2012 promises the year to get real
One of the biggest problems afflicting the sector is its high level of debt. The debt load of 11 listed real estate companies stands at Rs.38,500 crore.
One of the biggest problems afflicting the sector is its high level of debt. The debt load of 11 listed real estate companies stands at Rs.38,500 crore.
A Knight Frank report suggests revenues of real estate companies have dropped by 19 per cent and profits have declined by 70 per cent, over the past four financial years, since 2007-08.
In the absence of any serious academic research, the sector in terms of brand presence & cutting edge competitiveness has been lacking, to say the least.
For how long can Indian real estate remain in a state of denial? It is time to get realistic with the ground realities that suggest pre-2007 days are over.
Market forces of demand and supply are the most potent determinants of price and the developments in the real estate industry during year 2011 is the latest example.
Track2Realty, the e newspaper on Indian real estate has launched India’s first real estate yearly handbook, Focus 2012.
Peninsula Land and Canada based Brookfield Asset Management have formed a 50:50 JV to launch a real estate fund for investments in India.
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.
Real estate agents, gems and precious metals traders will soon come under the ambit of country’s anti-money laundering law.
ArthVeda Fund Management, a unit of Dewan Housing Finance Corp. said on Tuesday, December 6, it plans to raise Rs.2 billion (about $40 million) to invest in greenfield real estate projects.