Edelweiss Housing targets Rs 1000 cr loan biz by 2015
Edelweiss Housing Finance Ltd (EHFL), the housing finance arm of Edelweiss Group, has launched its operations in Pune.
Edelweiss Housing Finance Ltd (EHFL), the housing finance arm of Edelweiss Group, has launched its operations in Pune.
Despite an increase in the share of commercial investments to 42% in Q1 2024 from 39% a year earlier, they declined by 52% in value terms. Similarly, the share of residential investments also increased to 41% in Q1 2024 from 27% in Q1 2023. However, investments declined by 33% annually in value terms. Investments significantly decreased by 73% in the industrial and warehousing sector in Q1 2024 over the previous year.
As per Colliers Research, RERA and GST compliance will remain a challenge for several developers for at least the next six months. We expect a decline in the number of launches in H2 2017. However, the sales are likely to pick up during the festive season due to higher optimism among buyers after RERA.
The combined net debt of India’s 11 listed developers rose 15 percent in the 12 months through June to 385 billion rupees, according to Mumbai-based Edelweiss Securities Ltd.
It may surprise to many, but the fact is that the housing finance sector has steadily and consistently been posting impressive growth, despite the numerous challenges in the sector.
Continuous rise in interest rates by the banks is dampening the effort of the real estate companies to reduce debt by selling non-core assets.
The debt load of 11 listed real estate companies in the country has risen 15%, or by Rs.5,000 crore, to Rs.38,500 crore in the last 12 months.
It’s been a weak start to the year for the Mumbai real estate market with the number of property sales registered in India’s financial capital continuing to fall for the second consecutive month.
With liquidity from traditional channels like banks and equity markets drying up for property developers, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have raised rates for loans to real estate companies by two-three percentage points (200-300 basis points). The rates have gone up from 15-19 per cent to 17-22 per cent. The rates vary according to the developer, the project and the requirement of the company, say NBFCs and consultants.