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India Sotheby’s International Realty sells 180+ luxury properties worth $280 million during 2021

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India Sotheby’s International Realty (India SIR) has registered 30% growth year-on-year in India despite the pandemic blues, and expanded its footprint in more than five major metropolitan centres.

India SIR sold 182 luxury properties worth $280 million during 2021 as against 102 properties valued at $190 million in the previous year. The growth in sale of properties in value terms stood at 47% while in volume it was 78%.

“2021 marked a headline shift in luxury home buying in India. We clocked another extraordinary year. Our India footprint expanded across 5 cities, with a 66-member team. We registered a 30 per cent year-on-year growth,” according to Amit Goyal, CEO, India Sotheby’s International Realty.

“We also concluded more than a dozen transactions valued at USD 10 million-plus, which is unprecedented. Our office concluded one of the highest value transactions, in Goa, at USD 15 million, for an extraordinary beach facing villa expanding the market place,” added Goyal.

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Several factors, including demand for extra space and foreseeing a future of hybrid work, have contributed to the return of mojo for luxury homes not only in India, but internationally as well. The global network of Sotheby’s International Realty reported a record US$204 billion in 2021 global sales volume on the back of a $150 billion sale for 2020.

“Real estate has become a hot investment in 2021,” said Philip White, president and CEO of Sotheby’s International Realty. “Once again, affiliates of Sotheby’s International Realty outperformed the industry average and achieved record-breaking home sales as buyers continued to depend on their trusted expertise to navigate the market,” White added.

On India luxury realty market, Goyal, pointed to a bullish outlook on luxury home prices. Unlike some of the developed countries, where the price increase frenzy seems to be cooling off, in India, “we are at the start of a secular price rise since price rise follows rise in volumes if not along with it “.

The stock of luxury homes has fallen behind ready supply, he said. The thriving urban centres of Delhi and Mumbai, and the vacation home destination of Goa, are expected to be the outperformers of 2022.

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

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Following US SEC charges of bribery against Gautam Adani, opposition parties criticise PM Narendra Modi and call for a JPC investigation.

As billionaire Gautam Adani faces charges in the US for alleged bribery and fraud, the Opposition on Thursday intensified its attack on the Centre over its alleged links with the Adani Group.

Gautam Adani has been charged in the US with allegedly paying $250 million in bribes to Indian officials between 2020 and 2024 to secure favourable terms for solar energy contracts. The scheme, prosecutors said, could have earned Adani’s group over $25 billion in profits.

Congress demands JPC probe

Reacting to the charges, the Congress called for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged scams involving Adani’s conglomerate. The party also demanded the appointment of a “new and credible” Sebi chief to investigate Adani’s financial dealings and compliance with securities laws.

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) actions highlight the failure of Indian institutions to investigate the group. “The indictment vindicates Congress’s demand since January 2023 for a JPC into the Modani scams,” Ramesh wrote on X.

He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shielding Adani and claimed Congress’s “Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun” (HAHK) series had exposed the businessman’s alleged fraud and his ties with the PM.

The fact that it has taken a foreign jurisdiction to properly investigate Adani only shows how Indian institutions have been captured by the BJP, and how decades of institutional development have been undone by greedy and power hungry leaders, the Congress leader said in another post.

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“All of this is consistent with a long record of fraud and criminality carried out with impunity with the obvious protection of the Prime Minister,” Ramesh charged.

Other Oppn leaders join attack

Other opposition leaders joined the attack. Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale questioned the BJP’s involvement in Adani’s dealings and demanded an independent judicial probe.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh accused PM Modi of allowing Adani to tarnish India’s global reputation.

ALSO READ- Adani Group shares plunge after US SEC charges, Adani Green down 16%

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The allegations rattled markets, with Adani Group stocks plunging. Adani Enterprises fell 20 per cent in pre-open trade, while shares of Adani Ports, Adani Green, Adani Power, and others dropped between 7 per cent and 18 per cent.

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