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Realty Slowdown Delivers Late Punch To Buyers

Realty slowdown is delaying delivery of homes. Several developers have postponed execution of their housing projects as funds become scarce, demand softens and raw material prices rise. While some others are deliberately delaying projects in order to reduce supply as demand weakens.
Several projects across the country are getting delayed as developers aren’t able to generate [...]

Demand Slow Down Strikes Office Space Market

With companies, particularly in the IT and BPO industry, holding back their expansion plans due to slowdown fears, the commercial real estate market posted a lackluster show in the 2nd quarter of 2008.
The June quarter saw office space demand lagging far behind the supply levels of 18.07 million sq. ft. across major cities, as companies [...]

Cash-starved Small Players Offer Investors Fixed Returns

With bank credit drying up and private channels of funding getting expensive, several small developers are attempting to mop-up funds from retail investors by offering them a 12% guaranteed return for 5-9 years. Under the scheme, a retail investor has to buy a minimum area in the project and make an outright payment.
Delhi-based Piyush group, [...]