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<item><title>Tishman Speyer plans to expand its presence in India</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10721253-tishman-speyer-plans-to-expand-its-presence-in-india.html</link><description>Tishman Speyer, one of the world’s leading real estate developers, unveiled its first property in Hyderabad and said it is looking to expand its operations to Mumbai and Delhi.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:21:43 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Maytas Properties may go to strategic investor</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10585003-maytas-properties-may-go-to-strategic-investor.html</link><description>Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said the government is looking at the possibilities of inducting a strategic buyer for Maytas Properties</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Lodha group launches spa villas at lodha bellezza near HiTec City</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10581471-lodha-group-launches-spa-villas-at-lodha-bellezza-near-hitec-city.html</link><description>Continuing to build up on the spectacular success of its luxury project - Lodha Bellezza, one of India's leading real estate developers Lodha Group, now introduces spa villas at Lodha Bellezza.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:15:55 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>BPTP plans Rs 1,500 cr IPO in early 2010-11</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10573402-bptp-plans-rs-1500-cr-ipo-in-early-2010-11.html</link><description>Real estate developer BPTP today said it plans to raise around Rs 1,500 crore through an initial public offer (IPO) by early 2010-11. “We have applied to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for approval.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:01:32 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Realty prices to increase from July</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10566256-realty-prices-to-increase-from-july.html</link><description>If you are planning to buy a house, grab it before July, as realty prices are set to increase later. The service tax of 3.3%, announced in the Budget, will be effective on your home from July</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:48:45 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Andhra govt issues notices to SEZ developers over land use</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10558586-andhra-govt-issues-notices-to-sez-developers-over-land-use.html</link><description>The Andhra Pradesh government has slapped notices on the developers of special economic zones (SEZs), asking them to explain delays in project execution and seeking details on the use of land allocated to them</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:12:49 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Govt As Well As Realtors To Focus On Affordable Housing</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10550477-govt-as-well-as-realtors-to-focus-on-affordable-housing.html</link><description>Last year the Indian real estate market was badly hit by financial turmoil that resulted in low demand and huge amount of debt. However, it didn’t change the fact that by 2010 India will be facing a shortage of over 25 million homes</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:37:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>DTC and its impact on properties</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10542155-dtc-and-its-impact-on-properties.html</link><description>The Direct Tax Code (DTC) is a major evolutionary step in the direct tax history of the country, which is all set to change the entire financial landscape of India.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:49:56 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Tier I Cities Most Preferred Residential Investment Options</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10523072-tier-cities-most-preferred-residential-investment-options.html</link><description>Prospective home buyers need to look at certain drivers of accessibility, infrastructure and locational viability in a city to earn a profitable return on investment.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:06:19 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Cities See Boom In Sales Of Luxurious Housing</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10489695-cities-see-boom-in-sales-of-luxurious-housing.html</link><description>The country’s largest real estate developer, DLF, sold apartments worth Rs 1,000 crore in December. This is the highest monthly sale the company has recorded in its history.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:12:07 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>NRI’s opinion for partition of Andhrapradesh</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10483152-nris-opinion-for-partition-of-andhrapradesh.html</link><description>AndhraPradesh NRI Forum(www.andhrapradeshnri.org) welcomes the decision of India Govt to give voting rights for NRIs. Voting rights have been a long-standing demands of NRIs who were living abroad due to employment, education or other purposes.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:47:05 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>2010 can be a Good year for PE Investments</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10476852-2010-can-be-good-year-for-pe-investments.html</link><description>Private equity investments in India, which saw a sharp dip in 2009, could bounce back in 2010 with several large global and local funds in active talks with promoters and managements of firms to put in money.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:41:06 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>The Residential Sector Leading The Way</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10472352-the-residential-sector-leading-the-way.html</link><description>As the year 2010 begins, it is heartening to note that home buyers are taking the lead in reviving the realty market.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:56:41 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>India Tops Real Estate Investment Market List in Asia for 2010</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10454440-india-tops-real-estate-investment-market-list-in-asia-for-2010.html</link><description>India leads the pack of top real estate investment markets in Asia for 2010, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Urban Land Institute, a global non-profit education and research institute.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:25:51 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>NRIs return boosts residential demand</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10447649-nris-return-boosts-residential-demand.html</link><description>An estimated 25 million NRIs living in 130 countries have remitted US$52 billion so far this year. In fact India topped the list of countries in remittance flow followed by China and Mexico, according to World Bank report on Migration</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:27:33 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Indian Real Estate Companies Confident Of Remaining Unaffected By Dubai Crisis</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10438662-indian-real-estate-companies-confident-of-remaining-unaffected-by-dubai-crisis.html</link><description>Indian real estate companies put up a brave front on Friday, claiming that they will remain unaffected by the Dubai crisis due to their limited exposure to that market.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:45:47 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Refer a Company for Employer's Meet on Dec 9th</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10434053-refer-company-for-employers-meet-on-dec-9th.html</link><description>With IT staffing and consulting companies the target of both unprecedented enforcement activity by federal agencies and Congressional action, the two leading associations representing the industry</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:14:36 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Home Buyers Taking Interest In Hyderabad Real Estate</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10401858-home-buyers-taking-interest-in-hyderabad-real-estate.html</link><description>Aggressive pricing and festival season discounts are beginning to draw home buyers in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, including surrounding municipalities and satellite townships.