Consultation India - Pune, Mumbai Real Estate/ Properties Investment, Property Management Services

In an attempt to boost real estate market, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced its decision to reduce stamp duty on flats from 5 percent to 2 percent till December 31 and to 3 percent between January 1 and March 31  *Currently, Maharashtra charges stamp duty of 5 percent in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik. In other cities, the rate is 6 percent. so new stamp duty rates will be as follows: 3% of Property purchase value (1st September 2020 till 31st December, 2020) 4% of Property purchase value (1st January 2021 till 31st March 2021) *LBT tax 1% or less as applicable. What is Stamp Duty? Stamp Duty are charges or government tax which to be paid at the time of buying or selling any property so as for example if property value is 1 Cr. Indian rupees (150000 US$) then stamp duty will be levied as per above percentage on the value and to be paid to state government in which the property is located, so this saving is lacs of rupees to the buyer which has been off...

Four months into corporate America’s working-from-home experiment, some cracks are emerging. Projects take longer. Collaboration is harder. And training new workers is a struggle. While employees say they’ve proved they can do their jobs effectively from home, many CEOs don’t want to stay remote long-term, once the pandemic passes.  The current discomfort felt by many is a result of 3 things:  1. Many organizations are being forced to work remotely and did not have the opportunity to fully integrate remote work into their culture. Successful remote-first companies have this down to a science. 2. This is part two of a normal cycle after the initial excitement phase. After working onsite for several years and being forced to accept a massive paradigm shift, is it reasonable to expect a full adjustment after 4 months? Who can fully adjust to any new work environment in such a short amount of time? 3. Everyone is under more pressure, but parents with young children are experiencin...

On the supply side of IT services, it is only Indian. You cannot count more than 10-15 companies with the capability to cater to this demand. In chemicals, the shift from China to India has begun to happen or has got accelerated and that can be extended to many more sectors, says the Founder, Carnelian Capital. How are you looking at the Indian IT sector? Would it be a positive view across the board or are you being very selective? A very big shift has happened. Post Covid crisis, across the world, organisations need to spend significantly on digital transformation, infrastructure update and that has created a significant spurt in IT demand. This demand is global, this is not a particular company, particular sector or a particular country. It is global across sectors and this is a very robust environment. From a supply side perspective, the great path for India is that there is no competition; only Indian IT companies can provide IT services both in digital transformation and infrastru...

We should look at the manufacturing sector which will see some uptick. The long term consumer discretionary dynamic will start to take over from here, says CIO - Equity & Executive Vice President, Sundaram AMC. When we are talking about looking ahead, what are you pricing in? What are the opportunities that you are focussing on in the market currently? The market is building in a lot of optimism at this point in time in terms of the economic recovery and we are building in a lot of growth into FY22 and FY23 which is something that we need to be a little cautious on at this point in time. A lot rides on what the government and RBI will do because on the ground, there is still some amount of stress across different loan products. We need to see some resolution through a one time restructuring or scheme that we believe could provide a tailwind for the next leg of markets. The financial institutions are getting recapitalised very well, given the appetite and liquidity that is available...

This is the first time Apple has manufactured a top-of-the-line model in India. In a major win for the govt’s Aatamnirbhar India initiative, Apple has started manufacturing of one of its flagship devices, the iPhone 11, at Chennai’s Foxconn plant. This is the first time Apple has manufactured a top-of-the-line model in India. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced the news on Twitter on Friday. Goyal wrote, “Significant boost to Make in India! Apple has started manufacturing iPhone 11 in India, bringing a top-of-the-line model for the first time in the country." Prior to this, the Cupertino-based tech giant had started assembling the iPhone XR in India in 2019. In 2017, Apple had started the domestic manufacturing of the Apple iPhone SE 2016 in the Bangalore plant. Apple also has plans to make the iPhone SE 2020 in India in its Wistron plant near Bangalore. Earlier this month, Foxconn, which is a leading supplier for Apple has planned to invest up to $1 billion to expand its Ind...

Bandra Pali Hill witnessed two flats being sold for a whooping Rs 1.30 lakh per sq ft. Registered on July 17, becomes second most expensive realty deal in Mumbai. Bandra is called the queen of suburbs, and this deal could be the kohinoor in the queen’s throne. Two flats sold on the same floor of Pali Hill building have fetched a combined value of Rs 1.30 lakh per sq ft. Bandra’s Pali Hill is the Beverly Hills of Mumbai suburbs, and is house for most of the film celebrities. The building we are talking about is Navroze built by Kryshnajay developers at Bandra. The total amount paid by the buyer is Rs 66.01 crore for an area of 5064 sq ft. The flats are located on the 16th floor of the building. There are two registrations carried out for both the flats. While flat number 16 A was registered in the name of Indo Borax and Chemicals Ltd. The other flat 16 B was registered by its directors Shushil Kumar Jain, Sreelekha Jain and Sajal Jain. 16 A measures 2934 sq ft and the consideration paid...

