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.
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.
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.
Market forces of demand and supply are the most potent determinants of price and the developments in the real estate industry during year 2011 is the latest example.
Lodha Developers have appointed the yoo design brand under the Creative Direction of Philippe Starck, to design a new residential development at New Cuffe Parade, Mumbai.
ArthVeda Fund Management (AVFM), a fund management arm of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL), India’s 3rd largest mortgage finance company, has launched its second real estate fund – ArthVeda Star.
The year 2011 can best be described as a lackluster year for Indian real estate sector. There were several headwinds that prevented the sector from delivering to its full potential.
What is in store for the real estate sector in 2012 remains the biggest question. Knight Frank believes in terms of the residential segment, the deadlock between the buyers and developers should break in favour of buyers.
The real estate sector in Punjab is likely to witness sluggishness in the run up to Assembly elections in the state next month.
Forget Mumbai which has been in the news for record dip in the property transactions. It is the Delhi-NCR that tops the list for unsold homes.