RBI asks banks not to overstate value of realty
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday came hard on banks for overstating realisable value of real estate properties they finance by including charges such as stamp duty and other levies.
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2012: Year of cautious optimism for real estate-V
High property prices coupled with continued increase in home loan interest rates over the last six months and inflationary pressures will keep transaction activities restrained.
Commercial realty turns back to sale model from lease model
First generation of commercial realty saw sales model and then the Indian developers learnt the global pattern of lease model.
Mumbai home sales drop to 3-year low
Mumbai’s residential home sales dropped to a three-year low in the quarter ended December as record home prices and higher interest rates crimped demand, according to Liases Foras Real Estate Rating & Research Pvt.
Anglo-Indian’s perspective on the Indian real estate market
Where does ‘Team Anglo Indian’ consider opportunities for Indian real estate right now?
Realty stocks still lucrative for serious investors
As far as IPOs are concerned, out of the 132 IPOs lined up, the largest number -15 -are from the real estate sector.
Century Real Estate to set up Rs 100 crore VC Fund
Bangalore-based property firm Century Real Estate Holdings is reportedly setting up a venture capital fund with a corpus of around Rs.100 crore.
Holiday homes in India – perennial demand
The demand for holiday homes in India is as wired into the country’s overall economic performance as every other segment of residential real estate.
Real estate welcomes CRR cut by RBI
The real estate sector has welcomed the CRR rate cut by the RBI and said it will help revive demand in the housing segment.
IIFL’s PE arm to enter realty with Rs 500-cr fund
IIFL Venture Capital Fund, the private equity arm of the India Infoline group, is reportedly raising Rs.500 crore for investing in real estate.