China deflating realty bubble
Chinese officials are blaming the speculators for soaring property prices and have announced to build 36 million affordable homes over the next five years.
Chinese officials are blaming the speculators for soaring property prices and have announced to build 36 million affordable homes over the next five years.
Times Realty India 2011, a two-day exhibition being held in Dubai on the realty sector of India opens today in Dubai. The exhibition will see participation from some of the biggest organizations in the property industry from India.
Surging growth in emerging markets such as China and India will boost demand for real estate, although uncertainties such as an oil shock could pose major risks, economist Nouriel Roubini said on Thursday.
Real estate developers are trying to change perceptions. A new team of office bearers which took charge at the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) has announced to work on a set of measures that will help builders deliver projects on time, redress customer grievances and improve governance to change image and perception of the sector.
Suspecting the use of black money to finance deals in the country’s booming real estate sector, the Income Tax Department is keeping close tabs on the sources of funding for developers’ lucrative projects.
Shares in developer DB Realty hit a record low on Monday after its Managing Director Shahid Balwa, embroiled in a widening telecom corruption investigation, resigned from his position.
With only $400-500 million of foreign funds flowed into the Indian real estate sector in 2009-10, the outlook ahead seems to be far from being rosy.
At least four firms, Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd (Ansal API), Emaar MGF Land Ltd, Kumar Urban Development Ltd and Paranjape Schemes Constructions Ltd, have received fresh sanctions from banks, although overall lending to the sector remains subdued.
For the Union Budget 2011-12, rising inflation, tight liquidity, high interest rate, industrial slowdown, delayed reforms and negative market sentiment were some of the key concerns to address.
Real Estate developers across the country have termed the Union Budget 2011-12 as a tie cricket match which can’t be termed as won or lost. However, they are all unanimous that it is not a game changer budget for the sector.