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:19:06 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Govt Modifies Real Estate Bill To Curb Delays In Real Estate Projects</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10389843-govt-modifies-real-estate-bill-to-curb-delays-in-real-estate-projects.html</link><description>The days of developers making excuses to hapless owners may well be over if the amendments to the proposed real estate regulatory bill are anything to go by. According to sources the government is modifying the bill to include rules aimed at curbing</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:52:42 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Buyers Realise Homes Still Out Of Reach</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10367961-buyers-realise-homes-still-out-of-reach.html</link><description>Jaago. Yeh hi hai right time! screams a property exhibition advertisement in newspapers. But Shravan Desai and GV Rao are not buying it.Property prices across the country are 10-25% lower than their peak in early 2008.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:28:32 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Banks Sweeten Home Loans With Festival Offers</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10363780-banks-sweeten-home-loans-with-festival-offers.html</link><description>In an attempt to shore up credit demand, banks are rolling out festival schemes on home loans ahead of Diwali. Deals include teaser rates for initial years</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:19:20 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Real Estate Firms Back In Hiring Mode</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10354232-real-estate-firms-back-in-hiring-mode.html</link><description>Some of the country’s largest real estate developers such as DLF, Unitech and HDIL have started hiring again, as they look to launch new projects and speed up execution of existing ones to cash in on a pickup in home demand.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:55:07 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>HMDA gearing up for plots auction</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10346455-hmda-gearing-up-for-plots-auction.html</link><description>Two multi-national real estate firms—CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) India and Cushman &amp; Wakefield Pvt Ltd have signalled the end of realty slump. With this Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) preparing ground to restart auction of plots</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:34:04 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why Hyderabad realtors want YSR son as CM</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10336359-why-hyderabad-realtors-want-ysr-son-as-cm.html</link><description>In the last five years, the city of Hyderabad has become &quot;Greater&quot;, expanding to five times its earlier size. Land auctioned by the government here fetched as much as Rs 19 crore per acre, before recession hit the sector.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:04:16 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>CREDAI real estate exhibition begins in Bangalore</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10313005-credai-real-estate-exhibition-begins-in-bangalore.html</link><description>CREDAI Realty Expo 2009, organised by Confederation of Real Estate and Developers Association of India (CREDAI), Karnataka, the trade body of real estate developers in Karnataka, was inaugurated here on Saturday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:16:12 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>More Malls Vacant In Cities As Retail Pace Slows</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10297241-more-malls-vacant-in-cities-as-retail-pace-slows.html</link><description>Even as demand seems to be returning slowly to the residential space, the retail real estate market continues to look disappointing. The average vacancy across malls in major cities shot up to 19 per cent during the second quarter</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:14:22 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Long wait ahead for Hyderabad METRO</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10284013-long-wait-ahead-for-hyderabad-metro.html</link><description>Work on metro rail will now start only in 2010, that too if the bidding process goes as planned by the government. The ‘dream' of metro rail as was shown to denizens over the last couple of years included swank trains</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:38:12 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Realty Sector Wants Tax Breaks To Boost Cheaper Housing Project</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10275975-realty-sector-wants-tax-breaks-to-boost-cheaper-housing-project.html</link><description>India's real estate sector wants larger tax breaks for new homes, especially for the largely untapped, middle-income and cheaper projects, to spur sales.The housing sector, the largest revenue contributor by far for real estate developers in India</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:18:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Housing Sector Sees A Silver Lining, Sales Up 25%</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10272789-housing-sector-sees-silver-lining-sales-up-25.html</link><description>Activity levels are gaining traction in the near moribund housing market as a flurry of interest rate cuts, price drops and the building industry's focus on affordable housing start to lure buyers back into the market.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:53:34 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Residential Demand To Lead Realty Recovery In 2010</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10267394-residential-demand-to-lead-realty-recovery-in-2010.html</link><description>The real estate market is likely to recover on increasing demand in the residential segment in 2010, driven by improving affordability, steady economic growth and greater liquidity, a Crisil report says.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:07:31 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Home Demand on Rise but Realty Recovery Still a Distant Dream</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10254690-home-demand-on-rise-but-realty-recovery-still-distant-dream.html</link><description>Homes sales in India are trickling back in some sections of the market, but industry watchers say a rebound is months away as buyers in the world's second-most populous country await further price corrections.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:26:23 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Dubai Realty Major Plans Offices in Indian Metros</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10240179-dubai-realty-major-plans-offices-in-indian-metros.html</link><description>Sherwoods Independent Property Consultants is to open an office in New Delhi this summer as investor appetite grows amid a shortfall of four million residential units in the Indian capital.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 10:31:58 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Indian Property Struggles As Funds Stay Away</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10234629-indian-property-struggles-as-funds-stay-away.html</link><description>India's troubled property developers are seeing early signs of a rebound, but high debt costs and a lack of private equity funding suggest a sustained recovery is unlikely for some time. Enquiries for homes</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 11:02:08 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>New Launches Trigger Demand In Realty Sector</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10230741-new-launches-trigger-demand-in-realty-sector.html</link><description>After witnessing an acute slowdown during the third and fourth quarter of 2008, the real estate sector has shown some recovery in the first quarter of 2009 ending March 31.