In 2011 six big ticket real estate IPOs was expected to raise over $2.9 billion or Rs.13,000 crore. Emaar MGF, which could not raise money in the capital market in consecutive attempts even when market conditions were conducive.
Once a happy hunting ground, real estate sector has suddenly woken up to the reality that raising money through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) is getting harder with investors being lot more discerning today.
Indian developers will borrow about $1 billion from private equity funds this fiscal year at rates higher than banks, which are cutting loans to builders, Knight Frank assessment suggests.
With its focus on budget flats, the four-day MCHI Suburban Property Exhibition 2012 will kick-start at Maxus Mall, Bhayander West, on the Republic Day.
With the real estate industry facing a shortage of skilled manpower, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) has launched a skill development programme in Pune.
The Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) has claimed that the three-day India Realty Show 2012 organised at Dubai over the last week-end has evoked an enthusiastic response from among serious property buyers.
A recent industry report shows that FDI in 2010-11 was the lowest in the last four years. According to the FICCI-Ernst & Young real estate report, the FDI in the sector declined to 6 per cent of the total direct investment coming to India in 2010-11.
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.
India which is building the world’s second-tallest skyscraper, is catching up with China in an office building boom that may indicate that an economic slowdown is imminent, according to Barclays Capital Research.
Macro level forecast suggests Asia in general, and China and India in particular, will continue to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) despite the slowdown as Europe and the US continue to grapple with economic problems of their own.