Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 13 (ANI/PRNewswire): Colliers has been Great Place to Work Certified in India (from February 2023 to February 2024)! This re-certification is a testament to the Colliers culture of fostering equal opportunity, diversity and constant learning that empowers its people to enhance their success and deliver excellence to all stakeholders. Great Place to Work is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting, and insights they need to make strategic people decisions. The Institute serves businesses, non-profits and government agencies in more than 60 countries and has conducted pioneering research on the characteristics of great workplaces for over three decades. Ramesh Nair, CEO, India and Managing Director, Market Developme
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): To expand business operations and growth opportunities in the region, Colliers has appointed Ruchika Choudaha to lead the Office Services business in Pune. An accomplished real estate professional with over 13 years of rich experience to her name, she is one of the most sought-after leaders in the industry. Ruchika has been associated with some of the major players in the real estate sector including JLL and Cushman & Wakefield, holding senior positions and leading high-performing teams. With deep market intelligence and industry expertise, she had been the foremost advisor for renowned developers, investors and occupiers. She will work closely with the senior leadership to help build scale in the region and strengthen Colliers India's position in the commercial real estate market. With her enhanced capabilities and excellent industry relations, she will drive exceptional results for clients and amplify the brand. The rea
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 2 (ANI/PRNewswire): The proposed Union Budget 2023-24 largely focuses on green growth, urban infrastructure, and technology. Contrary to the expectations, there were no direct announcements for the real estate sector. However, the government continued to focus on the affordable housing segment by increasing the capital outlay. The commercial real estate sector would also be benefitted by the incentives provided for start-ups, fintech companies and enhancing ease of doing business. The budget has brought in parity in terms of taxation on all kinds of income for REIT/InvITs unitholders. Income received by REIT/InvITs unitholders in the form of 'repayment of debt' to be taxed from April 2024, which was earlier a pass through. "The Union Budget 2023 has emphasized the need to accelerate economic growth, create new job opportunities, and build resilient infrastructure. Even though there was little for the real estate sector, especially our
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): India's data center stock is likely to double to about 20 mn sq ft by 2025 from current 10.3 mn sq ft, according to Colliers' latest report "Data center: Scaling up in Green age". India currently has about 770 MW data center capacity across top seven cities. The growth of data centers in India is led by massive explosion of data consumption through digitization, increased cloud adoption, etc., over the last two years. At the same time, data center operators are enthused by the incentives such as subsidized land, stamp duty exemption, etc. provided by several states. Data center growth during 2007 - 2022 (in mn sq ft) Note: Data pertains to the top 7 cities: Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai & Kolkata Stock represents the total designed IT load capacity. Including occupied as well as unoccupied space. Mumbai accounts for the largest share of data centers at 49 per cent, benefitted fro
EB-5 legislation was attached to the Omnibus Bill that was approved by legislators on March 11th, 2022. EB-5 operators and investors have been closely awaiting