Page 41 - Real Estate

Housing prices up 9% in one year across 9 cities despite demand slowdown

According to the data, Hyderabad saw the maximum increase of 9 per cent in basic selling price to Rs 5,434 per sq ft

Covid-19 impact: Institutional investments in realty fall 58% in March qtr

Total investments in FY 2019-20 have been the lowest in four years, down by 13% to $4.26 billion over previous year levels of $ 4.78 billion

Every developer's top priority will be liquidity generation: Sharad Mittal

'Repo rates are at a 16 year low and this can bring the much needed stimulus to the sector, both at the retail and wholesale levels, if banks pass on the benefit to borrowers'

Property developers get a leg up as RBI lists steps helping liquidity

Central bank provides Rs 10,000 crore as refinancing to National Housing Bank (NHB) to support housing finance companies.

Bengaluru-based real estate start-up NoBroker raises $30 mn

Ranging from rental, sale, or resale, to post transaction services like loans, packers and movers, legal documentation, online rent payment, interiors, NoBroker offers a bouquet of real estate service

Info Edge's prized assets Naukri, 99acres fall prey to Covid-19, lockdown

Valuations still not fair, given uncertainty over revenues

Covid-19 crisis: Real estate sentiment hits all-time low in March quarter

The survey found that the current and future sentiment score has nosedived to the lowest levels in Q1 2020 in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.

Realty check: Current rates and unit sizes in Rs 1-1.5 cr price range

If you are looking at buying real estate, an idea about prevailing rates would come in handy

Cement, paint, pipes: Will construction relaxation aid these sectors?

With the demand likely to remain tepid even after the lockdown is lifted, analysts suggest picking stocks from long-term perspective and focus on firms with low debt levels and a healthy order book

'Come up with solutions': Gadkari asks realtors to give plan for revival

Develop mass housing projects in tier 3 and 4 cities, minister tells industry association.

ASK Group plans to launch Rs 1,000-crore property fund post lockdown

The fund manager feels there is good demand from first time homebuyers and developers need capital in the current scenario

As brands step in for relief measures, experts say stay away from publicity

From providing meals and masks to funding medical equipment, it is time to let the work speak for the brand, say experts

Coronavirus impact: Naredco seeks $200 billion stimulus package from govt

Naredco president Niranjan Hiranandani calls for six-month suspension of insolvency law, wants stimulus package for all industries put together to be at least 10% of GDP

Hit by coronavirus lockdown, residential builders stare at a bleak 2020

CREDAI-MCHI, a body of developers in Mumbai, has pegged the drop in sales booking at around 80 per cent in the February-March period this year

Residential bookings in Mumbai region fall 78% in February-March: Report

The report noted that RBI's three month moratorium on term loan instalments is expected to release some pressure off the developers.

Coronavirus: Housing sales may fall 35%, office space demand may shrink 30%

The pandemic would also adversely impact commercial (office and retail) real estate segment, which had been performing well during the last few years despite slowdown in the overall property market

Planning to take a home loan? Step-up is a good option in difficult times

Real estate prices are reasonable. Loan rates are also affordable - as low as 7.9 per cent for certain banks

Realty firms see liquidity improving, demand boost over RBI rate cut

The new announcements would help lift home buyer sentiment, kick-starting the demand cycle for mid-range homes and in affordable housing

Buyers confined indoors, realtors switch online to conduct businesses

The Hiranandani group of developers also had some deals seeing online closure

Coronavirus lockdown to delay realty projects, affect sales, says Anarock

India Ratings and Research said on Wednesday that the lockdown imposed by state governments would hit infrastructure construction in the big cities