Residential market defies all economic indicators-II
Track2Realty Exclusive Yearly Analysis: Experts say there are liquidity concerns…
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Caught between distress sale and debt trap-V
Track2Realty Exclusive-Yearly Analysis: Indian banks lending to real estate sector grew by 10.4% in the fiscal year ended March 2010 to Rs.5.8 trillion, contributing nearly 17% of their loan book, according to RBI data. Since then it has nosedived and now the government also wants public sector banks to focus more on home loans and to streamline lending norms to the real estate sector.
CCI modifies buyer-seller agreement in 2 DLF projects
Track2Realty: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has modified the agreement between DLF group and apartment owners in its two projects in Gurgaon for abuse of dominance, sending a strong message to realtors indulging in such practices.
Residential market defies all economic indicators-I
Track2Realty Exclusive Yearly Analysis: Residential real estate is defying the conventional wisdom of economics where a constant price hike is not benefitting the real estate companies either. Track2Realty finds with pressure on both the demand and supply side, residential real estate has gone into a vicious cycle of ever increasing cost, falling demand, liquidity crunch and last, but not the least, delay in approvals adding to the woes of the developers.
Competition Commission of India expects model agreement in DLF case to serve as benchmark
Track2Realty-Agencies: Competition Commission of India (CCI) is working on a model framework for commercial agreements between real estate developer and the property buyer, which it expects to serve as a benchmark for the industry.
CREDAI warns of investor, job losses in high tax Maharashtra
Track2Realty: Opposing the Maharashtra government’s decision to hike stamp duty and other taxes related to property, CREDAI has cautioned against capital flight from the State to neighbouring Gujarat and even to Jakarta.
Realty looks ahead of desperate times-II
Track2Realty Exclusive-Yearly Analysis:During the boom, many developers dreamt of transforming the urban landscape with millions of square feet of homes, offices and malls and set off on an aggressive expansion financed with debt that at 6 per cent interest was cheap by Indian standards. When the going was good, they went overboard with over ambitious big-ticket projects in various cities, many of which still remain stalled.
Revival is a strong statement in today’s market: Anshuman Magazine
Track2Realty Exclusive: Most of the real estate analysts believe the year 2012 has been pretty disappointing and actually a waste. Anshuman Magazine, CMD of CB Richard Ellis (South Asia), however, feels it was better than expected. He asserts when the global economy is down and the Indian GDP continuously nose diving, any movement is a positive indicator. In an Exclusive Interview with Track2Realty Magazine talks about the learning of the year and sounds cautious with the prospects of the year ahead.
Caught between distress sale and debt trap-III
Track2Realty Exclusive-Yearly Analysis: Leading developers are resorting to desperate measures like selling their land banks, half finished projects and other noncore assets to reduce the burgeoning debt burden. The situation is set to become worse as land banks have already started shrinking.
Effect of the global economy on India’s property market
Track2Realty: Real estate sentiment remained fragile through a major part of 2012, as the global economy continued to face strong and persistent headwinds. Economic activity in Europe is seen to be contracting, while growth in the US has been modest.