IIFL’s PE arm to enter realty with Rs 500-cr fund
IIFL Venture Capital Fund, the private equity arm of the India Infoline group, is reportedly raising Rs.500 crore for investing in real estate.
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Indian real estate sector outlook for 2012: Fitch Ratings
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.
Rental Housing can address urban housing problems
The ever-increasing housing needs in urban centers have caused home prices to shoot up to extremely unaffordable levels.
M3M shells out Rs 440 cr for DLF land in Gurgaon
M3M has bought 28 acres of land in Gurgaon from…
Investing in real estate private equity funds
The Indian real estate sector has grown rapidly over the last few years, with its stakeholder profile evolving from locally-focused, privately-owned enterprises to increasingly corporatized, professional organizations funded with public capital and having multiple market and product strategies.
Is Mumbai building enough?
According to the 2011 census, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region has over 23.5 million people. To house this population on the ground floor, assuming a household size of 4 and dwelling units of 900 sq ft per family which are laid wall to wall, we would need 121,384 acres of contiguous land.
Lessons learnt and road ahead in 2012-III
One of the main features of the real estate ecosystem is transparency. However, on the contrary, the market is considered as an information-inefficient market, where seller tends to provide less information to the buyer.
2012: Year of cautious optimism for real estate
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.
Lessons learnt and road ahead in 2012
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.
2012 promises the year to get real
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.