DLF plans to cut debt by Rs 3,000 cr
DLF plans to reduce its debt by Rs.2,500-3,000 crore by the end of this financial year, according to Group Executive Director Rajeev Talwar.
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Verdict may open Pandora’s Box for real estate sector
The country’s competition regulator is planning to initiate an investigation next week to find whether the practices for which it fined DLF Rs.630 crore on Tuesday are the norm at other real estate companies too.
Need of market research for homebuyers
The Google search of Ratan Pandit, a prospective homebuyer, for Noida Extension market completely confused him. With various conflicting reports where one of the property consultancy firms endorsing the market as future investment magnet and the other one advising to stay away due to over-supply in this market, this homebuyer could not reach to any conclusion. Even various property listing sites were of not much use in terms of the understanding of the given market.
Smart DNA across cities of Gujarat
Track2Realty Exclusive: At a time when the buzz word across the country has been the inevitable reality of urbanisation and the need to create smart cities the urban planners are wondering which are the Indian cities that can claim to be close to the desired smart index. More importantly, which are the cities that have managed urban development along with the pace of business and economy to emerge as the truly developed cities with self sustaining physical and social infrastructure that could be a magnet for big ticket investment?
Puzzle of defining demand in real market
Track2Realty Exclusive: Every project is launched with the presumption of existing demand in the given catchment area. If that be the reason the sector should not have been sitting over a record inventory. Track2Realty tries to explore what defines demand and how the flawed concept of demand leads to demand-supply mismatch. It is a grey zone for the real estate which hits where it hurts the most to the developers, yet most of them try to justify launches and shrug off the subject.
CREDAI recommendation for reforms
Track2Realty Exclusive: Administrative Reforms
A. Single window clearance for building approval.
B. Uniform and simplified building permissible rules.
C. No discretionary stoppage of work after granting approval for commencement without hearing by regulator/civil court.
D. Mindset reform; special campaign for political leaders and bureaucrats to support/accelerate growth, remove impediments.
E. To put mandatory block mentioning following in every order/permission, Date of application, Potential investment, Potential contribution to GDP in rupees, Potential new employment generation, Date of sanction, Number of days delay beyond permissible limit, reasons.
Final report on realty approvals to be submitted by month-end
Track2Realty-Agencies: The committee appointed by the Ministry of Urban Development to streamline approval procedures for real estate projects is expected to submit its report by the month-end, a senior official said here on Thursday, Nov 1.