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‘Commercial realty market in a sweet spot’

The commercial real estate market has had a good year with demand outstripping supply. As of now, it is expected that the trend will continue into 2019 and prices will remain firm in select markets, says Rajat Gupta, Managing Director — Advisory & Transaction Services, India, CBRE. Gupta, recently in Kolkata to attend a CII seminar, spoke to  BusinessLine  on the outlook for 2019, expected price movement and the impact of GST on commercial real estate. Excepts: How has the year 2018 played out for commercial real estate? This year (2018) has been a good year for commercial real estate. The seven large cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and NCR — are expected to report around 42 million square feet of absorption; which is expected to be an all-time high. The incremental supply this year will hit a high of 30 million square feet. So demand outstrips supply. This is also a reason why most preferred office micro-markets in the country have seen an i

Co-working becomes the new poster boy of commercial real estate market in 2018

As per data made available by real estate consultants, total office absorption across the top 7 cities is geared to cross 39 mn  sq  ft  in 2018 The year 2018 saw demand for Grade A office stock grow. While co-working emerged as the new poster boy of commercial real estate, logistics and warehousing saw significant growth. Despite minimal new supply in 2018, the retail real estate sector held its own on the back of conducive FDI norms. Leasing activity:  As per Cushman & Wakefield estimates gross leasing activity is expected close to 50 mn sq ft. This has been supported by robust space take-up by IT-BPM sector with global captive centres clocking impressive numbers as well, and the co-working revolution consolidating its gains with a strong showing during the year. Total investments  Of the total investments in the office space during the year, approximately 77 percent of the investors were of foreign origin, cementing foreign investors’ trust in the Indian commercial space

Property registrations surge in 2018, income surpasses Rs 25,000 crore-mark

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PUNE: The property registration department has earned over Rs 25,317 crore in revenue between January and November this year — over Rs 3,000 crore more when compared to Rs 21,950 crore income in the same period last year. The department managed to process 19.34 lakh documents between January and November this year as against 20.72 lakh documents registered between January-December last year. “Since 2013, we have been registering an average of 22 lakh documents ever year, barring 2017 and 2016 when the registrations dipped to 21.49 lakh and 20.46 lakh, respectively,” department officials said. Deputy IGR Supriya Karmarkar said the department was hopeful of achieving the Rs 25,000 crore financial year (April to March) target with steady rise in registrations. “When it comes to the financial year, we have already achieved 70% of the revenue target and expect to earn the rest in the remaining months,” she said. State Credai president Shantilal Kataria said the numbers were good, espe

Hilton’s Conrad checks in to the sleepy pensioners' town of Pune

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The city of Peshwas, once known for its wada-style housing and traditional bazaars, is now home to luxury hotels, fine dine restaurants and fancy apartments. Luxury real estate was the early entrant into the traditional market and the segment has seen a jump of 10 percent in prices in the past year, states Cushman and Wakefield. Hotels such as Conrad Pune brought global hospitality experiences to Pune. Fine dining restaurants and fashion businesses followed suit. My first reaction when I heard that the country’s first Conrad was opening in Pune, was, “Why Pune?” The India debut of Hilton Worldwide’s luxury flagship was much-awaited by its patrons and those who track the hospitality industry. Conrad had been planning its India foray for quite a while, on the back of its growing GDP and the interest from the local market in fresh hospitality experiences. Pune, then, seemed a rather offbeat choice. Given the way the luxury market in Mumbai’s neighbouring city has evol

Reasons to not give up on Indian real estate

A well-regulated real estate market will spur the world’s biggest asset managers to look at India more seriously over the long-term Mumbai:  Real estate may be down in the dumps right now. But even so, compared with most other big businesses,  real estate remains one of the best to put your money into. At its core, real estate is the coolest even in failure. You build an airline on leased planes and if it fails all that the lenders are left with is a brand with which they can have ‘Good Times’ while humming  Oo La La, La, La, Le, Oo . If real estate fails, lenders to the project still have the land and nothing as an asset gets as real as this. Yet, it’s been a business that most respectable entrepreneurs have so far shied away from because it’s a trade vilified—mostly for the right reasons. For one, real estate has been the coolest way to generate and park slush funds for political parties. Much of the surging value of real estate springs from picking obscure land on the cheap an

