Real estate
Sebi seeks vendor to store mammoth Sahara database
23 Nov 2015
Securities and Exchange Board of India is looking for a server hosting vendor for the mammoth task of providing electronic data storage and web access services for a database of 200 million scanned pages in the high-profile Sahara case
Snapdeal claims 10,000 customers on housing platform
14 Nov 2015
Developers which took part in the online property sale included Godrej Properties, Brigade, Mahindra Lifespaces, IREO, Artha, Ramky Estates, Central park, Sunteck Realty, Rustomjee, Lavasa Corporation, Nirmal Lifestyle, Ajnara and Mahagun
Indians remain biggest investors in Dubai realty
24 Oct 2015
Over 75% of realty projects remain in limbo: Assocham
23 Oct 2015
Over 75 per cent of total of 3,540 live projects in the real estate sector across India, with total outstanding investments worth over Rs14 lakh crore remained non-starters as of financial year 2014-15
Supreme Court gives Sahara a month to file objections to auctioning its property
28 Sep 2015
The Supreme Court has given the troubled conglomerate a month's time to explain why a receiver should not be appointed to auction off its properties to refund investors in its illegal bonds
Cyrus Poonawala buys former US Consulate for Rs750 cr
15 Sep 2015
Cyrus Poonawalla wants to use the 2-acre Grade-III property at Breach Candy, with a built-up area of around 50,000 sq ft as a family residence
Steve Waugh launches property platform for NRIs
09 Sep 2015
Former Australia cricket captain Steve Waugh has entered the Indian real estate sector with with his investment banker friend Dean Honan
Airbnb sets sight on expansion in China
21 Aug 2015
SAT upholds Sebi’s Rs49,100-cr refund order against PACL
18 Aug 2015
The SAT order also noted that although PACL had collected Rs49,100 crore, the total value of the lands that PACL held in the form of stock in trade was only Rs11,707 crore
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