million square feet. In March, Signature Global sold 1008 luxury homes for around Rs 3,600 crore in its new project at Gurugram, Haryana, helping the company achieve record sales bookings las

Macrotech Developers trim debt by 55% to Rs 3,010 cr in March quarter

Realty firm Macrotech Developers Ltd has reduced its net debt by 55 per cent in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal to Rs 3,010 crore with the help of internal accruals and equity fundraising. Its net debt stood at Rs 6,750 crore as of December 31, 2023. Macrotech Developers, which sells properties under the brand Lodha, is one of the leading real estate developers in India. The company's net debt stood at Rs 3,010 crore as of March 31, 2024, down 55 per cent from the previous quarter, according to a regulatory filing. The net debt is 57 per cent lower than Rs 7,070 crore at the end of the 2022-23 fiscal. Surplus cash flow generated from the business, coupled with the raising of equity capital, helped the company in reducing the net debt. "On the back of strong operating cash flow generation and recently concluded equity raise, our net debt further reduced to Rs 3,010 crore," the company said. The company had a target to bring down the net borrowings to Rs 6,000 crore level by

Embassy REIT to acquire business park in Chennai for Rs 1,269 crore

The business park ESTZ comprises 1.4 million square feet of completed area, which is 95 per cent occupied and leased to large global companies such as Wells Fargo and BNY Mellon, among others

Indiabulls Real Estate to raise Rs 3,911 cr from Blackstone Group, others

Indiabulls Real Estate said its board has approved raising Rs 3,911 crore through the issuance of shares and warrants to investors, including the Blackstone Group and Embassy Group. Global investment firm Blackstone will invest Rs 1,235 crore, while the Bengaluru-based Embassy Group will infuse Rs 1,160 crore. After the conversion of the warrants, the Embassy Group will hold 18.7 per cent while Blackstone will own 12.4 per cent. In a regulatory filing on Friday, IBREL (Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd.) informed that the board has approved "fund-raise via preferential issue of equity shares and convertible warrants, on a private placement basis, for cash consideration, aggregating to approx. Rs 3,910.93 crore". The move is aimed at recapitalising its balance sheet and positioning the company for organic and inorganic growth purposes. These include capital expenditure for the completion of existing projects and new launches as well as proposed acquisitions, other working capital requirem

Indiabulls Real Estate to raise Rs 3,911 Cr through issuance of shares

Indiabulls Real Estate on Friday said the board has approved raising Rs 3,911 crore through the issuance of shares and warrants to investors, including the Blackstone Group and the Embassy Group. Global investment firm Blackstone will invest Rs 1,235 crore, while the Bengaluru-based Embassy Group will infuse Rs 1,160 crore. After the conversion of the warrants, the Embassy Group will hold 18.7 per cent while Blackstone will hold 12.4 per cent. In a regulatory filing, IBREL has informed that the board has approved "fund-raise via preferential issue of equity shares and convertible warrants, on a private placement basis, for cash consideration, aggregating to approx. Rs 3,910.93 crore". The move is aimed at recapitalising its balance sheet and positioning the company for organic and inorganic growth purposes. These include capital expenditure for the completion of existing projects and new launches as well as proposed acquisitions, other working capital requirements and general ...

Indian commercial realty expands footprint, continues to defy global odds

Attracting investments from private equity firms even as the Western markets are witnessing a slowdown

Godrej Properties sells flats worth Rs 2,690 cr in new housing project

Realty firm Godrej Properties Ltd (GPL) has sold flats worth Rs 2,690 crore in its new housing project in Mumbai. In a regulatory filing on Friday, the company informed that it has sold inventory worth around Rs 2,690 crores in its project 'Godrej Reserve' located in Kandivali, Mumbai. "Launched within fifteen months of acquiring the land, this is GPL's most successful launch ever in Mumbai in terms of the value and volume of sales achieved," it said. This project has a developable potential of 3.72 million square feet with an estimated revenue potential of about Rs 7,000 crore. The project has significant unlaunched inventory remaining, which the company plans to sell in the coming years. Gaurav Pandey, MD & CEO, Godrej Properties, said, "We are delighted with the response to our project, Godrej Reserve. This has now become the best-ever launch in Mumbai residential real estate." Gordej Properties is one of the leading real estate developers in the country. It has a huge presenc

Hiranandani plans to invest Rs 3K cr, expects 25% residential biz growth

Hiranandani Group is evaluating few projects under the joint venture or joint development agreement and aims to strategically extend its presence to regions with favourable conditions