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RBI’s NEW YEAR GIFT TO BOOST REAL ESTATE SECTOR

The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) provided a much needed respite to the public and the sector by announcing a 25 basis point reduction in the repo rate this Thursday. This drop in the rate is RBI’s first positive step of this year which has brought the interest rate down to 7.75 percent from 8 …

Leveraging Land Holdings To Improve Cash Flows

Kishor Pate, CMD – Amit Enterprises Housing Ltd.   Even in these times of gradual revival, many developers continue to battle the problems of curtailed liquidity. Many developers with large land holdings are not able to launch projects on these land parcels solely with their own capital, and therefore look to either partner with better-capitalized …

The Statistics Behind Pune’s Real Estate Market

Kishor Pate, CMD – Amit Enterprises Housing Ltd.   Like any other city’s Pune’s real estate development pattern is driven by its demand profile. The demand profile is defined by the type of buyers who are on the market for buying real estate. Residential real estate demand in Pune is driven by two broad categories …

Growth Curve: Organized Retail Real Estate In Tier 2 And 3 Cities

Shubhranshu Pani, Regional Director – Retail Services, JLL India   Currently, tier 2 and 3 cities account for a smaller proportion of operational shopping malls in India. However, with rising consumer aspirations and demand, the potential of these cities in terms of retail real estate is increasing. Both national and international retailers are expanding businesses …

Mumbai Real Estate – Constraint-Driven Growth Pattern

Arvind Jain, Managing Director – Pride Group Mumbai city was originally reclaimed from the sea by joining seven islands, with the intention of creating a shipping and trading hub for the British. However, the city that resulted from this exercise attracted a magnitude of population which was very disproportionate to that in any of the …

India Real Estate: How IPCs Make A Difference

The role that IPCs play in a market like India magnifies significantly because of the massive amount of growth happening over a very vast arena   Shajai Jacob, Director & Head – Marketing, JLL India   In a market still defined by significant lack of transparency, real estate consultancies play a complex and responsibility-driven role …