Explaining the decent but not impressive quarterly performance, compared to the industry peers, the CEO of a listed real estate developer justified it with heavy concentration in the residential portfolio. According to him, the diversified portfolio of industry peers with income producing commercial spaces gives those companies an edge. More than an answer over his company’s performance, Track2Realty feels the statement raised an all important question: Does diversified portfolio give an edge to realty companies.
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The Supreme Court had directed a probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into alleged money laundering by the developers, that provided relief to over 42,000 home buyers of the Amrapali Group with the verdict.
During any impending general elections, real estate stakeholders conjecture exhaustively about the likely impact on the real estate market. Conventionally, the period between the announcement of the election date till the final result day is a period marked by caution and hesitancy in the overall real estate market.
The Indians seem to be quite aware of the challenges of mass housing, as is visible with nearly half of the respondent, 48 per cent questioning when land acquisition is going to be tougher how housing for all will be a reality.
No one would like to admit or put on record but privately most of the developers maintain that their major investors have pulled out of market, both for land finance as well as for investment in the under-construction inventory.
Contrary to the general perception that the eco system is getting tougher for the builders due to home buyers’ activism, vigilante media and judicial intervention, the facts suggest that the developers have been given too long ropes to cross the bridge over the buyers’ interests. As a matter of fact, there are many instances of amnesty to the developers in the last few years.
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