The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, Jan 3, imposed a cost of Rs.2 lakh on realty major DLF while dismissing its plea against market regulator SEBI’s order to probe an allegation that it duped a city-based businessman of Rs.34 crore.
Economic growth and real estate performance are two significantly intertwined characteristics. It is widely accepted fact that demand for real estate space is drawn and influenced from economic environment.
Indiabulls Real Estate announces its intention to buy-back its fully paid-up Equity Shares of face value Rs.2 each from the existing shareholder/beneficial owners of the Equity Shares of the Target Company through the open market.
Now at the year end it is time we conceptualized the idea of a compendium of yearly handbook that could serve as a ready reckoner to the sector, the media, HNIs and the investors who have keen interest in the Indian realty market.
Year 2011 was a challenging year for the Indian real estate sector. It was a year which brought to the mainstream need for policy level changes.
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.
DLF now extends its footprints further by launching a plotted development, Hyde Park Estate at DLF New Chandigarh and Park Place, a luxury apartment complex in Jalandhar.
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.