Tag: Realty Firms

RBI’s Rate Cut: Realty Sector Expect Rise in Property Demand

Realty firms on Tuesday hailed the RBI’s decision to cut short-term lending rate saying the move would reduce the cost of funds to home buyers as well as developers and boost property demand. “Reserve Bank’s decision to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points and abolish pre-payment penalties is a good move for home […]

No bar on Realty firms from applying for UASL.

A prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum allocation case on Thursday told a Delhi court that as per the Unified Access Service Licences guidelines, the real estate firms were not barred from applying for the licences. Company Secretary V Mohan of real estate firm Parsvnath Developers Ltd, which had applied for the UAS licences in […]

Kolkata Realty Losing Charm

Realty firms seem to have lost their appetite for properties in Kolkata, where developers such as Emaar MGF Land Ltd and DLF Ltd were fighting to secure plots for building luxury hotels. For the first time, a tender to lease out a prime 10-acre plot on the western fringes of the city is being scrapped […]

DLF Plans Rs 800 Crore Fund For Construction Push

DLF is looking at setting up a Rs 800-crore venture capital (VC) fund with a mandate to invest in companies engaged in equipment management and construction activity. This is being seen as a strategic move by DLF to support its rapidly expanding construction activity. The Delhi-based firm has filed the documents with market regulator SEBI […]

Citi realty arm to buy 10% stake in Golden Gate for Rs 400cr

Citigroup’s real estate arm is set to invest around Rs 400 crore in Bangalore-headquartered Golden Gate Properties for about 10% stake. The deal is expected to value the tier-II real estate firm at a little over $1 billion. This marks Citigroup’s back-to-back deals in the domestic real estate space in the last fortnight. Early last […]

Realty seeks tax, input price relief

New Delhi: Real estate companies wish for taxes to be lowered and prices of construction materials controlled in the forthcoming budget. Vipin Agarwal executive director of Omaxe Ltd states that they want tax breaks on infrastructure, which were there till last year. Infrastructure improvement is important for the improvement of the country. So they should […]