Tag Archives: Real Estate Sector

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 other [...]

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 projects [...]

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 funds [...]

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 the [...]

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 [...]