Tag: Real Estate Sector

Indian Real Estate – Ever-Expanding Territories

Real estate market in India is on the upswing while builders in India are rapidly investing in all the parts of the country. New constructions in this field are into an all-time growth. Indian property developers are buying plots in large number for construction of townships and residential complexes. A study of the market trends […]

Prediction About Realty Trend

For now, the next few quarters could be the acid test for the sector. The stock prices of many real estate companies are under duress. DLF’s offer for a share buyback comes at a time when the stock price has been adversely hit. While one could argue that the overall sentiment is on a low, […]

Slowdown Of Real Estate Market Affecting Deals

With slowdown hitting the real estate sector, land/property deals appear to be falling like ninepins. The latest deal to come unstuck is one involving the K Raheja Universal group and Lupin. According toSources the negotiations between the two parties for part of Lupin’s land at Boisar in Tarapur and Thane district, has fallen through primarily […]

Sobha Sells 40% In Bangalore Project

Sobha Developers Ltd leading real estate company said on 02nd July it has sold forty percent stake in an forthcoming Bangalore project to Dubai’s Pan Atlantic LLC for ten million dollar. Sobha plans to develop a 1.7-million-sq ft residential township at the plot in south Bangalore. A senior company official said the present value of […]

Realty Dreams Of Small, Mid-Sized Cos Crumble

Struggling with a slowdown across segments, the Indian property market is moving towards the next phase of consolidation. Liquidity crunch in the real estate market is beginning to drive many mid-sized and small developers to beg for cover. Many want to liquidate their land and incomplete projects by selling them to bigger developers or private […]

Thirty Billion FDI Likely In Real Estate In Next Decade

According to estimate made by ASSOCHAM, the FDI component in the domestic real estate market is expected to be thirty billion US dollar as against its total amount of one hundred two billion US dollars in next decade as the real estate sector escalation will raise up by more than 30%. Additionally, ASSOCHAM report stated […]

Leading property developers are pulling out of hotel project

Leading property developers are pulling out of proposed deals with hospitality majors, including Royal Orchid Hotels and Ramada Worldwide, as cash flows in the real estate sector are slowing. Realtors are reconsidering plans to go into the hospitality sector.

Standardization Of Real Estate Sector

It is now become essential to standardize real estate. Builders and developers are not averse to the idea of a regulator in the real estate sector.Credai president Mr. Kumar Gera said that developers want a regulator to discourage the dishonest players from entering the sector. Mr. Gera further said that Credai has made a number […]

Deepak Parekh Proposes Real Estate Regulator

HDFC chairman Mr. Deepak Parekh has advocated the need for a real estate regulator in an attempt to protect the interest of property buyers in the country. In his letter to HDFC shareholders, Mr. Parekh has written, “The real estate sector has been growing rapidly and is a sensitive sector given its strong inter-linkages to […]

Real Estate Boom In Multi-Cultural City Lucknow

LUCKNOW, the ‘Shiraz of Awadh’ and ‘Constantinople of India’, as it is metaphorically called, is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Located in what was historically known as the Awadh region, Lucknow has always been a multi-cultural city. The real estate sector is seeing hectic activity, with every major property developer operating in North India launching […]

Realty MFs Appears As New Opportunity For Retail Players

The Sebi’s recent decision to allow mutual fund firms to play in realty space has opened up a fresh avenue for individual investors. One month ago, Sebi had approved the inclusion of real estate and issued a set of guidelines. Prior to that, only high networth individuals were allowed to invest in realty directly.

EIB’s 2nd Fund To Focus On Indian realty

Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB), a leading Islamic financial institution in the region, plans to launch a 2nd fund focused on the Indian real estate market following the doing well closing of its Danat India RIA Fund, the bank said on 3rd june. The bank said the new fund will add to a growing portfolio of […]

PE Money Coming In Full Flow Into Indian Realty

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 […]

Real Estate Growth Slows Down After Boom

Property is a lifetime investment. When a person makes decision to buy a house, he/she thinks for the market price of that locality and the existing rate trend. If we talk about the scenario these days, sales of real estate have crashed but prices have not come down considerably. Further downside is projected which will […]

More Realtors Check Into Hospitality

Fearing a supply glut in the housing and commercial property markets, real estate companies are pinning hopes on the booming hospitality sector. It’s not that the trend has just set in. It has certainly gained momentum of late, with practically every developer announcing hospitality projects.

Real Estate MFs And REITs Come Cheap

Seven years after the proposal was first mooted, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) came out with its draft guidelines for real estate mutual funds (MFs). This move has brought much joy and relief to the MF industry. Now, the industry is out to convince domestic investors that the move could not have […]

Emaar’s Three SPVs.

Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and another financial investor are thinking to make a shared investment of eight hundred million dollar in three special purpose vehicles being created by real estate major Emaar MGF. Each SPV will have one financial investor. Delhi-based developer is in advanced talks with private equity players and is likely to close […]

Realty Space To Gain From Real Estate MFs

The Indian real estate sector, currently facing strong headwind due to the credit turmoil as well as high inflation, is set to get a breather from the market regulator SEBI’s move to allow Real Estate Mutual Funds, says global consultancy giant KPMG. Mr. Jai Mayani, KPMG’s Executive Director and real estate head in India, said, […]

Warburg Pincus Invests $75 Million In Jaipur’s Unique Affordable Homes

‘Affordable homes business’ is going to be the next big trend in Indian real estate sector. Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus will invest $75 million in Unique Affordable Homes Pvt Ltd, part of the Jaipur-based Mannat Group company. The company will build affordable housing projects in North and Western India. In its first pure […]

Costliest Kerala Flats Being Built At Kochi

KOCHI: The Dewa Group promoted by NRI businessman K Venugopalan Nair is foraying into the real estate sector in Kerala with an Rs30 billion project, which includes a super luxury apartment complex on the Marine Drive here. The complex ‘Dewa Royale’, spread across six acres of premium property reclaimed as part of the Goshree project, […]

Real Estate Attracting B School Graduates

There is an increasing figure of B-School graduates choosing to make a successful career in the Real Estate industry that is slowly but surely becoming more organized. There is a slow but sure development in the real estate market. The fast growth of the real estate business has led to enormous employment chances for skilled […]

Fitch Prediction-Indian real estate sector 2008 outlook stable with a little negative bias

MUMBAI – Fitch Ratings said its outlook for the Indian real estate sector in 2008 continues to remain generally stable with a minor negative bias. It is told by ratings agency that growth over the preceding 3 years has been supported by great economic fundamentals, with better demand on the one hand and increasing supply […]

RBI monetary stand may strike real estate industry

The real estate sector may discover the going tough with a expected go down in housing demand following the RBI kept key interest rates untouched, belying hope of rate cut. Real estate industry, which was hoping a slash in the interest rates on housing loans, felt although property demand would continue to boost, a cutback […]

State for urban development minister hints at Model Act for real estate sector

Mumbai, Jan 30 Lower interest rates, land availability and creation of excess supply would be the solution to low-priced and reasonable housing, feel industry professionals. While discussing key challenges and prospects faced by the real estate sector at The FE Round Table Conference on the real estate sector titled Sustainable or Bubble? at The Hilton […]

Rreef Enters Indian Real Estate

Rreef has entered into the Indian real-estate sector with initial investment of $70 million. Rreef is known as global alternative investment manager business of Deutsche Bank. Rreef would be taking an undisclosed stake in Bangalore and Hyderabad based Golden Gate Properties Ltd. Rreef has no specially India dedicated fund, it has invested from its global […]