Real Estate Investment Trusts
With the objective of monetising commercial assets in the next fiscal year, DLF, one of India’s largest realty companies has announced its plans of launching Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) s. It is also reportedly looking for global players to enter into partnership. By the coming year, DLF India plans to launch another sizeable REIT [...] Continue Reading »
If the Government passes the tax relief by the end of March 2015, we can have around $10billion in Real Estate Investment Trust. India has experienced a dramatic recovery in the real estate market and is to be in sync with other real estate business of Asia-Pacific belt. Strategically, India is ought to me more [...] Continue Reading »
The new tax rules seems unattractive to initiate selling of securities within 3 years. The announcement of rules regarding setting up of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) is likely to spur $20 billion property development in India. Market sentiments report that unless the country’s tax code is revised, REITs may find it difficult to take [...] Continue Reading »
The Real Estate Investment Trusts will be helping to attract more funds into the realty sector and there is no need to provide more tax concessions for it. One of the senior government officials made this statement yesterday. REITs and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) are being expected to bring in more global investment and also [...] Continue Reading »
With new instruments like real estate and infrastructure investment trusts coming up, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has set up a panel of experts, headed by former Sebi chief GN Bajpai, to review investment norms for National Pension System (NPS) schemes for the private sector. PFRDA chairman RV Verma said that the [...] Continue Reading »
When the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his maiden budget on July 10 this year, there was a lot of expectation in the real estate and infrastructure sector as they were hoping that the new government will take measures to give a boost to these ailing sectors. This year’s budget saw the amendments enacted in [...] Continue Reading »
The possible introduction of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in India and its impact is perhaps one of the most talked about subjects among Indian real estate experts. It’s all the more intriguing from the perspective of retail as well as institutional investors. A REIT, in simple terms, is a group of income-producing assets backed [...] Continue Reading »
The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was addressing the crowd at a realtors conclave organised by the National Real Estate Development Council in Mumbai on Wednesday. He mentioned in that conclave that his ministry will take into consideration all the possible steps to fulfil the agenda of the PM Narendra Modi’s plan to ensure housing for all [...] Continue Reading »
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are finally a formalised concept in India after SEBI approval on August 10. This instrument will bring better and faster funding for the real estate sector and has been welcomed by the stakeholders in the sector. While the developers lobby is elated at the prospect of an increased interest from [...] Continue Reading »
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd now is the second largest real estate developer by market capitalization after DLF Ltd and they have great expansion plans. They are considering expanding beyond southern India. Post the budget which was unveiled by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the real estate sector is showing a lot of activities. There is a [...] Continue Reading »