The new campus will be located at Oberoi Realty’s Commerz III building in Goregaon and will be ready in 2023.  Morgan Stanley and Oberoi Realty, on July 13, announced that it had concluded negotiations and reached a deal for Morgan Stanley to lease up to 1.1 million square feet office space for 9.5 years from Oberoi Realty. The move is to consolidate Morgan Stanley’s Mumbai global in-house centre (GIC) operations to a single campus in the city. The new campus will be located at Oberoi Realty’s Commerz III building in Goregaon and will be ready in 2023. Commerz III is a 2.3 mn sq. ft LEED-certified mixed-use building with state-of-the-art infrastructure and a part of Oberoi Garden City (OGC), the flagship project of ORL. It is spread across 80 acres. Commenting on the announcement, Robert Rooney, Global Head of Technology, Operations and Fusion Resilience, Morgan Stanley, said, “The GICs are an integral part of our global business and they allow us to operate more efficiently and ef...

Amazon stock gained as much as 4.8% on Monday and breached $3,000 per share for the first time ever. The e-commerce giant has largely benefited from the sudden shift to stay-at-home activity and surging interest in online shopping. Despite the stock notching record highs throughout recent weeks, "it's not very expensive" considering Amazon's rapid sales growth, Nancy Tengler, chief investment officer at Laffer Tengler Investments, told CNBC on Thursday. Amazon shares will likely see a slew of price-target upgrades in the near future and could leap as high as $3,500 over the next 12 months, Craig Johnson, senior technical research analyst at Piper Sandler, said. Amazon leaped as much as 4.8% on Tuesday, breaking through $3,000 per share to record highs. The e-commerce giant is one of the biggest winners of the stay-at-home economy as Americans turn to online shopping as a replacement for boarded-up retailers. Amazon shares are up roughly 64% year-to-date and have nearl...

Intel becomes second strategic investor in Jio Platforms after Facebook. Reliance Industries digital unit has now raised a total Rs 117,588.45 crore from some of the world’s leading tech investors in exchange for a cumulative 25.09 percent stake. Intel Corp will invest Rs 1,894.5 crore in Jio Platforms in exchange for a 0.39 percent stake, the latest big-ticket investment in the digital unit of Reliance Industries (RIL). The American semiconductor giant is the second strategic investor after Facebook Inc in Jio, which runs movie, news and music apps as well as the telecom enterprise Jio Infocomm. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other customary approvals. The deal with Intel — the 12th such investment in 11 weeks —takes the total stake that Reliance sold in Jio Platforms to 25.09 percent.  Mumbai-based RIL has now raised a combined Rs 117,588.45 crore from some of the world’s leading tech investors led by Facebook, which bought a 9.99 percent stake for Rs 43,574 crore o...

This is KSH Infra's second deal for the Pune facility after Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, the real estate investment management arm of Morgan Stanley, picked up around 1 million sq ft of space for over USD 45 million last year. MUMBAI: Singapore-based real estate development firm Mapletree has entered into an agreement with KSH Infra Industrial Park to acquire over 7 lakh sq ft space in its logistics park in Pune for USD 40 million (around Rs 300 crore), according to sources. This is KSH Infra's second deal for the Pune facility after Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, the real estate investment management arm of Morgan Stanley, picked up around 1 million sq ft of space for over USD 45 million last year. "Mapletree has entered into a forward sale agreement with KSH Infra to pick up over 7 lakh sq ft space in logistics park in Chakan in Pune for USD 40 million," a source said. This forms part of the 12 lakh sq ft of space which KSH is currently developing. K...

PUNE: The city recorded 673 properties between May 18 and May 26 after a pause of nearly two months due to the Kovid-19 epidemic and received a revenue of Rs 20 crore. Seventeen of the 27 property registration offices reopened in the city’s non-amalgamated area on 18 May. Officials said property registration was gradually lifted in the fourth phase of the lockdown and was expected to improve once Got more rest. “There was hardly any registration on the first day of restoration. But registrations started after May 20, ”said Pune City Joint District Registrar GS Kollekar. Out of 516 registration offices in the state, 475 are working full force through e-phase in the process. Only five registrations are allowed at a time in a registration office to maintain social distance. “Property registrations are slowly and steadily increasing and figures will improve in June. Currently, our sub-registrar offices are operating with 100% staff strength while maintaining all health protocols. People ar...

