Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty extended their gains for the second straight session on Monday, driven by optimism over the India-US trade deal and robust buying in public sector banks, consumer durables, and realty stocks.
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, the three bulge-bracket banking groups of the US, are likely to get active in Indian real estate after a long gap, according to executives with property funds and consultancies.
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Dr Cor van Zadelhoff is no stranger to India and comes here for both work and pleasure. A pioneer in the European real estate business, he has friends among the Indian royal families through the polo circuit.
Around 15 venture funds from the US and Southeast Asia will be making investments in the Indian real estate sector through the FII route
As real estate is about a tenth of the Indian economy, the extent of black money floating around in the sector is huge.
Newer asset classes such as data centres and rental housing gained prominence among investors.
The on-going search operation started a fortnight back in which the evasion by firms providing real estate services, including renting and other collaborations was detected, official sources said.
Crisil Real Estate Ratings provide city specific all-round assessment of real estate projects and help buyers benchmark and identify quality projects within their cities.
Demonitisation will facilitate transparency in the real estate industry, which has had a notorious reputation as a safe locker for black money, says Saket Mohta.
Taking Kharg would give the US control over virtually all of Iran's oil exports and thus provide significant leverage, notes Prem Panicker in his must read daily blog on the Gulf War. It would also put American troops within range of Iran's remaining missiles, drones, and artillery on a piece of real estate that is just eight square miles in size, and just 15 miles from the Iranian mainland.
Currently, India has five publicly listed Reits: Brookfield India Real Estate Trust, Embassy Office Parks Reit, Mindspace Business Parks Reit Nexus Select Trust, and Knowledge Realty Trust.
The hottest space in the market for the last 12-15 months has been real estate.
'The inflection point that really happened in the sector was during the pandemic when buyers' perception changed towards consumption and that gave a trigger to pent-up demand with the increased affordability.'
Owing to the risk perception attached with the segment by banks, the residential realty segment has been increasingly relying on non-banking financial companies and housing finance companies to raise debt financing, reports Abhijit Lele.
No promoter is allowed to advertise, market, book, sell or offer for sale, or invite persons to purchase any plot, apartment or building, in a project without registering with the authority.
In opaque, complicated markets like real estate, its best to stay away from generalisations.
Despite attractive offers and discounts, the realty players have not been able to revive market sentiments post Diwali in Tier-II towns of Punjab and Haryana.
Real estate business and market have so far been the monopoly of promoters, developers and builders.
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The Congress party's real estate bank has been receiving complaints from state units, and Priyanka Gandhi's first formal responsibility maybe to address these woes.
No other asset increases your wealth the way real estate does, says and if you are looking to make a lucrative investment which will surely give you the returns you deserve, property is the answer, says Saket Mohta.
Companies' rent and lease expenses have seen a significant decline relative to the money they make since the pandemic.
The owners of the cash-strapped Deccan Chargers sold the Indian Premier League franchise to a real estate company for an undisclosed sum. Deccan Chronicle Holdings, which paid $107 million for the franchise in 2008, informed the stock exchanges on Friday of their decision to sell the team to Kamla Landmarc, a Mumbai-based real estate company.
Gurugram, already established as the corporate hub of Delhi-NCR, is increasingly attracting developers from outside the region, drawn by robust end-user demand, premium pricing, and emerging development opportunities.
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The industry describes projects priced beyond Rs 5 crore (Rs 50 million) in Delhi and the National Capital Region region as luxury, but the benchmark is Rs 10 crore (Rs 100 million) for Mumbai.
Early this week, Sebi notified AIF regulations for private equity, hedge funds, venture capital funds and real estate funds, among others.
This year's Budget comes at a time when interest rates are still high and demand for real estate has remained poor.
Indiabulls Financial Services on Thursday said leading international real estate consultancy Knight Frank has valued its real estate business at Rs 15,125 crore (Rs 151.25 billion).
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The judgement came on a plea of 'Forum For People's Collective Efforts' , an umbrella homebuyers association, challenging the constitutional validity of West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act, 2017, which is more or less identical to the Centre's RERA.
Laws in several states are inconsistent with the model Bill passed by Parliament.
Telecom major Reliance Communications plans to monetise its real estate assets as it looks to pare debt.
According to villagers in the region, builders have been doing the rounds of the area, trying to spot suitable locations for residential projects.
Real estate is a major asset in India and it will be a "big scene" in the next 20-30 years, says investment guru Marc Faber.
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