Amrapali in funding talks with PE firms
Amrapali Group is negotiating to raise about Rs.220 crore from private equity (PE) firms to fund the construction of two of its large residential projects in Noida.
Amrapali Group is negotiating to raise about Rs.220 crore from private equity (PE) firms to fund the construction of two of its large residential projects in Noida.
Through the course of 2010, the realty sector evened out into a level playing field, with enough traction in the market to hold investor interest, with several on-going projects being delivered and others being launched.
Emaar Properties has used Dubai Mall, one of the world’s largest shopping centres, as collateral to secure Dh3.6 billion (US$980 million) of financing from a trio of UAE banks.
Though a depreciating rupee has its fall out on all other economic activity, it is rather helping the Indian property market.
At a time when interest rates on home loans are hovering around 11-14 per cent, realty firm BPTP has joined hands with private sector lender HDFC to finance new purchases of houses at just 5.99 per cent for a limited period till December 31.
Track2Realty, the e newspaper on Indian real estate has launched India’s first real estate yearly handbook, Focus 2012.
Godrej Properties has entered into a joint venture to develop a group housing project in Undri, Pune.
Peninsula Land and Canada based Brookfield Asset Management have formed a 50:50 JV to launch a real estate fund for investments in India.
Investment in real estate sector in Punjab may slow down due to Assembly elections in the early part of next year, a senior official of DLF India said in Chandigarh.
Kotak Realty Fund, owned by India’s fifth largest private sector lender by revenue, raised Rs.523 crore to lend to real estate developers with an assured return.