January 7, 2009 – 2:17 am
Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi emerges as the single city in eastern India that has an incredible mixture of metropolitan culture along with traditional touch. The city is on the way to meet all the criteria of a metropolitan city. Ranchi is a marvelous place with great strength to put itself on the way of growth. It […]
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January 2, 2009 – 7:37 am
With an aim of reversing the slowdown, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy has sought an additional package for the real estate sector. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Reddy has stated that “more needs to be done to reverse the slowdown facing the sector”. Suggesting a slew of measures, Reddy has submitted a note […]
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December 30, 2008 – 3:49 am
Shares of real estate companies were up, but gave back a portion of early gains, as investors booked profits in choppy trades. Analysts said the spurts of strength in realty stocks in recent days can be attributed to hopes of further cuts in interest rates. “Most of the strength in selective stocks is due to […]
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December 29, 2008 – 7:50 am
The housing ministry has offered a veritable bonanza for first-time house buyers in the low and middle income groups, suggesting tax breaks, cap on prices and freeze on interest rates. It has also suggested a one-time debt-restructuring for realtors. Keeping the middle class vote bank in view, the government wants to benefit the urban lower […]
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December 26, 2008 – 11:52 pm
India may get benefited from the increased fund allocation to Asian real estate sector by global investors. Even as total amount raised by private equity real estate funds between January and November 2008 fell by a third to $57 billion from a year ago, the allocation towards Asian markets increased to 28% from 19%. As […]
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December 22, 2008 – 12:45 am
At a time when the global financial crisis is impacting the real estate sector across the globe, NRIs are invariably in a dilemma about where to put their money in real estate. The local accommodation laws in countries like Dubai have compelled thousands of expatriate Indians to send their families back home due to soaring […]
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December 9, 2008 – 3:45 am
Indian private equity firm IL&FS Investment Managers Ltd has raised $895 million for a new realty fund, tapping global investors despite the global financial turmoil and falling property markets. The firm, one of India’s oldest private equity players, is also pulling money together for the first tranche of an Asia infrastructure fund, which it hopes […]
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November 16, 2008 – 11:54 pm
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 […]
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November 14, 2008 – 3:43 am
Declining sales, high interest rates, paucity of funds and global economic slowdown have badly impacted the real estate sector which is witnessing not only sudden slump in demand but also is at the receiving end in the stock market. Freebies in the shape of luxury sedans, offers of foreign trips, 15%-20% discount or deferred payments […]
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November 13, 2008 – 2:26 am
India has always been a property oriented market. Irrespective of all the industries that have been booming, money flow into real estate has been steady and consistently increasing. In fact, people make money in their respective professions and most of the profits go back into property in India. That has been the way things have […]
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November 4, 2008 – 11:52 pm
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 […]
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October 30, 2008 – 7:25 am
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 […]
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October 23, 2008 – 6:07 am
Centrum Broking Pvt Ltd today shared findings from its research report on the Mumbai Real Estate Sector. It expects a 30-35% fall in India’s residential prices from the peak, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) estimated to witness the lowest fall of 20-30% until April 2009. Residential demand in Mumbai is estimated at 66mn.square feet […]
September 18, 2008 – 12:10 am
The crisis in the US financial market will hit the Indian real estate sector hard. The sector was already reeling under tremendous pressure as RBI increased the interest rates to contain inflation, besides restricting the fund flow in it. Consultants said that in the present circumstances the real estate prices will go for a sharp […]
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September 17, 2008 – 6:48 am
Real estate prices are expected to soften further as the current global financial turmoil would force cash-starved builders to offer hefty discounts. The collapse of financial powerhouses like Lehman Brothers and the consequent liquidity problems will stop the inflow of fresh investments into India’s real estate sector. According to analysts, the crisis, which comes at […]
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September 10, 2008 – 3:20 am
With growing foreign investments in the country’s real estate market, long-term prospects of the sector look brighter, HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh said. “Long-term prospects of commercial real estate market continue to be positive owing to growing opportunities in sectors like healthcare, hospitality, logistics and education,” Parekh told reporters in Mumbai. There is sufficient interest from […]
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September 9, 2008 – 3:18 am
The eighth Indus India Property Exhibition will be held on 19 and 20 September at Giwana Ball room of the Ramada Plaza in Doha. The exhibition will display some of the leading names in the Indian real estate sector. Some of the foremost builders and housing finance institutions from India would be taking part in […]
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September 8, 2008 – 1:47 am
Slump in the residential real estate sector in tier-1 cities seems to have spread over to tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Housing demand in small cities got down by 25% during February-July this year because of higher cost of borrowing. Besides rising cost, unavailability of inputs and power shortage also cause excessive delays in project completion. […]
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September 4, 2008 – 4:55 am
Affected by slowdown and reported corrections in prices, the country’s real estate industry predict growth in the long term despite costly home loans and lack of funding for realty projects. According to a most recent study by Ernst & Young and FICCI on the country’s real estate scenario, about 62% of the respondent developers expected […]
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August 26, 2008 – 4:56 am
After delivering more than 11,000 residential flats and a number of commercial establishments in Pune, Goel Ganga group is on a major expansion mode. The group is all set to deliver 10,000 flats within next three years in prominent cities like Bangalore and Mumbai along with Pune at an estimated investment of Rs 5,000 crore. […]
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August 26, 2008 – 12:52 am
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 […]
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August 25, 2008 – 7:50 am
Investors who want to take advantage of growth in the domestic real estate sector can draw strength from DLF’s impeccable delivery record and scale of operations. A prominent player in the National Capital Region (NCR), DLF is the largest listed realty company in India. Besides being present in homes, offices and shopping mall segments, it […]
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August 20, 2008 – 9:36 am
The real estate sector may be experiencing a slump at present, but that has not stopped the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) from offering two huge plots for long lease. The two plots are sited within the Wadala truck terminus opposite the IMAX multiplex. The agency, undertaking multiple infrastructure projects in Mumbai, hopes to […]
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August 18, 2008 – 2:37 am
Indian logistics industry is expected to grow at 15% to 20% per annum, reaching its revenues of $385 billion by 2015, said a report prepared by Cushman and Wakefield, which term the sector as new powerhouse for the real estate sector in times to come. As per C&W estimates, the market share of organized logistics […]
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Maharashtra, also referred to as the ‘Power House of India’, is the industrial hub of India. Commanding the industrial development of the country, Maharashtra has already established a trend in the growth of real estate in India. Economic development has resulted in the rapid development of both residential and commercial property in Mumbai, Solapur, Pune […]
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