Tag: Downturn

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 […]

Realty Crash Shuts Exit Options For Investors

It has become well nigh impossible for those who invested in real estate last year to exit the scene as the downturn has deepened and the prices being quoted do not even cover the purchase costs and interest expenses. Moreover, the negative global news flow has set off a panic reaction, inducing investors to close […]

NRIs Thinking Of Coming Back To India

Home sales in India might have turned slow but sales to NRIs is on boom continuously. According to Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj (JLLM), residential sales to NRIs have tripled over the last half year, from 3% to 10% of the total business. Lodha Group senior Vice President R. Kartik said, “What would happen when one […]

Lippo To Invest In Asia

Indonesian company Lippo Group declared that it is not discouraged by a slump in Asian property markets and increasing financing costs, and decides to invest ten billion dollar on projects and acquisitions over the next half decade. The group is aiming various kind of projects such as retail, residential, hospital and hotel projects, and also […]