Archive for December 23rd, 2007
Indian Realty Sector Attracts Deluge Of Funds
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007Photo Courtesy: Business Line
Amidst all the worries about a property bubble in the US, the Indian realty sector continues to witness a deluge of funds, not only from private equity investors but also from builders seeking a toehold in this market.
Is The Realty Market Actually Headed For Slowdown?
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007High interest rates and rapid escalation that land prices witnessed this year may be one indicator of an impending real estate bubble of sorts. Softening of prices in select pockets such as Gurgaon, Noida & Ghaziabad in Delhi NCR and certain areas in Mumbai over the last 6-8 months has already been witnessed.
Tier-II Cities Set For Realty Juggernaut
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007Real-estate action in India is increasingly moving to tier-II cities. According to a study by real estate consultancy Jones-LangLaSalleMeghraj (JLLM), a new set of hot spots in the realty market include cities like Vizag, Vadodara, Dehradun, Indore, Nashik, Guwahati, Chandigarh among others.
ISB plans to set up second campus; to go global
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007The Indian School of Business (ISB) will be setting up another campus in India besides actively exploring the feasibility of going to foreign shores.
“There has been a consensus in our board that an additional campus in India is highly required keeping in view the growing image of the school,” Prof. M. Rammohan Rao, Dean, ISB, […]
Panel set up to look into illegal layouts, constructions
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007While HUDA has launched a drive to caution people against new constructions in 84 villages located in the Osmansagar and Himayathsagar lakes catchment areas, a high level committee constituted to look into illegal layouts and constructions is meeting next week.
Villa Marie is a land grabber: Special court
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007In a significant judgment, the special court under AP Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act has held the management of Villa Marie Junior College and Villa Marie Degree and Post-graduate Colleges as “land grabbers” and directed them to vacate 2,864.31 sq yds of land at Somajiguda within two months.
Two villages shortlisted for greenfield airport
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007A committee of the Airports Authority of India, which is taking up survey work for the State Government to set up an international greenfield airport for Visakhapatnam on the lines of the airports coming up at Hyderabad and Bangalore, has shortlisted S. Rayavaram and Bhogapuram here for the project.