US private equity giant blackstone group is set to acquire property developer prestige group's rental income as sets for more than $1.7b (Rs12745crore) in the largest real estate portfolio buyout in india,said three persons with direct knowledge of the matter. If deal goes through ,prestige will use the money to pay of it's debts and deploy the rest as equity capital for growth the said. The deal includes ready,income-making and under construction properties in key areas of south-india including bengaluru,chennai and mysore. It will be blackstone's single largest realty investment in the country and will eclipse $1billion raised through listing of india's two real estate investment trusts(REITs)-Embassy and Mindspace Business Perks. Sheets have been signed and deal is set to be concluded next week said one of the person. Blackstone will be acquiring 100% control around 20 million square feet of commercial space, including 16 million sq ft of ready and completely leased ...

The government has announced it will promote common infrastructure facilities in three 'Bulk Drug Parks' with the financial investment in the next five years  that would incentivise production of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in the country and reduce import dependence of this key pharma input from China. What is API: API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) means the active ingredient which is contained in medicine. For example, an active ingredient to relieve pain is included in a painkiller. This is called API. A small amount of the active ingredient has an effect, so only a tiny part of the active ingredient is contained in medicine. You will find the name and amount of the active ingredient contained in the medicine on the package of OTC (over-the-counter) drugs. How much India import form China? API also known as bulk drugs. Indian drug-makers import around 70 per cent of their total bulk drug requirements from China.  In the 2018-19 fiscal, the govern...

Dear Friends,  I just wrote few words to thank Home, here sharing: *Home* word itself makes us so emotionally connected with it because not only it provides us shelter in all weather but also it has our best memories with our families & friends, we saw our-self & our children growing up and dreaming for  the future. We all grew & went on with our life but for many generations, home remain intact & stand tall all the time to care us. We used it most, spend maximum time of our life with it, enjoyed it rather I would say that exploit it but home never disappoint us as even after using it a lot, it guarantees supporting financially whenever we need & becomes solid asset. There are no words sufficient to explain the significance of Home. Still wish to thank home with deepest of my heart. Hope we will all be safe at our home & come out together from it for a better tomorrow . Thank you GHAR (Home). Deepak Sundrani, Blogger & Real es...

Dear Friends,  thought to put-forth, Speech part of Pune future and importance shared by renowned & well-known icon in our real estate industry Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani Sir who speak few words on NAREDCO webinar zoom discussion on current covid-19 situation & starting construction activities.  Please watch this small video clip which really motivates all of us to know the significance of PUNE city in building our nation. I also Really appreciate, admire & respect hiranandani sir to always care, support & work for entire real estate industry of India. Many thanks with great regards Deepak Sundrani

DO YOU KNOW: India imports 80-90 Billion US Dollars of Product from China values Indian Rupees 6 Kharab, 8 arab, 11 Crores every year approx. as per current exchange rate.  Dear Readers, current covid 19 (corona virus) crisis originated from china shook the world economies as continued lock-downs to avoid spread of infection has made everything stand still and given lot of time to rethink what and how we have to plan for future and surely the current unexpected situation is to be blamed to china whether it may happens unintentionally but at the same time it may bring good to many countries lives in the shadow of this powerful dragon. As china is undoubtedly a leader in manufacturing and exporting to entire world, the current crisis also affected supply chains of many product badly and many factories has to force close due to unable to get parts from china. due to many reasons, it seems that many big companies wish to diversify their supply chains out of china soon and here...

Many companies see India as an alternate manufacturing hub and have taken up their proposals across various levels of the government, including central government departments, Indian missions abroad and state industry departments KEY HIGHLIGHTS 1,000 foreign firms are planning to shift manufacturing to India; in talks with authorities 300 actively pursuing production plans in mobiles, electronics, medical devices, textiles Proposals are at various levels -- central government departments, Indian missions abroad, state industry departments Government is making all-out attempt to hard-sell India as a manufacturing hub Cost difference between India and South East Asia is 10-12 per cent Amid chances of China possibly losing its tag of preferred manufacturing hub following coronavirus, around 1,000 foreign companies are engaged in discussions at various levels with the Indian authorities. At least 300 of these companies are actively pursuing production plans in sectors such ...

What is Moratorium means? Moratorium simply refers to a legal authorisation to existing borrowers to defer or postpone their loan repayments for a pre-determined period. It is not a loan waiver. You will have to repay the outstanding loan amount after the end of the moratorium period. You will also have to pay an additional interest, as mentioned above, for the period of the moratorium for deferring the EMIs. To pay this additional interest, you may get an option to either increase your loan tenure without increasing your EMI amount or increase your EMI amount without increasing your loan tenure or make a one-time payment of the interest in June month. While some banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are asking their borrowers if they want to avail the loan repayment 3-month moratorium, others are automatically 'opting-in' their borrowers for taking the loan moratorium.. Here's how to find out whether you bank will automatically opt you in for the mor...