Banks too fell prey to Emaar MGF
While 560-odd investors were duped by Emaar MGF, banks too were defrauded.
While 560-odd investors were duped by Emaar MGF, banks too were defrauded.
It may well go down as one of the biggest real estate scams in the country. The controversial Commonwealth Games village builder, Emaar MGF, has fraudulently sold off over 560 plots it did not own to unsuspecting buyers in Mohali (Punjab).
The two Sahara Group companies have moved the Supreme Court challenging the sectoral tribunal’s order asking the Group to refund around Rs.24,000 crore to investors.
The global debt funding gap is estimated to total US$142bn over the next three years (2012-2014) according to latest research from DTZ.
The impact of slowdown is already being felt on the real estate market with residential segment witnessing sluggish demand across all the major cities.
Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh today refuted the charge that National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) had caused labour shortage in sectors like agriculture and construction.
While the real estate market looks subdued with the sector weathering a host of issues, this is not a good news either. DLF’s Chairman K P Singh is out of the top ten list of Forbes.
Milestone Capital, which is looking for potential buyers after its founder Ved Prakash Arya died in a freak accident two months ago, has found another suitor, Piramal Group.
EMAAR MGF has bagged the “Prashansa Patra” award 2010 from the National Safety Council of India for its Boulder Hills, Excelsior Residential Project, a 7 acre high-rise project in Hyderabad.
It may surprise to many, but the fact is that the housing finance sector has steadily and consistently been posting impressive growth, despite the numerous challenges in the sector.