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 09:39:58 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Maytas Infrastructure may divest some projects</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10226423-maytas-infrastructure-may-divest-some-projects.html</link><description>To raise funds to complete other assignments; board to formally approve corporate debt restructuring A two-day board meeting of Maytas Infrastructure’s six-member new board, which comprises four government-nominees</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:52:24 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Few Takers For Realty Projects On The Block</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10221385-few-takers-for-realty-projects-on-the-block.html</link><description>The cash strapped real estate sector is desperately seeking funds to script a revival. And what could be a better way out for the companies than to put their assets on the block.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:28:08 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>9% Rise in Realty Stocks</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10219193-9-rise-in-realty-stocks.html</link><description>They may be bogged down by debt and demand slowdown. But real estate stocks have suddenly caught the fancy of investors with top companies in the sector emerging as major gainers when sensex breached the 11000-mark</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:29:31 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Assocham Sees South India as a Better Investment Option</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10213514-assocham-sees-south-india-as-better-investment-option.html</link><description>Metros in South India are more attractive for infrastructure projects than their counterparts in the other parts of the country, an industry lobby report said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:28:56 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Real Estate Crisis Badly Hits Retail Sector</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10207794-real-estate-crisis-badly-hits-retail-sector.html</link><description>The impact of recession in US economy has badly hit Indian real estate market along with sectors like retail, steel, cement, hospitality and logistics. Till October 2008 the real estate industry was a very booming industry in India.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:05:37 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>UAE Real Estate Giant targets Indian market</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10196127-uae-real-estate-giant-targets-indian-market.html</link><description>One of the biggest names in world real estate is to expand its interests in India and plans to market its homes projects on a “pan-India basis”. Hamptons International, a subsidiary of Dubai-based giant Emaar Properties</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:52:05 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>DLF plans projects in Chennai and Hyderabad</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10195457-dlf-plans-projects-in-chennai-and-hyderabad.html</link><description>Projects Today reported that DLF plans to invest around INR 3,500 crore in various residential and commercial projects in and around Chennai and in Hyderabad.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:07:09 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>At 3%, Office Rental Growth Slowest In 2008</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10194397-at-3-office-rental-growth-slowest-in-2008.html</link><description>That the country's real estate sector is facing an unprecedented crisis can be gauged from the fact that the rentals for office space recorded a muted average growth of 3 per cent in 2008, against 36 per cent in 2007.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:35:46 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Hamptons International to focus on Indian Residential Market</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10193617-hamptons-international-to-focus-on-indian-residential-market.html</link><description>Hamptons International is one of the premier international residential agents offering an extensive portfolio of properties across the globe. It has announced a strong focus for the Indian market.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:18:57 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Realty Prices Fall By 10-40 Per Cent</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10190291-realty-prices-fall-by-1040-per-cent.html</link><description>It's here. After talking of a rebound, putting up with stagnation and offering freebies and discounts, developers hit by a demand crunch and economic slowdown are biting the real bullet</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:04:24 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Slowdown Is Good News For Green Buildings</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10187974-slowdown-is-good-news-for-green-buildings.html</link><description>As real estate sector goes through one of its worst times, consumers are looking at value-for-money options and developers are looking at cutting overheads while trying not to compromise on quality.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:28:56 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Old Rent Legislation Needs To Be Reformed</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10186275-old-rent-legislation-needs-to-be-reformed.html</link><description>From one point of view, rent control gives tenants an easy weapon with which to harass land owners and exploit them to the hilt. There are many buildings in semi-urban and urban areas rented.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:38:08 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Cautious optimism in Hyderabad</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10184045-cautious-optimism-in-hyderabad.html</link><description>Real estate developers in Hyderabad have adopted a cautious approach to new projects though some prospective buyers have been showing sustained interest since January 2009.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:55:31 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Fairmont Hotels &amp; Resorts extablishes presence in Asia</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10182164-fairmont-hotels-resorts-extablishes-presence-in-asia.html</link><description>Global hospitality leader, Fairmont Hotels &amp; Resorts, has further expanded its global footprint by introducing the company's collection of distinctive hotels and worldwide reputation for excellence to the Asia Pacific region.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:28:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Desperate HMDA to sell plots again</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10180128-desperate-hmda-to-sell-plots-again.html</link><description>After a series of failures to sell plots, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has once again decided to auction 259 residential, group housing, commercial and amenities plots in different locations of Hyderabad outskirts.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:01:32 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>A realty boost at Times show in Hyderabad</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10175783-realty-boost-at-times-show-in-hyderabad.html</link><description>The real estate scene may be going through its worse stage in years, but that has not stopped buyers from evincing interest in new Real estate Projects or the offers that go along with them.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:23:56 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>