Private equity (PE) funds may revive their interest in the real estate sector this year, after a lull of six to nine months, as valuations of properties have dropped by a third, making them attractive …
With real estate prices moving southwards, several banks and financial institutions are buying their own properties and shifting from rented and leased premises.
While the country’s largest financial institution, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), has …
The Union government plans to change foreign ownership rules in the real estate sector by scaling down the minimum area requirements for residential and commercial projects that have overseas investment.
Current foreign direct investment (FDI) norms …
The truckers’ strike has put a stop on the supply of sand, cement and other materials crucial for the construction sector to do its business. The big builders are anticipating the worst, but for most …
Greed for real estate may be reason for the 54-year-old B Ramalinga Raju’s sudden exit from Satyam Computer Services, India’s fourth-largest IT company.
The Raju family, said real estate industry sources, might figure among India’s top 10 …
The Reserve Bank of India’s draft guidelines on classification of commercial real estate exposure of banks may provide some relief on loans provided for acquisition of units in special economic zones.
On other counts, however, RBI …
The Kotak Realty Funds Group, the real estate arm of India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank, has raised $295 million (€218 million) for offshore clients to invest in the country’s property market.
Chief executive S Sriniwasan told Reuters …
Investing your money in real estate is not enough. Knowing where to invest is necessary for attractive gains in the property market. So which are the best places to invest in real estate in 2009? Global …
Things started to go wrong for the Indian real estate industry with the begining of 2008. Though the year began on a good enough note with big land deals like the Rs5000 crore BPTP deal in …
The ISB is planning to setup a centre of excellence to study the Indian real estate sector and to build knowledge databases for professional management of the industry.
The B-school already has five centres of excellence …
