Page 18 - Real Estate

China's bad debt funds are no white knights for its crumbling real estate

Aggressive lending to embattled developers during the sector's boom years has beset the $730 billion funds with heavy credit losses, sending their bonds tumbling

A few bumps aside, road ahead is largely smooth for Infra developers

Though competition is very high, stabilisation of commodity, input and energy prices should support margins

Transactions in Indian retail sector up 160% in H1 of CY2022: CBRE study

Pent-up demand from customers post-pandemic for immersive engagement and convenient in-store experiences has driven productivity at retail spaces, says report

Can China's real estate crisis crash the global economy?

Chinese real estate bubble is finally bursting. People are hitting the roads in protests while the government is trying hard to douse the flames. Here's an insight into the brewing crisis in China

Warehousing, logistics space leasing down 9% across 7 cities in Jan-June

High inflation and global headwinds slowed down demand for warehousing and logistics spaces during January-June as leasing dipped 9 per cent annually across top seven cities, a report said. The US-based property consultant Vestian said in a report that the total absorption across the seven key cities -- Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata -- was recorded at 13.16 million square feet. "This depicted a decline of 9 per cent over the quantum of warehousing space leased in H1 2021," it pointed out. The consultant attributed the slowdown in the market to "increasing inflation and global headwinds from geopolitical conditions impacting the supply chain ecosystem and business environment." Delhi-NCR, Pune and Mumbai accounted for 56 per cent share of the total absorption during the year. The Delhi-NCR market saw leasing of 2.8 million square feet, followed by Pune 2.45 million square feet, Mumbai 2.17 million square feet, Bengaluru 1.8 million square feet,

China starts probing property executives for possible law violations

Chinese authorities said they were investigating at least four current and former top managers, including Xiamen C&D Real Estate Chairman Zhuang Yuekai, who is suspected of "serious" law violations

Chinese firm Evergrande's fall should also serve as a warning to Vietnam

China Evergrande Group's debt blowup, with the tumbling home prices and mortgage boycotts that followed, have sent the economy into its deepest spin since the Cultural Revolution

Chinese banks inflating loan numbers amid struggle to meet govt demands

Some state-owned Chinese banks are extending loans to companies and then allowing them to deposit funds at the same interest rate

Luxury housing sales double in H1 2022, Mumbai region takes top spot

14% of 184,000 units sold in the top seven Indian cities in the period were luxury homes

China plans $29 bn in special loans to troubled developers: Report

Hundreds of thousands of middle-class Chinese have been caught in limbo after making down payments and taking out loans on properties that cash-strapped developers are now struggling to complete

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Chinese govt seeks to stabilise property market with loans, lower rates

Chinese banks lowered their benchmark lending rates while authorities stepped up support for the property market with additional loans, a govt-guided attempt at alleviating a worsening housing crisis

Demand for rental residential houses rose by 10-20% in 2022: Report

The highest rise in the demand for rental houses was seen in Mumbai and Bengaluru. In both the cities, the demand rose by 15-20 per cent as compared to 2019

2022 Housing sales to breach pre-Covid levels despite rate hikes: Industry

India's residential market is expected to sustain demand momentum despite rise in mortgage and property rates as sales this year across the top 7 cities are likely to breach pre-pandemic level of 2.62 lakh units, industry players said. After braving four back-to-back disruptions in form of demonetisation, RERA, GST and COVID-19 in the last 6 years, industry experts feel the housing market is going through a lot of structural changes and is now at the start of a long-term upcycle. Homebuyers body FPCE gives credit to the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) under the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016 for this improved buying sentiment. All major listed real estate developers posted record sales bookings in the last fiscal and have given guidance that their sales numbers in FY'23 will be even better. However, if the overall market is taken into account and not just listed entities, the RBI's decision to hike interest rates by a cumulative 140 basis points and ...

Saudi Arabia's economy is booming and this time it isn't only about oil

The property market of Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest exporter of oil, is red-hot as income from a spike in energy prices flows through the economy

Shaky scaffolding: Why is China's real estate sector facing a crisis?

Big property developers in China, like Evergrande, are facing a massive shortfall of money, dragging down the sector along with the home demand and prices

Donad Trump asks appeals court to scrap New York probe of his assets

Trump's lawyer asked a federal appeals court to block New York's investigation into potentially fraudulent asset valuations at his sprawling real-estate company

Unicorn status to WeWork co-founder's real estate startup 'Flow' pre-launch

WeWork co-founder and former CEO Adam Neumann receives $350 million funding from top investment fund Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) for his upcoming business named Flow

Hines plans to develop 900,000 sq ft office building in Mumbai foray

In a statement on Monday, Hines said it has entered into the Mumbai office market with a new development that will feature a 30-storey grade A office building

China home prices fall for 11th month as mortgage 'boycott' continues

New home prices in 70 cities, excluding state-subsidized housing, declined 0.11% from June, when they sank 0.1%, National Bureau of Statistics figures showed Monday