Real estate welcomes CRR cut by RBI
The real estate sector has welcomed the CRR rate cut by the RBI and said it will help revive demand in the housing segment.
The real estate sector has welcomed the CRR rate cut by the RBI and said it will help revive demand in the housing segment.
Judging by feedback obtained from a cross-section of Indian retail players, it emerges that most retailers perceived 2011 to be a flat year.
Hindustan Construction Company Ltd plans to sell part of its real estate and infrastructure units, as well as aggressively chase outstanding payments with state-run companies to reduce its debt, a senior executive said.
Fitch Ratings’ outlook for 2012 for the Indian real estate sector is negative due to weak overall demand and higher construction costs, which are likely to continue to squeeze margins.
Rising cost and falling transactions are taking their toll on the property market in both the Delhi-NCR and Mumbai.
With the market set to bottom by out by the second quarter of 2012, we will see the beginning of a recovery in the city’s residential real estate fortunes by the second half of the year.
The much anticipated opening up of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail has renewed interest of several large international retailers in Indian retail market.
A real estate regulator will enforce public disclosure and bring in much needed transparency and accountability in the sector and there is overwhelming support for setting up such an entity.
Issues concerning the regulation and development of real estate were discussed on Wednesday, Jan 11, by the government with various stakeholders.
Regulation is required for any industry to function properly and the real estate industry is no exception. The market is being manipulated by the big and influential real estate lobby causing large inequities in resource and product allocation.