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Bengaluru real estate, a hotspot for PE funds

Bengaluru real estate, a hotspot for PE funds

Rediff.com21 May 2015

PE funds have invested Rs 13,000 cr into the property market in Bengaluru.

25 countries that saw biggest change in real estate loans

25 countries that saw biggest change in real estate loans

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

Let's take a look at nations that saw biggest change in real estate loans.

Should you rush to buy oil & gas, real estate stocks?

Should you rush to buy oil & gas, real estate stocks?

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

Though the developments are positive, analysts say the benefits will accrue only in the long run

Is the tide turning for real estate?

Is the tide turning for real estate?

Rediff.com26 Dec 2012

Analysts have turned bullish after success of some big launches and revival of home sales. There is optimism on rate cuts by RBI and hope for lower inflation; which may renew buyers' interest in real estate in coming months.

Builders welcome Real Estate Bill, provision of jail harsh

Builders welcome Real Estate Bill, provision of jail harsh

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

The new law would boost home buyer confidence as well as investment in the realty sector.

FDI inflow to real estate lowest in 4 years

FDI inflow to real estate lowest in 4 years

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

Between January and June 2011, PE investments in real estate reached $444 million, 47 per cent higher than the investments made in 2010 during the same period.

Five HOTTEST real estate cities to watch out for in India

Five HOTTEST real estate cities to watch out for in India

Rediff.com20 Dec 2011

Siddhesh Joglekar, founder of Estatelister.com lists out reasons why these five cities could emerge as the best real estate investments in the New Year.

With return to office, real estate investment trusts expected to do well

With return to office, real estate investment trusts expected to do well

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

Distribution yields could rise, but risk of Covid, higher interest rates remain.

Will Modi target gold and real estate next?

Will Modi target gold and real estate next?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

Speculation is rife that the Centre can take draconian steps such as mandatory e-passbooks for all real estate holdings and compulsory checking of every single safe deposit vault.

Loan growth, margins set to improve for banks in Q3

Loan growth, margins set to improve for banks in Q3

Rediff.com8 Jan 2026

The banking sector could see better loan growth in the third quarter of financial year 2026 (Q3FY26) with improved net interest margins (NIMs), though the full impact of latest rate cuts will be largely felt in the fourth quarter. There may be lower slippage in unsecured loans and microfinance institutions (MFIs) along with steady recovery trends, which should lower credit cost.

Buying real estate at property fairs? Beware!

Buying real estate at property fairs? Beware!

Rediff.com2 Feb 2012

Here's what you must watch out for while inquiring about real estate deals at property exhibitions.

DLF, Sobha: A good time to buy real estate and related stocks

DLF, Sobha: A good time to buy real estate and related stocks

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

Analysts, however, suggest investors remain selective on realty stocks and buy only where there is revenue visibility and a credible promoter backing.

Mumbai real estate market most unaffordable: Survey

Mumbai real estate market most unaffordable: Survey

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

National Capital Region and Bangalore's property prices are more reasonable.

'I don't see real estate prices coming down'

'I don't see real estate prices coming down'

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Real estate will prosper, small developers won't.

Budget 2018: What the real estate sector wants from FM Jaitley

Budget 2018: What the real estate sector wants from FM Jaitley

Rediff.com12 Jan 2018

The year 2018 is likely to be steady in terms of institutional investment into real estate

'Bengal IT project:Real estate land must be given'

'Bengal IT project:Real estate land must be given'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2009

The West Bengal government had early this month shelved the IT township project at Rajarhat in North 24 Parganas, where Wipro and Infosys were supposed to set up their units, after allegations of irregularities in allocation of land for the luxury Vedic Village resort surfaced.

How the Real Estate Bill will ease home-buying experience

How the Real Estate Bill will ease home-buying experience

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

The Bill comes at a time when prospective home buyers are avoiding under-construction projects, almost everywhere in the country, thereby drying up sources of interest-free funds for debt-ridden developer firms

The many impacts of the Real Estate Bill on home buyers

The many impacts of the Real Estate Bill on home buyers

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

The need for a regulatory authority has been felt since a long time in the real estate sector, struggling for many years due to tough market and economic conditions.

Gitanjali Gems forays into real estate biz

Gitanjali Gems forays into real estate biz

Rediff.com8 Jul 2010

Leading diamond jewellery manufacturer and retailer Gitanjali Gems Ltd is entering into real estate business through its maiden residential project at Borivli, in Mumbai's western suburb.

Homebuyers can't execute decree against promoters without personal liability: SC

Homebuyers can't execute decree against promoters without personal liability: SC

Rediff.com14 Jan 2026

The Supreme Court has clarified that a decree passed only against a real estate developer cannot be enforced against its directors or promoters in their personal capacity unless the original adjudication clearly finds them liable.

Why Are Real Estate Prices Zooming Up?

Why Are Real Estate Prices Zooming Up?

Rediff.com26 May 2022

'After Covid, people started looking for bigger houses with pools and landscaped gardens.' 'Even middle class buyers are looking at plots of land in smaller towns.'

