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Emerging Investment Hotspots – Ashutosh Limaye, Head – Research & REIS, Jones Lang LaSalle India

Mining Opportunities From The Complex Real Estate Terrain of India Executive Summary: Real estate is an asset class that demands specialised skills and the complexity surrounding this sector increases in the Indian context. Compared to the mature real estate markets in the developed nations, buyers in India need a higher degree of diligence before entering …

On Indians Investing In Properties Abroad. Anuj Puri, Chairman & Country Head, Jones Lang LaSalle India

The real estate market in many countries offers very lucrative investment prospects, with various offers and options. Apart from that, Indians buying property abroad can often avail of citizenship in the host country. This factor has considerable aspirational value with many. The aspiration factor aside, property in more and more locations within Indian metros has …

Steel on Stilts? – Chawm Ganguly

The Rupee is on a free fall. And naturally, in its wake, it has dealt a body blow to all industries dependent on imports. Take metallurgical coke for instance. This vital raw material for those producing steel through the blast furnace route is rising, reflecting the Rupee-Dollar dichotomies.  While the merchant coking coal companies are …

Mumbai Commercial Office Real Estate Market To Cross 100 Million Square Feet In 2014 – Ramesh Nair, Managing Director – West, Jones Lang LaSalle India

Mumbai’s commercial real estate stock is estimated to cross the 100 million square feet mark by the 4th quarter of 2014. The current stock stands at 87 million square feet. When it touches the 100 million square feet mark, the vacancy rate is going to hover at 22.2%. When the city’s supply of CRE reaches …

Social Media Top 10 FAQ’s – Chawm Ganguly

Q1. We have a website which is fairly informative. Isn’t that enough? A website is like a departmental store and the information contained therein is like the goods displayed on the shelves. But what good is a store if there are no customers? Customers are “web traffic”, the visitors to your website / store. Social …