Tag: Bank Of India

DLF plans to refinance ECB at 7%

Photo by abrinskyDLF, India’s leading real estate developer is approaching domestic banks like State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI bank to refinance a 300 million USD loan it had raised last year through external commercial borrowings (ECB). The debt of company might get refinanced at a rate of around 7%. The refinancing will be […]

Bank lending to residential sector increased in 2009-10

In 2009-10, the lenders such as Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Union Bank of India, ICICI, Bank of India and Canara Bank reduced lending to the some sectors of real estate. As per the data provided by banks, the largest private sector bank, ICICI reduced its lending to realty by 17 % and to capital markets […]

Commercial Realty Projects May Suffer With Increased Loan Rates

April 15, 2010 The builders might now suffer with costlier scrounging since Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to ask banks to set apart more funds for loans to commercial realty projects. This in turn will force banks to aggrandize the interest rates on such loans. According to senior bankers RBI can take either of […]

Hope of Home Loan Relief Plan Extension by SBI

Photo by seaview99March 25, 2010 After the budget 2010, SBI brings a gleam of hope for home loan borrowers as it plans an extension in the home loan relief plan. SBI, the State Bank of India, one of the largest lenders in India, has indicated that although there would be slight changes, but it may […]

Bank loans for hospitals and hotels are not commercial

Loans extended by banks to hotels and hospitals may no longer be treated as commercial real estate category. The Reserve Bank of India revised norms on real estate exposure where it included loans extended against security of future rent receivables from commercial real estate exposure. The revised norms will not immediately impact banks’ balance sheet. […]

Realty sector not heading for a meltdown

During the real estate boom period in US, there was euphoria all around and excessive, speculative investments being made in real estate, oversupply in the market, lenient lending covenants followed by banks- all of which were common practice in Indian boom period as well. While the former precipitated into a sub prime crisis what is […]

Banks told to assess builders’ fund needs

India’s troubled realty firms may soon be thrown a lifeline, with the Reserve Bank of India indicating that banks consider providing support to large real estate companies. Recently, the regulator wrote to select banks telling them to assess the financial support given to builders and to finalize a workable solution, a senior banker said. The […]

Package for boosting economic sectors

The government is working on a fresh package of measures to stimulate various sectors of the economy which are facing a slowdown in the wake of the deepening global financial crisis. The stimulus package is to be announced by the end of this week which is being prepared on the directions of Prime Minister Manmohan […]

Why will banks lend more to realtors in times of accelerating slowdown?

Expect the markets to take the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) persuasive moves on Saturday to direct lending to real estate sector with a pound of salt. The simple point being, when current loans are under distress, why will banks lend more to realtors in times of accelerating slowdown? Also, all the measures announced are […]

RBI may relax norms for loans

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to relax the provisioning norms against loans given to real estate and other sectors. In a meeting with FM P Chidambaram on Tuesday, PSU banks have asked for relaxation of the provisioning norms, without compromising on the quality of credit to utilize their capital more aggressively. For […]

Real estate slump may pull prices by 20%

With a slump in the Indian real estate sector due to excessive credit crunch and demand slowdown, home buyers can expect a further correction in real estate prices in the range of 15% to 20% in next six months. There are several factors working against the Indian real estate sector that can bring about such […]

ED Suspects Russian Land Mafia Behind FEMA Violation In Goa

The Enforcement Directorate(ED), the agency responsible for investigating economic crime in India, has sought information from the Goa government on all companies that bought properties in the state between 2000 and 2007, as it investigates the role of a suspected Russian land mafia. The agency suspects that some Indian companies that bought large plots in […]

Major Realty Firm Now Bids For National Highway Project

Three large realty firms have placed bids to build and operate stretches of national highways that have come up for auction this year as part of expanding their portfolio to offset a slump in their core business. Unitech Ltd, DLF Ltd and Omaxe Ltd are among several infrastructure companies bidding for the right to build […]

Home Loans Becomes More Costlier

With RBI hiking the repo rate, home loans under the floating rate regime have witnessed a hike of .75 %. Leading housing finance providers like HDFC and ICICI Bank have again raised the interest rates. Who spares a thought for the loanee?. HOME LOANS have again become dearer, no thanks to the hike in interest […]

Totem Infra To Expand Its Portfolio With Real Estate

Hyderabad-based Totem Infrastructure Limited is looking to expand its portfolio by adding real estate to its group of operations. It plans to build Rs 200-crore multi-use apartments in about 10 acre close to the outer ring road here. The company presently is executing infrastructure works relating to irrigation, power, railways and roads. Also, the company […]

Switching To Tier II & Tier III Cities A Good Option For Real Estate

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said the double digit inflation will continue for some more weeks. The Central Government as well as the Reserve Bank of India is not going to hesitate in taking more steps to control towering prices, if the need arises with the markets also reacting adversely to the two major […]

Real Estate MFs To Draw In More Foreign Money

Some things make the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) paranoid. The invasion of foreign money in the Indian property market has always been a familiar theme that rang alarm bells on Mint Street — the central bank’s headquarters. Whenever it sensed an alarm, the regulator moved in to clamp down on such money flows. Even […]