September 2026

The Global Fintech Fest (GFF) that started as a virtual conference in 2020 during the pandemic has grown significantly in scale, international participation and institutional engagement since then and has become an important event on the global fintech calendar. Its seventh edition was held in Mumbai from 8-11 September and attracted more than 1,00,000 attendees from over 80 countries, bringing together...

Noida-based Gulshan Group has partnered with Ourika Estates to develop two land parcels in Ghaziabad and Lucknow, with a planned investment of ₹750 crore in the first phase, the company said in a statement on September 21.Gulshan Group has partnered with Ourika Estates to develop two land parcels in Ghaziabad and Lucknow, with a planned investment of ₹750 crore in the first phase (Photo for...

India has overtaken Hong Kong to become Asia’s fourth-largest real estate investment trust (REIT) market by value, driven by new product issuance, expanded asset classes and deeper institutional participation, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s Asia REIT Market Insights 2025–2026 report.India has overtaken Hong Kong to become Asia’s fourth-largest real estate investment trust (REIT) market...

The developer of Chintels Paradiso has sought permission from the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) and the district administration to demolish Tower J of the condominium, which was declared unsafe in 2024, officials said.The developer has already demolished Towers D, E, F, G and H, while Towers A, B and C are to be demolished after residents vacate by December 31. (HT Archive)The...

MUMBAI: Citizen groups in Bandra (west), home to three waterfront promenades, have urged the civic administration to preserve these public spaces primarily for walking, recreation and sports, while regulating or even prohibiting commercial events, food plazas and advertising installations.Mumbai, India. Aug 10, 2026 - A section of the Bandra Reclamation promenade is temporarily closed to the public due...

In one of the country’s largest single residential unit transactions, Embassy Developments Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dinesh Thakkar, founder, chairman, and managing director of Angel One Limited, to sell an entire residential tower at Embassy Terazza, Juhu, for approximately ₹711 crore, the Bengaluru-based real estate company said in a regulatory filing on Sep 22.Embassy...

Bengaluru-based Puravankara Limited has entered the Delhi-NCR real estate market with the allotment of a 13.44-acre land parcel in Greater Noida through its wholly owned subsidiary, Prudential Housing and Infrastructure Development Limited, the company said in a regulatory filing on September 22.Bengaluru-based Puravankara Limited has entered the Delhi-NCR real estate market with the allotment of a...

Mumbai real estate market’s ultra-luxury residential segment is entering a new phase, with the country’s wealthiest buyers increasingly looking beyond individual trophy apartments to acquire larger, more exclusive formats.Mumbai real estate market’s ultra-luxury residential segment is entering a new phase, with the country’s wealthiest buyers increasingly looking beyond individual trophy...

An Indian investor looking at listed REITs today has six names to consider. In Singapore, a market that began building its REIT ecosystem more than two decades ago, the menu extends across dozens of trusts and properties ranging from shopping centres and offices to logistics facilities, hotels, student accommodation and data centres. The difference is about more than age. It shows how the role of a REIT...

What exactly is an investor buying when money goes into a REIT?REITs, bonds and direct property can all generate returns, but their income, liquidity, risks and exposure to market movements work very differently.The obvious answer is real estate. Yet that only tells part of the story. A listed REIT owns income-producing property, pays distributions from the cash those assets generate and trades on an...