The real estate story in India is growing bigger & bigger as it continues to receive an ever increasing inflow of funds.

Merrill lynch has forecasted that Indian real estate sector shall grow from US $12 billion to US $90 billion in

2015. The construction sector has grown at an average of 9.85% since 2000 with growth rates being as high as 16.2%

in 2005 and 2006.

The Real Estate Sector is divided into below 5 sub-sectors:

1. Real Estate Construction Sector

2. Real Estate Home Loan Sector

3. Real Estate Internet Marketing Sector

4. Real Estate Allied Sector

5. Real Estate Marketing and Consulting Sector

REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR:

Region Name of the Company About Project Spectrum

NORTH

INDIA

Market Capitalization of Rs. 31.623.28 crores

Approximately 238 million sq ft of

completed development and 413 million sq ft of planned projects, of which 56 million sq ft of projects

are under construction with a pres- ence in 30 cities in India

Residential, townships, commercial complexes, IT

Parks, hotels, multiplexes etc

Market Capitalization of Rs. 2,582.72 crores

The company at present has 53 pro- jects under execution and planning

Integrated townships, Group housing, SEZs, Shopping

malls & commercial com- plexes and hotels.

Market Capitalization of Rs. 5,533.47 crores

Unitech offers diversified projects across residential, commercial/IT

parks, retail, hotels, amusement parks and SEZs segments. Has ven-

tured into the infrastructure busi- ness by launching Unitech Infra

WEST

INDIA

Market Capitalization of Rs. 4,605.53 crores

Has completed several landmark

projects and is currently developing significant projects in 11 cities

across India

Market Capitalization of Rs. 7,849.62 crores

The Company’s consolidated total income and consolidated net profit

after tax and prior period items as restated were Rs8,054.95 million

and Rs4,576.20 million for the year ended March 31, 2010 and Rs 1658.27 million and Rs797.96 mil-

lion for the three months ended June 30, 2010

A turnover of Rs. The Kalpataru Group has interests

in real estate development, property and project management, engineer-

ing, procurement and construction (EPC) contracting for power trans- mission and infrastructure projects

including road projects, warehous- ing and logistics.

Market Capitalization of Rs. 1,697.95 crores

The Company currently has more than 30 ultra premium projects un-

der various stages of planning and also completion in both Mumbai

and Pune. It has 20.5 million sq ft of saleable area of ongoing projects with a projected area of 40.5 mil-

lion sq ft in forthcoming and up- coming projects

EAST INDIA

It is the first real estate company in Eastern India to get ISO: 9002 Cer- tification in 1999.Bengal Ambuja has also earned them the highest developer rating in India - DRI from ICRA, in 2003

The Group has a diversified presence across segments

like residential, retail, com- mercial and hospitality. Cur-

rently, it is building more malls, hospitals, IT Parks, luxury resorts, business ho-

tels and are even aspiring to build a University.

SOUTH

INDIA

Market Capitalization of Rs. 609.52 crores

Brigade has a multi-domain portfo-

lio that covers property develop- ment, property management ser- vices, hospitality and education.

Develops projects across segments like residential, commercial, inte- grated township, retail, leisure & hospitality and mixed-use.

Prestige raised Rs12 billion rupees through its IPO recently.

Source: http://www.constructionweekonline.in/article-6937-indias_top_real_estate_companies/3/

REAL ESTATE HOME LOAN SECTOR

The real estate boom has significantly contributed to the growth of the Indian home loan industry, with several na-

tionalized (government owned) and private banks capitalizing on the opportunity.

Till 30th September 2010, growth in home loan was 30 % as compared to 20 % for 2009-10 and 4 % during

2008-09.

The Home Loan sector in India has seen considerable transformation in last couple of years. As per the recent statis-

tics, the home insurance premium has crossed Rs 150 crore-mark marking a growth of 25% in the last financial year

and it seems to be continued. It has also estimated that 60% of the revenue in the loan premium is produced in the

development of new housing areas; prominent among which is the real estate investments.

