Guinea pigs in the funding market-I

Track2Realty Exclusive: The realty market has been pretty exposed to the greedy investors and vulture funding, not venture funding. In desperation the developers often lost track of what kind of funding was required and met with the disaster. Amidst the cyclic very high and very low there has been off balance debt-equity ratio as well. Of late,...

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Key challenges to move towards smart cities in India-II

By: Brotin Banerjee, MD & CEO, Tata Housing

Track2Realty Exclusive: Mumbai, while being known for its ability to provide a livelihood for one and all, is infamous for having the highest population density in the world: close to 30,000 people per square kilometer, about three times that of Delhi.

With its local rail network, thousands of buses...

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Rebirth of integrated townships in 2013-III

Track2Realty Exclusive:Not all large developments can however, be called townships. A development comprising only budget apartments is an incomplete township. So is one that has only luxury housing. It is essential for a township to have an inclusive character.

The next important aspect is infrastructure and other basic facilities. Connectivity to...

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Track2Realty Roundtable: Has ECB benefitted Indian realty-IX

Venue—Hotel Kohinoor Continental, Mumbai

Moderator—Pranay Vakil—Chairman Praron Consultancy

Atul Modak—Head-Kohinoor City

Gaurav Gupta—Director, Omkar Realtors & Developers

Jhumur Ghosh— National Feature Editor, Times of India

Ravi Sinha—CEO & Managing Editor, Track2Realty 

Pranay Vakil: No but the same developer used to rent out commercial...

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Oberoi Realty announces Q4 FY13 and FY13 results

Track2Realty: Oberoi Realty has announced its results for the fourth quarter of FY13 and full year FY13. The Company has recorded Consolidated Revenue of Rs. 1,147.52 crore for FY13 as against Rs. 974.79 crore for FY12. The Consolidated Revenue is Rs. 325.99 crore for Q4FY13 as against Rs. 308.03 crore for Q3FY13 and Rs. 285.50 crore for Q4FY12.

The...

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Consensus over Land Bill after key changes

Track2Realty-Agencies: After weeks of hectic negotiations, the government on Thursday, April 19, has managed consensus on the crucial Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, paving the way for its consideration and passage in the second half of the budget session of Parliament beginning April 22.

“We have reached a broad...

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Breakthrough over Land Acquisition Bill as govt creates consensus

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