Rental Housing can address urban housing problems
The ever-increasing housing needs in urban centers have caused home prices to shoot up to extremely unaffordable levels.
The ever-increasing housing needs in urban centers have caused home prices to shoot up to extremely unaffordable levels.
IL&FS Investment Managers, India’s only listed private equity fund, has acquired 9.4% shareholding in an Indiabulls’ firm that is developing the 8.3-acre Bharat Mills at Worli in south central Mumbai.
In India, investor interest is also seeing a slowdown on account of the lower absorption of new developments and the disparity between investment returns and capital values.
The Supreme Court today admitted Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Limited (SIRECL’s) plea challenging the Securities Appellate Tribunal order directing it to refund around Rs.17,400 crore to investors who had invested in its OFCDs.
With benefits under STPI scheme gone and deadline to fully avail SEZ benefits set for March 2014, demand for SEZ space is expected to witness some momentum in 2012.
India has the second largest population in the world and is expected to overtake China by 2025. Fulfilling the housing needs of the Indian population which is growing at 1.41% annually is a tremendous challenge for the government today.
Analysts believe that further price correction may not happen in the metros and suburbs due to the holding capacity of the bigger developers, but lack of funding options may force some standalone local builders to drop prices.
In a macro economic perspective booms and slumps in realty market predominantly affect active investors and traders in property who want to make money on every deal they make.
BPTP is buying back Merrill Lynch’s 49% stake in its Crest office building in Gurgaon for Rs.180 crore. The developer has its corporate office in the same building.
John Macomber, Senior Lecturer in real estate, Harvard Business School, says, “I am wary of market timing by residential investors. If you need a home and can afford it, buy a home and hold it.”