Monthly Archives: July 2008

Net Profit Of Leading Property Developers Rose In Ist Quarter Of FY09

Aided by revenues from mid-income houses, net profit of property developers, such as Unitech and Puravankara Projects, rose in the first quarter of FY09, beating analyst expectations.
Unitech, the country’s largest listed developer, posted a 15.7 % growth in net profit during the quarter, mainly due to higher realisations the company made in the mid-income segment [...]

Sunil Mantri To Develop Township

Real estate firm Sunil Mantri said that it will invest Rs 2,000 crore on developing a 2,000-acre residential project in Gwalior over the next decade.
The company signed an MoU with the Special Area Development Authority, Gwalior, to carry out the project under public-private-partnership model, the company said in a statement.
As per the MoU, the realty [...]

Fluctuation And Deviating Real Estate Prices

The question that bothers a lot of prospective home buyers is whether they will miss the bus if they wait any further. However, the right question should be: Can I afford to buy a house today? Even if you are one of those blessed ones, the thought should be: Is it a fair price for [...]

Red Fort Capital Joined Hands With Godrej Properties

Red Fort Capital, a private equity fund focused on real estate development, is in advance stages of negotiations with six developers for an equal number of projects worth Rs 4,000 crore in the metros across India.
The PE fund joined hands with Godrej Properties to develop an IT park in Kolkata, where Red Fort Capital has [...]

REMF Cleared By Finance Ministry

The cloud on real estate mutual funds (REMF) has lifted. The finance ministry has brushed aside RBI’s concerns of REMFs violating foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in the realty sector. North Block has said the central bank’s concern stating that REMF scheme notified by Sebi in April contradicted FDI norms was unwarranted.
The finance ministry view [...]

Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd To Rs 900 Crore In Sonepat

Leading realty developer Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd  said it will invest Rs 900 crore for developing a 250-acre engineering-based Special Economic Zone at Sonepat in Haryana.

Investment Cos Selling Assets At Throwaway Prices

Lack of provisions in the country’s bankruptcy laws to deal with cross-border insolvency may force Western investment companies hit by global credit crunch to sell off their assets in the country at throwaway prices instead of being able to sell their worldwide assets in one go to obtain a better price.
Since Indian courts do not [...]

PE Fund Picks 40% In Amrapali SPV

Private equity fund SUN-Apollo Ventures has invested Rs 300 crore for 35-40% equity in an SPV of Noida-based realty firm Amrapali group.
SUN-Apollo is a joint venture between Delhi-based Khemka family’s SUN group and US-based private equity fund Apollo Real Estate Advisors. Apollo’s development and investment portfolio is spread across US, UK, Russia and other European [...]

Anant Raj Expects 40% Profit In Fiscal Year 09

Anant Raj Industries Ltd expects profit for the year ending March 2009 to rise 30% to 40%, helped by sales of two residential projects and robust rental income.
The real-estate firm, which has most of its projects in northern India, has said it will focus on growing income from rentals. The firm reported a profit of [...]

Real Estate Projects Become Attractive Due To Foreign Architects

In their bid to score over their rivals, many developers are now going abroad to hire noted architects who can design their new projects. Not withstanding the fact that currently the realty sector is seeing downward trend, still some of the noted design companies from other countries are opening their Indian offices to cater the [...]