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Global economic outlook & state policies to affect realty
Track2Realty Exclusive: 2014 is the year when, to some extent, not only the real estate market but the economy as a whole will have the impact of being in an election year. This is because real estate gets affected as approvals get delayed during this time. A couple of months before even the State elections, slowdown in deals happens on which new approvals are pending.
Realty cribs rate hike by RBI
Track2Realty: Real estate has expressed disappointment over the decision to hike key policy rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The developers and analysts say this would lead to increase in finance cost and also affect housing demand during the festive season.
Critical realty apprehensive of revival post RBI policy review
Track2Realty: The real estate sector has been hoping against hope that the rates will be marginally cut in order to keep the sentiments bullish. Reports of foreign funds warming up and the substantial contribution of the sector, 6 plus to the Indian GDP was also being seen as an indication of why the policies would be eased.
Realty players seek more cuts in RBI rate to boost sector
Track2Realty-Agencies: Real estate players and analysts on Tuesday welcomed the Reserve Bank’s move to cut short-term lending rates, but said that more such steps are needed to bring growth back to the sector.
CREDAI disappointed over RBI monetary policy
Track2Realty: Expressing disappointment over the RBI’s decision to cut repo rate by “just” 25 basis points, realtors’ apex body CREDAI said the central bank appears to missing opportunities time and again.
Realty hopes RBI rate cut to boost housing demand
Track2Realty-Agencies: Real estate industry and property consultants today hailed the RBI’s decision to cut key policy rates, saying that it is a positive step that would boost housing demand and encourage foreign investment in the sector.
Don’t stunt real estate growth: DLF Chairman KP Singh to RBI
DLF’s Chairman K P Singh has said that RBI’s monetary policy should not stunt the growth of real estate sector and uninterrupted access to affordable finance is vital for this business.
Realty cribs as RBI keeps policy rate unchanged with 1% SLR cut
The RBI, on Tuesday, July 31, kept the repo rate or the rate at which banks borrow from RBI unchanged at 8% and also the reverse repo rate at which, the banks lend to RBI unchanged at 7%. However, it has lowered the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) to 23% from 24% earlier. The realty sector, reeling under liquidity pressure and low demand due to high interest rate, has reacted sharply over this status quo.
Realtors ring alarm bells post RBI status quo on rates
Anticipating a significant rate cut by the RBI, disappointed real estate community has ring alarm bells and forecast more slump due to the high interest rate regime. Pointing out that the capital and labour intensive sector plays a key role in employment generation and accelerating growth, industry body CREDAI says the government has also been losers of revenue due to neglect of the sector and risks attributed to real estate and the RBI advisories against lending to real estate have only harmed the sector and made housing costlier for consumers, apart from affecting the economy.