Madhurima Nandy

For some, Goa is a party paradise with cheap liquor and a bohemian vibe. For others, it's the perfect beach getaway. Now, property developers—the likes of DLF, The House of Abhinandan Lodha and the Prestige Group—have made a beeline for the coastal state. What gives?

India's top three developers—DLF, Prestige and Lodha—have almost doubled their employee count as they clocked unprecedented sales, laid out extensive launch plans, set project delivery targets and entered new markets.

Home sales and launches have hit a slump, but can the festival season turn things around? With sales down 18% and launches dropping 11%, developers are betting on aggressive launches and discounts. Is this slowdown just a blip, or a sign of deeper trouble?

Office leasing is likely to see a historic high of 70 million sq. ft in 2024, across nine cities, surpassing the peak of 66.6 million sq. ft seen in 2019, as per estimates by property advisory CBRE India.

Given the strong demand for second homes in India, Vianaar has entered Sri Lanka, which it expects will also attract interest from Indian buyers.

The Uttar Pradesh government’s approval last week to develop New Noida city is expected to spur real estate and infrastructure activity in the National Capital Region.

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh government's approval last week to develop New Noida city, near Greater Noida, is expected to spur real

The quick-commerce platform, which will soon be moving base from Mumbai to the southern city, is in talks with workspace operators to manage its new head office.

Like Afcons Infrastructure, SPRE, Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s real estate holding company, harbours ambitions of listing on the stock exchanges. But first it has to prove itself in a market dominated by the likes of Godrej Properties, Prestige Group, Macrotech and DLF. What is the plan?

Land transactions are largely dependent on the sales momentum in the sector. In 2023-24, residential sales jumped to 572,191 units in the top eight property markets compared to 467,298 units in FY23, according to Liases Foras, a research firm.