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Bank lending to commercial real estate, including residential projects, rose 23% last fiscal year excluding the HDFC-HDFC Bank merger. Loans totaled Rs 3.97 lakh crore. Including the merger, growth rose to 38.9%, with Rs 4.48 lakh crore in loans as of March 31.

MakeMyTrip founder and chairman Deep Kalra, Den Network's Sameer Manchanda, and Assago Group's Ashish Gurnani have bought luxurious residences at DLF's The Camellias in Gurugram. The elite inhabitants of this residential complex include these corporate giants.

Nearly a third of Godrej's extensive 3,000-acre land holdings, which have been part of the family assets since the early 1940s after acquisitions through government auctions and subsequent plot purchases, is poised for development.

Godrej Properties, a significant real estate investor, plans to launch Rs 30,000 crore in residential projects in India's main cities this fiscal year. Due to strong demand, the firm wants to expand sales bookings by 20%.

Microsoft Corporation purchased a 48-acre land tract in Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, for Rs 267 crore to expand its data centre footprint. The Sai Balaji Developers-facilitated, Propstack-documented purchase is a major regional investment.

PNB Housing Finance aims to raise its loan portfolio by 17% in FY25, the biggest expansion since 2019. A strong capital position has allowed the firm to concentrate on retail lending, which currently accounts for 97% of its operations, including affordable housing.

Promoters must now use only qualified and certified real estate agents under MahaRERA. This guideline protects homebuyers and the real estate industry. Non-compliance might lead to project registration rejections, registration revocations, or promoter fines.

Brookfield Asset Management, a renowned global institutional investor, aims to spend $10 billion in Indian real estate in three to five years.

Mindspace Business Parks REIT leased over 2 million square feet in the quarter ended March 2024, a record. This is the greatest lease volume since its August 2020 IPO, totaling 3.6 million square feet for 2023-24.

Lodha, known as Macrotech Developers, expects robust housing market expansion in 2024-25. Over ₹21,000 crore in new projects are planned by the corporation, after a ₹20,300 crore boost last year.

A monumental 2,000-metric-ton arch bridge, integral to the Mumbai Coastal Road project, embarked on its voyage from Mazagon Dock's Nhava unit at 12:30 PM recently.

Lodha, or Macrotech Developers, reported a 21% rise in net profit to Rs 670 crore for the March quarter. The company's operating revenue rose 23% to Rs 4,020 crore. Developer pre-sales and yearly performance are at an all-time high this quarter.

K Raheja Corp is redeveloping Mumbai's first mall, Sobo Central Mall, into a premium residential tower. It encompasses 1.3 acres in South Mumbai's premium Haji Ali neighbourhood and was launched in the late 1990s as Crossroads. A 50-story sea view skyscraper with almost 250,000 sq ft of development.

The first quarter of the year saw Delhi-NCR dominate the market for high-end luxury flats priced at least INR 15,000 per square foot among the top eight cities. A large number of new luxury apartment developments sold out rapidly in the area.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will build a parallel drainage line to address Andheri subway's monsoon flooding. This project intends to properly channel surplus precipitation into the Bhardawadi nullah to reduce seasonal floods.