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Real estate market has witnessed at least 28 land deals, including outright purchases and joint ventures, so far this year comprising over 1,200 acres, according to property consultant Anarock. The consultant noted that the appetite for land acquisition continues unabated for developers and other entities in the post-COVID world. Anarock highlighted that developers are eyeing prime land at key locations across India for future developments across real estate asset classes. "In comparison to H1 2021, the number of deals has doubled from 14 deals in H1 2021 to 28 deals between January 2022 till date," Anarock Chairman Anuj Puri said. As expected, he said residential development remains the prime focus, given the robust housing demand despite a hike in interest rate and property prices. Since the beginning of this year, Anarock said that various entities sealed at least 28 separate land deals cumulatively accounting for over 1,237 acres across the country. Of the total transacted l
Despite low consumer spending in recent times, mall developers remain bullish on the growth potential of organised retail as 100 new malls spanning over 49 mn sq.ft. are scheduled to come up across the country by 2022-end, property consultant Anarock said. Of the total new mall supply, the top seven cities alone will see 69 new malls spread over 35.5 mn sq.ft. area. The remaining 31 malls over 13.5 mn sq.ft. will come up in tier 2 & 3 cities such as Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Indore, Surat and Nagpur, it said in a statement. Region-wise, west and south Indian cities will see almost equal new supply. West India will get 36 new malls over 17.5 mn sq. ft. area, followed closely by South India with 35 new malls over nearly 17 mn sq. ft. The north region will see a supply of 22 new malls spanning over 11 mn sq. ft. area. East India will see a much more modest supply of seven new malls spread over approximately 3.5 mn sq. ft. "2019 was defined by significantly lower retail leasin