FDI
Government of India’s decision to blacklist Cyprus for not providing tax data is set to hit developers and realty funds. Investors who have taken funds through Cyprus are likely to face a big decline in returns as developers will now be expected to withhold higher tax amounts. The investments have now jumped to 30% which [...] Continue Reading »
Indian companies can access funds from abroad through External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) of different kinds. In general, ECB pertains to commercial loans in the form of bank loans, buyers’ credit, suppliers’ credit, securitized instruments (like floating rate notes and fixed rate bonds, non-convertible, optionally convertible or partially convertible preference shares) obtained from non-resident lenders with [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi- In order to promote low-cost housing projects, the government is planning to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in such projects, subject to a host of conditions, including a lock-in period and minimum capital requirements. At present, FDI is banned in the real estate business but 100 percent FDIis allowed in the construction development projects [...] Continue Reading »
Private equity (PE) investments in real estate are showing an uptrend in recent times despite the slump in real estate in India. As per Real Estate Investment Market Report by consultant Cushman and Wakefield, the trend in investments has rose to 7 percent in 2012 resulting in Rs 6,200 crore. Most of the investments were made in ready income generating [...] Continue Reading »
A report by Knight Frank Research has found that Technical Group on the Estimation of Housing Shortage has claimed that India has shortage in fresh supply of properties and the number has gone up to 18.78 million in 2012. The slum population is approximated at 94.98 million in 2012 which is more as against mere 1.6 million [...] Continue Reading »
Odisha’s realty developers has welcomed the decision by the Union government to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail. Developers feel that this move will boost the real estate sector. It is said that this move will not only help the real estate sector, it will also contribute to the state’s economy [...] Continue Reading »
While the government’s announcement of allowing Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) into retail sector has been drawing mixed responses throughout the country, the housing developers have welcomed the reform. Hailing the UPA government’s decision, the housing developer community called for accelerating the economic reforms process by covering the realty sector. The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations [...] Continue Reading »
Foreign investors are funding Indian real estate market after the release of Press note 2 in 2005 which opened up construction and development for Foreign direct investment (FDI). Many investors who had invested at that time, largely in residential sector, are now heading towards maturity and are withdrawing their prime investments. According to a report [...] Continue Reading »
With the new amendment made on the ceiling on land holding bill, the future of the township and large housing complex projects has been barred. West Bengal legislative assembly removed the township project from the exemption list of the ceiling on land holding bill. According to the state government, construction of large township is not [...] Continue Reading »
The industry status is what the property consultants are demanding in the upcoming realty budget! Tax exemption on home loans and incentives to promote affordable housing segment is all what the real estate players are demanding for! Also, the realty players want to create a demand for retail space in shopping malls for the Foreign [...] Continue Reading »