Sebi clears decks for real estate trusts in India

Sebi clears decks for real estate trusts in India

Rediff.com29 Dec 2007

The much-awaited real estate investment trusts (REITs), which invest directly in real estate projects after collecting funds from investors through stock exchanges, are set to see their entry in Indian markets with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday putting out draft rules for such trusts.

Noida techie death: Car pulled out of pit after 3 days

Noida techie death: Car pulled out of pit after 3 days

Rediff.com20 Jan 2026

The car of a 27-year-old software engineer who died after his vehicle plunged into a water-filled pit in Noida has been recovered after a three-day operation.

Easier FDI rules for real estate likely

Easier FDI rules for real estate likely

Rediff.com28 Jan 2009

To ease the flow of foreign direct investment into real estate, the government is mulling a proposal that mixed development projects should be exempt from the minimum capitalisation and area development norms.

Parliamentary panel on real estate Bill seeks feedback

Parliamentary panel on real estate Bill seeks feedback

Rediff.com22 May 2015

The Congress and other opposition parties had opposed the amendments.

Why Morgan Stanley is so fascinated by India's real estate

Why Morgan Stanley is so fascinated by India's real estate

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

Morgan Stanley has big plans to invest in India's real estate.

India's most expensive real estate deals in 2012

India's most expensive real estate deals in 2012

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

Let's take a look at five most expensive property deals in 2012.

No taxing time for real estate: Govt

No taxing time for real estate: Govt

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

The government has said the net impact of the service tax on real estate construction would be only 3.3 per cent, since construction attracts service tax only on 33 per cent of the value.

Iran War Exposes Washington's Strategic Chaos

Iran War Exposes Washington's Strategic Chaos

Rediff.com12 Mar 2026

What we are watching is something different: A fog manufactured and maintained by the people who started the war, so that the question of why it was started never has to be answered, observes Prem Panicker in his must read blog on the war in the Middle East.

No Of Companies That Exited Sensex In 40 Years...

No Of Companies That Exited Sensex In 40 Years...

Rediff.com12 Jan 2026

There were 18 exits from the index between 1995 and 2000. The pace has since dropped to single-digit exits over every five-year period.

Trump Group To Invest Rs 1 Trillion In Telangana

Trump Group To Invest Rs 1 Trillion In Telangana

Rediff.com9 Dec 2025

The announcement comes a day after the state government proposed renaming a prominent stretch of road, running alongside the US consulate general, in Hyderabad as Donald Trump Avenue.

Top realtors bet on plotted development

Top realtors bet on plotted development

Rediff.com22 Dec 2025

India's leading real estate developers are accelerating their push into plotted development, a segment once dominated by unorganised players but now reshaped by branded offerings, faster cash flows and evolving buyer preferences. This strategic shift is visible across markets such as Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Gurugram, peripheries of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and even Tier-II cities.

Real estate prices in Maharashtra may dip

Real estate prices in Maharashtra may dip

Rediff.com31 Dec 2008

The property rates in the ready reckoner for Mahrashtra may drop marginally reflecting the subdued sentiments, sources said. A final decision may be taken on Wednesday. The property ready reckoner is prepared by the office of the inspector general of registration and stamp duties on the basis of transactions in real estate sector in respective areas.

Real estate: 7 common mistakes to avoid

Real estate: 7 common mistakes to avoid

Rediff.com24 Nov 2008

In bad times, informed investors, too, end up making mistakes in the real estate market. Here's how to avoid the pitfalls

Shapoorji's mega plan: 13 million sq ft of residential real estate

Shapoorji's mega plan: 13 million sq ft of residential real estate

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

According to property experts, this is the biggest plan by any developer at the moment.

ICICI Venture to float $2 bn real estate fund

ICICI Venture to float $2 bn real estate fund

Rediff.com16 Oct 2007

The fund, which will be launched next month, will have a tenure of ten years and the money will be invested in projects within three years. The fund from the country's largest private equity fund (it manages assets of over $2.5 billion in a diversified portfolio) comes just 18 months after it launched a real estate fund of $500 million. Of this, it has already invested 70 per cent in various projects.

RBI policy: Auto, real estate, banking gain

RBI policy: Auto, real estate, banking gain

Rediff.com21 Apr 2010

Monetary policy measures give temporary respite to rate-sensitive companies.

The US Is Turning The World Topsy-Turvy

The US Is Turning The World Topsy-Turvy

Rediff.com6 Feb 2026

A bewildered world is at a loss to find bilateral and multilateral measures to stop President Trump from pursuing his vision of a world unabashedly dominated by the United States, points out T P Sreenivasan.

NSEL scam: Real estate, agri land procured using investor funds

NSEL scam: Real estate, agri land procured using investor funds

Rediff.com3 Aug 2014

The prime accused deployed a modus operandi of claiming the investment in real estate purchased in the name of third party as unsecured loan

15 real estate trends to watch out for this year

15 real estate trends to watch out for this year

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

The real estate sector is set to enter a progressive phase in 2015.