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Realty firms welcome repo rate pause, see support for housing demand

Developers said stable borrowing costs would support buyer confidence and project execution, though Anarock cautioned that the pause may not revive mass-market housing

Godrej Properties' Q1 net profit falls 42%; booking value rises 22%

The real estate developer retained its FY27 guidance despite lower quarterly income, while booking value rose 22 per cent on strong demand across key markets

Keystone Realtors' Q1 profit jumps over threefold on higher revenue

The Mumbai-based developer's profit surged on higher revenue and margins, while it retained its ₹8,000-crore launch pipeline despite higher construction costs

Top housing markets see capital values and rental yields rise since 2019

Noida and Gurugram led capital appreciation, while Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi posted the strongest gains in rental yields, according to ANAROCK's study of 11 cities

Rera extension may save stalled housing projects from insolvency risk

Legal experts said that it should not be construed as permitting developers to increase prices for units already sold

DLF Q1 revenue falls 52% on lower sales bookings, profit edges up

Realty major reports a 4% rise in net profit despite a sharp fall in revenue, with deferred project launches weighing on sales bookings during the June quarter

ITC completes Century Pulp acquisition, expands paper business scale

The ₹3,500-crore acquisition makes ITC India's largest integrated paperboards and paper company, raising capacity by over 50% to around 1.5 million tonnes

Kalpataru narrows Q1 loss to ₹27 crore on higher revenue, collections

Realty developer reports higher revenue, pre-sales and collections in Q1, while expanding its project pipeline with luxury launches and a redevelopment project in Mumbai

Nexus Select Trust posts 11% NOI growth on strong leasing, consumption

Blackstone-backed retail Reit reports double-digit growth in consumption, leasing and distributions, while building an acquisition pipeline to expand its portfolio by 2030

Uttar Pradesh logs 53% jump in real estate investment at ₹68,328 crore

This was higher than the capital investments of ₹28,411 crore and ₹44,526 crore in the housing and commercial real estate recorded during calendar years 2023 and 2024 respectively

Property tech firms find new opportunities in real estate through AI

While AI boosts property sales and efficiency, buyers and experts agree human trust remains essential

Embassy Reit has 6.2 msf office development pipeline; eyes Hyderabad entry

Embassy Reit expects strong leasing demand to continue, targets 92 per cent occupancy in FY27 and is evaluating Hyderabad expansion

Innov8 founder Ritesh Malik buys Golf Links bungalow for ₹85 crore

Startup wealth fuels Delhi's trophy home market as Innov8 founder buys ₹85 crore bungalow

Mumbai's Rs 10-cr-plus home sales hit record Rs 18,512 cr; Worli leads boom

Luxury housing transactions cross highest-ever half-yearly mark as demand for Rs 20-40 crore homes surges; secondary market also scales new peak

Prestige Estates Q1 profit drops 19% despite 16% rise in revenue

Higher contractor and land costs weigh on earnings even as revenue, collections and commercial leasing remain strong during the quarter

Knowledge Realty Trust posts 15% growth in Q1 FY27 NOI on strong leasing

The Blackstone- and Sattva-backed Reit reported higher leasing, improved occupancy and rental growth, while remaining optimistic about acquisitions and office demand

Knowledge Realty Q1 results: Net operating income rises 15% to ₹1,243 crore

Knowledge Realty Trust on Tuesday reported 15 per cent increase in its Net Operating Income (NOI) to Rs 1,243.1 crore for the first quarter of this fiscal and announced a record distribution of Rs 751.6 crore to unit holders. In a regulatory filing, the company said its total revenue also grew 15 per cent to Rs 1,111.7 crore during April-June quarter of 2026-27 fiscal. Knowledge Realty Trust, co-sponsored by Sattva Group and Blackstone, is India's largest REIT (real estate investment trust). Its portfolio comprises 29 Grade-A office assets totalling 46.5 million square feet as of June 30, 2026, with 37.3 million square feet of completed Area and 2.6 million square feet under construction area spread across 6 cities in India Knowledge Realty Trust declared a distributions of Rs 751.6 crore or Rs 1.70 per unit for the quarter ended June. Shirish Godbole, Chief Executive Officer of Knowledge Realty Trust, said, "We had a strong start to FY27, with both revenue and NOI growing 15 per

Lloyds Realty secures ₹600 crore rental revenue from Smartworks deal

The developer has leased the entire 182,300 sq ft of its Andheri East commercial tower, The Square, to Smartworks for 15 years

Lodha Developers zooms 99% from April low, hits 11-month high; here's why

In the past month, Lodha Developers outperformed the market by surging 38 per cent, as compared to 0.05 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex and 11 per cent rally in the BSE Realty index.

Lodha Developers to generate land sales of ₹10,000 cr via data centre park

Lodha Developers aims to generate ₹10,000 crore by monetising 150 acres at its Palava data centre park, while expanding its annuity business and data centre portfolio