Hospitality sector sees more revenues, profit in 2018

NEW DELHI: Banking on growing domestic tourism, foreign tourist arrivals, airline passenger numbers as well as muted supply growth, hotel chains and sector experts predict 2018 to result in better room revenues and profit margins than in the year that just ended.  The past year saw the start of an uptrend in the , but was also marked by multiple challenges like curbs on liquor sale and the rollout. With these issues behind them, hotel operators expect business growth to pick up momentum in 2018.  Demonetisation and the ban on liquor sales within 500 meters of highways had affected MICE (meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition) activities and the food and beverages segment, said Pavethra Ponniah, vice president at ratings firm ICRA. “As active supply pipeline — especially the hotels which are nearing completion — is still narrow across most cities, we expect the industry growth to pick up significantly starting financial year 2019. By then, domestic demand would have fully rec

Growth in tech, auto industries pulls global hotel brands to Pune

Pune: After launch of Conrad by Hilton, Marriott Suites & Crowne Plaza, in 2016; Ritz Carlton will make its debut next year. That Pune has emerged as the fastest growing IT hub and now a start-up centre as well is known; what is not is that the city is also seeing the entry of premium global hospitality bra nds. In the first six months of 2016, Pune has seen at least four new properties coming up. Earlier this year, Pune marked the debut of Conrad brand from Hilton Worldwide. Crowne Plaza launched its brand, while Marriott Suites began opened a new hotel here this year. Ritz Carlton is expected to make its debut in the city next year. According to a study by ICRA, the city currently has a total luxury room inventory of 4,800, a number that is expected to go up by another 1,100 by the end of this fiscal  year. “The national occupancy rate is around 62-64 per cent, Pune reported occupancy of about 67 per cent in FY2016, following 58% in FY14 and around 61% in FY15.  When the indu

India surges 23 places on ease of doing biz rankings

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New Delhi: India has leapfrogged 23 places to the 77th rank in the World Bank’s global Ease of Doing Business rankings, a feat which is likely to boost the government’s reform credentials and raise the country’s attractiveness for investors. The report released lists India and China as the two large economies which are among the 10 biggest reformers among 190 countries. New Zealand, Singapore and Denmark were on top of the list. Among the BRICS countries, Russia and China were ranked higher. The sharp jump in India’s ranking is largely driven by feedback from stakeholders who say it is now significantly simpler to get construction permits and ship goods across the country’s borders as well as reforms in other regulatory and process approvals. The latest rankings will bolster the BJP government’s reform record and comes at a time when the government has been battling criticism on the economic front amidst a weak currency, widening current account deficit and choppy financial

INVESTMENT FOCUS Push for more Indo-China business ties

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Pune: Business and political leaders from both India and China on Saturday pushed for more trade ties and investment by both countries due to global trade wars and unstable commodity prices, with the Indian leaders plugging for investment in Maharashtra. The leaders, including state tourism minister Jaykumar Rawal, members of the diplomatic corps of the Chinese government, and officials from the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), besides industry captains from the region, spoke at the Seventh China-India Forum at a star hotel near the airport. Union commerce minister Suresh Prabhu also spoke briefly through a video link, on exports of rice and medicines to bridge the trade deficit, which is skewed heavily in favour of China. The representatives also signed four MoUs at the forum, including a film production and distribution deal, as well as an environmental conference between Indian and Chinese representatives. The Chinese delegates praised the burgeonin

PUNE MEANS BUSINESS

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While IT-ITeS, manufacturing and retail sectors in Pune have been generating a steady demand for cuttingedge commercial properties, new-age startups and co-working culture have redefined office space landscape in the city Kanchan.Gogatetimesgroup Changing skyline and towering commercial complexes have brought about a paradigm shift in Pune’s commercial real estate as the city has been attracting investments from private and institutional investors. While commercial real estate was largely concentrated to the metros, retail expansion, job generation and changing trends in entrepreneurship and work culture have paved way for commercial towers in Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Pune has been witnessing a growing demand for the commercial real estate. IT has been a long-standing generator for office space while, manufacturing, BFSI, education, hospitality, retail healthcare and F&B have contributed to the cumulative demand for the commercial real estate. Pune is leading from

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