REITS
REITs will offer financing as well as exit options to the developers and investors. It is expected that REITs will bring a lot of action in the real estate market. The go-ahead to the real estate investment trust by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will enhance the depth of the country’s commercial [...] Continue Reading »
Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) in India will require such bodies to take adequate insurance cover for their realty assets. This needs to be done to safeguard the investors’ interest. The new norms should bar them from promising any guaranteed returns. The detailed norms about REITs which will be made public soon, will also contain [...] Continue Reading »
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is all set to approve the guidelines for real estate investment trust (REITs) and other infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) at its board meeting on the August 10 in the capital. The Narendra Modi government had announced plans for such trusts in the July 10 Budget that was [...] Continue Reading »
The Government is expected to give tax benefits to listed Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment Trusts. As according to sources any capital gains tax on units of InvITs would be levied only at the time of ultimate disposal of the units of the sponsor under the new norms. Although the sponsor would not be entitled [...] Continue Reading »
The year 2014 looks promising for REITs or Real Estate Investment Trusts. Anticipating a go ahead in this year’s budget, the trusts offer hope to realty developers who are struggling with low sales and high fund costs. Like mutual funds, REITs can be traded and listed in exchanges. They are tax-free and invest in malls, [...] Continue Reading »
In the past three years, real estate has been one of the worst hit industries. It has suffered due to various reasons — land prices have stagnated, housing demand has stagnated, commercial demand has shrunk, interest rates have gone up. Access to capital for real estate firms has been restricted by RBI and other factor [...] Continue Reading »
The real estate sector facing crisis is neglected by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government but now the realty sector is banking its hopes on Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to improve its prospects. In the phase of economic instability, the real estate sector has been facing some stress. The industry is looking [...] Continue Reading »
If you are looking to purchase commercial space than, this good time to look at commercial spaces which are on top in most markets. After the financial crisis of 2008, prices in markets such as Mumbai plunge 30 percent. Currently the demand is increasing little up and the economy reviving because of which investors can [...] Continue Reading »
