Real estate investments funds in India – Opportunity Awaits

REITs in India – Opportunity Awaits By Mr. Ramesh Nair - CEO & Country Head, JLL India Considering the capital-intensive nature of the commercial real estate sector as an investment avenue and also the limited investment opportunities with regards to high-grade office ass…

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Infrastructure of a location :Guidelines For Homebuyers & Investors...!

Well-established  Infrastructure:  The Key Real Estate Investment Criterion.. - by Mr. Anil Pharande, CMD – Pharande Spaces We keep hearing the term 'market drivers' being used in real estate. What are they? Market drivers can be defined as developments in an area that …

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Budget 2015-'16: Tax-free infra bonds worth Rs 20,000 crore to be introduced

Budget 2015-2016:  Tax-free infrastructure bonds worth Rs 20,000 crore to be introduced Tax-Free Infrastructure bonds are back.  Keeping the focus on the infrastructure development, especially for railways & roads, the finance minister Mr. Arun Jailty announced that the bo…

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BJP's Majority Show: Impact On Infrastructure & Real Estate Initiatives..

BJP's Majority Show:  Impact On Infrastructure  And Real Estate Initiatives  by Mr. Ramesh Nair, JLL India With Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) remarkable show in Maharashtra, the state is likely to fuel a fresh lease of life in its infrastructure projects across all sec…

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How Infrastructure Projects Influence Indian Real Estate Values

Mr. Saugata Maitra, JLL India It is an established fact that scheduled infrastructure projects tend to increase the value of properties in the adjoining areas. This occurs because the infrastructure project becomes a part of USP for the developers or property owners. There h…

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Goldman closes real estate fund at $ 420 Crore..

Goldman Sachs Group which shifted its real estate focus to lending from buying properties after the financial crisis, completed fundraising for its second real estate credit pool at $ 420 Crore. The New York-based firm raised $180 crore in equity pledges from institutions …

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Mumbai Real Estate Firm Ackruti Defaults on Rs. 100 Cr NCDs

According to rating agency Brickwork, Hubtown, formerly Ackruti City, a leading Mumbai real estate company, has defaulted on the repayment of interest and principal on Rs. 100 crore non-convertible debentures. The agency Brickwork, which was informed about the default by deb…

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National Housing Bank’s Tax-free Bonds Issue Opens..!

National Housing Bank (NHB) tap the market on yesterday with a public offering of tax-free bonds. The housing finance regulator NHB  use all the funds mobilised in the nature of non-convertible debentures to promote low-income housing in the urban areas, Mr.R.V. Verma, Chair…

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HDFC AMC: To Launch Real Estate Fund Soon

HDFC Asset Management (AMC), backed by HDFC & Standard Life Investments, is looking at launching a real estate fund early 2013. Though sources put the fund size at about Rs. 1,500 crore Mr. Milind Barve, MD, HDFC AMC, Said, ''The company has not yet decided the to…

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HUDCO : Tax Free Bonds Issue, Raise up to Rs. 5,000 Cr..!

Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) will launch a public issue of tax-free bonds this month (January, 2013) to raise up to Rs. 5,000 crore for financing low-cost housing and urban infrastructure projects. Retail Investors..! For retail investors, the bond is…

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IIFCL: Tax Free Bond Issue, Offers 7.90% Returns.. !

State owned India Infrastructure Finance (IIFCL) on recently said it plans to raise up to Rs. 9,215 cr through tax-free bonds to fund infrastructure projects in India.. Mr. S.K. Goel, CMD, IIFCL said,  “ The company plan to raise Rs 1,500 crore with greenshoe option up to th…

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Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation: Inclusion of Affordable Housing in Infrastructure List.!

To provide cheaper homes for LIG (lower income groups), the ministry of HUPA (Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation) is working for the inclusion of affordable Housing in the infrastructure list. Household Income Limit Up ..! Minister for HUPA Mr. Ajay Maken said, Oue ministr…

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