2012 promises the year to get real
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.
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.
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.
Lodha Developers have appointed the yoo design brand under the Creative Direction of Philippe Starck, to design a new residential development at New Cuffe Parade, Mumbai.
What is in store for the real estate sector in 2012 remains the biggest question. Knight Frank believes in terms of the residential segment, the deadlock between the buyers and developers should break in favour of buyers.
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.
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.
Peninsula Land and Canada based Brookfield Asset Management have formed a 50:50 JV to launch a real estate fund for investments in India.
Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI), is organising its Property Show in Dubai, U.A.E. from January 12 – 14, 2012.
DLF is reportedly raising Rs.500 crore by sell of its stake in hotel subsidiary to Kolkata-based Square Four Housing & Infrastructure Private Ltd.
Unitech Ltd said on Monday, Dec 12, it has put on hold a plan to expand its infrastructure business and withdrawn another to merge two of its subsidiaries due to poor macroeconomic scenario.