HDFC Bank, in a strategic move to streamline its portfolio, plans to sell key commercial and residential properties acquired from its 2023 merger with HDFC. Expected to generate around ₹3,000 crore, this divestment signals a shift towards core banking operations and digital growth.

Alta Capital, an investment and asset management group, has bought 2.5 million sq ft of fully-leased logistics assets from IndoSpace for ₹840 crore (nearly $100 million). Indian logistics and storage insiders call this deal one of the year's biggest.

In the next two years, House of Hiranandani, led by Surendra Hiranandani, would invest approximately ₹12,500 crore to increase its development footprint by 10 million square feet in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). This strategic expansion will include acquisitions and greenfield ventures.

In the September quarter, institutional inflows into India's real estate market showed high confidence from local and foreign investors. Colliers reported a 6.8-fold increase in office investments to $600 million in Q3 2024.

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After years of environmentalist pressure, the Maharashtra Forest Department is installing a CCTV surveillance system. This Rs 120 crore strategic program monitors 195 "sensitive" mangrove habitats in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region using 669 high-tech cameras.

In a significant push to ease traffic on Ghodbunder Road, a notorious bottleneck for motorists traveling from Mumbai, Thane, and beyond toward Nashik, Gujarat, and Konkan, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has accelerated the development of alternative routes.

Lodha Group, via Macrotech Developers, bought Ivanhoé Cambridge's share in three joint ventures for ₹239.56 crore. Lodha wants more control over its digital infrastructure investments to improve its annuity revenue.

A K Raheja Corp. affiliate, Inorbit Malls (India), has paid approximately ₹400 crore to buy a retail property in Hubli, Karnataka, as a strategic foray into Tier-2 cities. The building, called Akshay Sky Mall, has a gross built-up area of around 650,000 square feet.

Deloitte India has secured over 81,000 sq ft of luxury office space on two floors of the Oberoi Commerz III skyscraper in Goregaon, Mumbai's busy western district. This strategic move is part of the company's long-term expansion strategy, with a five-year lease beginning November 1, 2024.

In Mumbai, Bajaj Finserv chairman Sanjiv Bajaj said Bajaj Housing Finance should become the "HDFC of the future." He observed that the mortgage giant left the industry after a reverse merger with its banking business, creating this opportunity.

Godrej Properties Ltd. (GPL) won an e-auction held by the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) and successfully acquired two prime luxury group housing plots in Gurugram with a winning offer of ₹515 crore.

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Mumbai-based real estate developer Kalpataru filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with SEBI to raise Rs 1,590 crore through an IPO. All revenues (minus IPO expenditures) will benefit the firm because the IPO is a fresh equity share issuance with no offer-for-sale component.

Rajasthan would implement extensive land reforms to increase greenfield manufacturing land available. Rajasthan's Principal Secretary (Industries) Ajitabh Sharma reported ₹5.2 lakh crore in investment proposals for renewable energy equipment and petrochemical production.