Realty Bill may open new doors to transparent, secure home buying
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For many, buying a residential property is the biggest investment they make in their lifetime. Last week, the government released for public comments a draft Real Estate Regulation Bill, which is said to be on …

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Mumbai commercial property hit by the US financial crisis
Thursday, 23 Oct, 2008 – 13:35 | No Comment
Mumbai commercial property hit by the US financial crisis

The financial crisis in the US has affected the commercial property market in Mumbai commercial property market. Rentals in Mumbai are finally beginning to crack and deals for office space have slowed over 30 per …

PBAB, ICICI are offering cheaper home loans
Wednesday, 22 Oct, 2008 – 11:54 | No Comment
PBAB, ICICI are offering cheaper home loans

The Promoters and Builders Association of Pune (PBAP) has tied up with ICICI Bank to offer home loans at 10 per cent rate of interest to buyers, which will be applicable for 24 months after …

Organised retail to grow from 5 pc to 14-18% by 2015
Tuesday, 21 Oct, 2008 – 11:18 | No Comment
Organised retail to grow from 5 pc to 14-18% by 2015

Organised retail in India is expected to expand from the current 5 per cent of the total market to 14-18 per cent of total retail and reach the $450-billion mark in size by 2015, a …

Fall in US financial crisis hitting rental sector in India
Tuesday, 21 Oct, 2008 – 11:16 | No Comment
Fall in US financial crisis hitting rental sector in India

As the US moves towards securing its bailout plan for Wall Street financial institutions the fall out is hitting hard in India.
In Mumbai commercial rentals are beginning to crack and deals for office space have …

You can Buy a Home for the price if an Air Ticket
Tuesday, 21 Oct, 2008 – 11:15 | No Comment
You can Buy a Home for the price if an Air Ticket

Return tickets for Delhi-New York are priced around Rs 75,000, but with real estate prices crashing in the US, Indians could buy homes ther
e for the same amount! Thanks to the bottom falling out of …

SEZ consultants could earn a lakh a day in commission
Monday, 20 Oct, 2008 – 16:20 | No Comment
SEZ consultants could earn a lakh a day in commission

SEZ consultants, the new breed of middlemen, have a professional approach and they do not like to be called as agents, said Ulka Mahajan of the 24-Gaon Sangharsh Samiti.
Sanjay Saraf explained his work. “We help …

Retail investment in the country
Monday, 20 Oct, 2008 – 13:25 | No Comment
Retail investment in the country

Developers and private equity players are set to put India´s retail space market on full throttle with investments worth anywhere between $5 billion and $10 billion in FY09-FY10.
In moves that would lend retail space gigantic …

Realty loans slows down
Thursday, 16 Oct, 2008 – 17:17 | No Comment
Realty loans  slows down

The shortage of funds in the banking system has led to a slowdown in disbursal of loans by banks. Banks are being more selective in their disbursals and are holding back fund commitment to corporate …

Cube to invest £100m in UK
Thursday, 16 Oct, 2008 – 16:26 | No Comment
Cube to invest £100m in UK

London-based Cube Real Estate has raised a fund with enough capacity to invest £100 million (€127 million; $176 million) in UK property.
The Cubemaker Partnership will target multi-let commercial property and the principal investor is Ropemaker …

IDFC closes Fund III on $700m
Thursday, 16 Oct, 2008 – 16:23 | No Comment
IDFC closes Fund III on $700m

Mumbai-based IDFC Private Equity has closed its third infrastructure fund, IDFC Private Equity Fund III, with INR 33 billion ($700 million; €495 million) in commitments.
The fund, which had been targeting $600 million, saw its $700 …