Among the top home loan providers are:

Name of the Company Facts

17% market share as on March 2010

In the FY 2010-11, it registered a net profit of `4528.41 crore

17% of the market share, same as HDFC's share as on March 2010

Registered a net profit of Rs 24.63 crore in the year ended March 31, 2009

8% of market share In the last financial year (ended on March 31, 2011), LICHFL earned a

net profit of ` 974.49 crore, comparing to Rs 662.18 in the previous FY

Third largest housing finance company in India with almost 13% market share

The home loan interest rate is connected to the ICICI Bank Floating Ref-

erence Rate (FRR/PLR). Here it can be added here that, the PLR has been increased to 17.5% from its previous rate of 17% since February

23, 2011

4% market share as on March 2010

In the financial year 2010-11, IDBI Bank registered a profit of Rs1650 crore, comparing to a net profit of 1031 crore in the previous financial

year

In the last financial year (ended on March 31, 2011), PNB Housing Fi- nance Limited registered a net profit of Rs 69.37 crore, which is 3.93% more than the net profit of its previous financial year of Rs 66.75 crore

Today, DHFL with its Corporate Office at Mumbai and 6 Zonal offices, strives continually to reach out to its customers through its extensive network of 105 Branches, 67 Service Centers, 26 Camps and 7 Regional Processing Offices spread across the length and breadth of the country

Source: http://business.mapsofindia.com/finance/top-housing-finance-companies-in-india.html

REAL ESTATE MARKETING AND CONSULTING SECTOR

Construction & Real Estate Marketing Consulting Services includes,

Real Estate Marketing strategy

Implementation support for Real Estate Marketing strategy and plan Real Estate Market Research in India and Global Market

Branding of Real Estate companies India Entry Strategy Performance Management and Management Training

Property Sales Rental/Lease services

Project Marketing and Disposition

Top real estate marketing and consulting firms in India are:

Name of the Company Facts

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) is a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate

With 2010 global revenue of more than $2.9 billion, Jones Lang

LaSalle serves clients in 60 countries from 750 locations worldwide, including 180 corporate offices

Reddvise brand is owned by Reddvise Realty Advisors Private Limited with a vision to excel and bring higher level of service innovation

Handling more than 20 projects in Pune, Mumbai and Baroda

with approximately 1 million Square Foot of residential space under Exclusive Marketing and handling more than 3000 en- quiries a month

It operates through 10 offices in Western India and two interna- tional offices in New York & Dubai

The success story of 24 completed projects and 20 current pro-

jects clearly brings to light the distinctive reach of Disha Direct in Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Alibaug, Shahpur,

Karjat, Lonavala, Wada to name a few

Knight Frank & Rutley was founded in 1896 as a valuations, surveying and auctions business

More than 6,343 professionals handle in excess of US$886 bil- lion (more than £594 billion) worth of commercial, agricultural and residential property annually, advising clients ranging from individual owners and buyers to major developers, investors and corporate tenants

Sources:

http://www.joneslanglasalle.co.in/India/EN-GB/Pages/NewsItem.aspx?ItemID=21479

http://www.reddvise.com/aboutus.php

http://www.dishadirect.in/about-us.html

http://www.knightfrank.com/about-us/

REAL ESTATE ALLIED SECTOR

With the stunning growth in the Real Estate Construction Sector, the allied services also have a potential to grow at

the same pace.

Real Estate Allied Sector comprises of the companies which provide services other than construction, such as, pipe

fitting, bath fitting, ceramic tiles, flooring, interior artificial ceiling, kitchen fitting and many more.

The major players in this sector in India are:

Name of the Company Facts

Jaquar group is an undisputed market leader, with 60% market share, in the bath fittings category

It has trained technicians producing 45,000 faucets a day, 5 Lac happy new customers every year and crossing 1000 crore mark in FY-10-11

Kohler Co. has more than 50 manufacturing locations worldwide

More than 30,000 Kohler Co. associates working on six continents; more than 18,200 live outside the United States and comprises of 50

brands within four major business units – Kitchen & Bath, Global Pow- er, Interiors and Hospitality

Kajaria Ceramics is the largest player in the Indian space in terms of in- stalled capacity. Its net profit rises 31.36% in the March 2012 quarter

Nitco Ltd., which is a limited liability company in India, is today traded on both Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Ex- change (NSE)

A voluminous market share of around 6% and a value market share of around 12% among organized players

Gross sales for Financial year 2010-11 was 728.55 crores

Sources:

http://www.jaquar.com/home/corporate.aspx

http://www.kohler.com/corporate/about-us/kohler- facts.html

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/stock-markets/article3266566.ece

http://www.nitcotiles.com/nitco.asp?section=about&action=company_profile

REAL ESTATE INTERNET SECTOR COMPANIES

The Real Estate Internet Sector Companies are required for anything and everything of the Real Estate on the World

Wide Web. With the boom in the number of users using internet for most of their transactions and activities, lot of

investments coming in to this sector and many websites coming up every day, the real estate internet sector is playing

a pivotal role in the overall growth of the Real Estate Sector.

The major players of this sub-sector are:

Name of the Company Total sites linking in Rank in India Global Rank

1595

209

3,176

1,912

228

3,743

942

574

9,718

875 672 10,525

380

6,819

81,215

363 8,366 42,084

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