Realty Funds

Sentiment in realty sector drops in Dec qtr but remains positive: Report

The sentiment index is based on the survey of supply-side stakeholders like developers, investors and financial institutions

Despite interest rate hikes, listed realty firms see dip in cost of debt

Debt cost of eight listed players at lowest since pandemic

Walton Street invests Rs 165 cr in Sowparnika Homes' Bengaluru projects

Sowparnika caters to the middle-income/affordable segment with an average ticket size of Rs 50 lakh in a project close to key employment centres and IT Hubs

Abu Dhabi fund invests $500 mn in Kotak Investment's 13th real estate fund

With this new fund, KIAL has raised, managed or advised more than $3.3 billion under its real estate fund series

Godrej Properties net profit up 54% to Rs 55 cr, net income grows 13%

Company says it has added 6 new projects with a total saleable area of 6.34 million sq ft

Eldeco partners HDFC Capital to form Rs 350 cr fund for housing projects

Realty firm Eldeco group on Friday said it has partnered with HDFC Capital to set up Rs 350 crore fund to develop residential projects across many cities. Eldeco Infrastructure and Properties Ltd (EIPL), a privately held company of the Eldeco Group has "partnered with HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Fund 3 (H-CARE 3) for an investment of Rs 350 crore to create a platform to develop multiple residential projects across multiple cities." Currently, Eldeco has identified four residential developments in Delhi-NCR, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand for an initial investment of Rs 175 crore. Earlier, Eldeco Group had partnered with HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Fund 1 (H-CARE 1) to set up a Rs 150 crore platform for the development of low-rise and plotted development projects. The first project under this platform 'Eldeco Paradiso', a 35-acre plotted project in Panipat was launched in late March this year. Pankaj Bajaj, Chairman of Eldeco Group, said, "Eldeco is now present in

Adani's realty unit in talks to buy debt-laden Ozone group, says report

Adani's 10-year-old developer arm will be taking over the debt of Ozone which has been struggling to repay creditors.

Salarpuria growth mantra: Earn in realty, invest in new-age biz

Reportedly taking over consumer electronics biz of Cloudtail India, largest seller on Amazon

Real estate fund managers rush to raise fresh money as banks baulk

Early this week, ASK Property Investment Advisors (ASK PIA), the real estate private equity arm of ASK Group, launched a fund with a corpus of Rs 1,000 crore

Second Covid wave singes retail, hotel, financials and realty stocks

Many stocks in these sectors slip into 'bear market' territory

Maharashtra govt cuts stamp duty, other levies for realty transactions

Realtors cheered the announcement and said it would boost the demand for residential apartments and sales

Domestic realty funds launch stressed funds to tap stalled projects

With very low sales and financing from banks and NBFCs drying up, fund managers expect good returns from their investments, experts said

Realty fund managers cautious about investments after coronavirus lockdown

With demand being muted for at least the next six months, developers would face severe cashflow challenges which could slow down the pace of construction further, say Motilal Oswal

Unitech to seek aid from 25k cr realty fund to complete houses: Hiranandani

Besides Hiranandani, NBCC's former CMD A K Mittal, HDFC's Renu Sud Karnad and Embassy group chairman Jitu Virwani are part of the board.

Key policy steps taken by NDA govt this year to revive a sagging economy

Macroeconomic parameters have shown that the Indian economy is going through a rough patch. Here are the key policy decisions taken by the govt in 2019, to bring the India growth story back on track

Govt-backed AIF for distressed realty gets Rs 10,530 cr in first closing

SBI contribution pegged at Rs 1,000 cr; HDFC on board

Govt asks homebuyers to approach lenders for revival of their loans

Homebuyers of projects from Jaypee Infra and Amrapali group, among others, will not be able to avail of this fund

Three hurdles for the realty fund

While the real estate fund is desirable, the question is: Will this let reckless finance companies and obdurate real estate developers off the hook?

Govt's Rs 25,000-cr realty fund may see some 'structural challenges'

Srini Sriniwasan, managing director at Kotak Investment Advisors, said although the government has the right intentions, the devil is in the detail

Homebuyers body cheers govt's realty push, demands fund transparency

The move is likely to help 4.59 lakh housing units across the country. Only RERA-registered projects with positive networth will be provided funds.