Tag Archives: Crunch

Tight credit and small bonuses hit real estate

November 24, 2008 – 6:54 am

The giant cranes that once worked long into the Mumbai night are still, the roar of concrete mixers has dulled, and hundreds of migrant Realty hit workers have gone home.
A slowing economy, high interest rates, tighter credit and a falling stock market have left developers in India’s financial hub scrambling for cash and delaying or [...]

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Sobha Looks Forward For Slum Redevelopment

June 4, 2008 – 2:57 am

Sobha Developers, a Bangalore-based realty major focussed on residential space, is looking at diversifying its portfolio through slum redevelopment schemes and special economic zones (SEZs), retail and commercial projects.
Mr. Raghav Menon, Executive director, said that the company would build an SEZ in either Tamil Nadu or Kerala. He said, “We haven’t decided on the place [...]

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PE Money Coming In Full Flow Into Indian Realty

May 27, 2008 – 3:54 am

The private equity (PE) graph in India’s real estate sector is growing as high as its skyscrapers. The first five months of 2008 have PE commitments in Indian real estate companies surpassing the total PE investments committed in the whole of 2007, which is $3 billion.
Experts say PE funding in the second half of the [...]

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