Category: Chennai

Real estate investment

Realtors took authorities to the court over the constitutional validity of the National Anti-profiteering Authority.

December 5, 2019

Several property developers took the government to the court over the constitutional validity of the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) and claimed the body had no power to demand interest on penalties imposed. This is after NAA has slapped notices for profiting from the Goods & Services Tax (GST) for 50 developers in India. According to […]

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DHFL

The promoters of Dewan Housing Finance have given personal guarantees to more than Rs. 80,000 crore of loans.

December 4, 2019

In the books, filings and the annual report for March 2019 the promoters of the Dewan Housing Finance have given more than Rs. 80,000 crore personal guarantees of loans. Personal guarantees cover various borrowings and include guarantees on Rs. 42,344 crore secured non-convertible debentures, Rs. 31,975 crore worth bank term loans, Rs. 2,435 crore NHB […]

The promoters of Dewan Housing Finance have given personal guarantees to more than Rs. 80,000 crore of loans.more
Distressed Property Auctions

Last 3 years of NPA recovery resulted in 1.7 lakh seized properties.

In the last three financial years, in accordance with the laws on the recovery of non-performing assets of public sector banks more than 1.7 lakh properties which have a market value of Rs 2.3 lakh crore were taken over or confiscated, the government said Parliament on Monday. In response to the question in Lok Sabha, […]

Last 3 years of NPA recovery resulted in 1.7 lakh seized properties.more
Home loan insurance

The importance of Title insurance, how does it help a housing society?

December 2, 2019

What is Title Insurance? To protect the buyer of the property, be it a house, land or even a developer who buys land, an insurance company agrees to compensate the purchaser against any loss caused by a defect in the title of the seller in the property. Under title insurance, you will be paid by […]

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Co-working Space

Thailand based real estate developer will be developing co-working space for Students and Startups.

November 30, 2019

Magnolia Quality Development Corporation (MQDC) a Thailand real estate development company is going to launch its first-ever co-working office space under the name Whizdom Club in India. It is being said that they will be developing two more properties in Delhi NCR and is assessing opportunities for property development. The first of the three proposed […]

Thailand based real estate developer will be developing co-working space for Students and Startups.more
Financial crisis

Investment: How to avoid stalled project risk and evaluate the financial health of a developer’s project?

November 29, 2019

Despite India’s property sector being subjected to delayed and stalled housing projects, home buyers are in the need of checking the financial health of a builder, so as to prevent any uncertainty about its completion. “To avoid risks later it is extremely important for a buyer to verify a project’s financial health. See the company […]

Investment: How to avoid stalled project risk and evaluate the financial health of a developer’s project?more
SEBI

Recent guidelines by SEBI on preferential issue & institutional placement by listed REITs.

November 28, 2019

On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) provided guidelines on the preferential issue of units and institutional placement of units by a listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs). The regulator said that if it has been listed for a period of 12 months, a listed REIT may create a preferential issue of […]

Recent guidelines by SEBI on preferential issue & institutional placement by listed REITs.more
Property investments in India

Stressed property assets provide institutional investors with investment opportunities.

November 27, 2019

Institutional investors have set a solid beginning by investing over $1 billion in stressed property opportunities. The strategy is expected to progress with the more establishment of the law of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), which came into force in 2016. Companies with large liabilities have liquidated their real estate assets, which leads to new […]

Stressed property assets provide institutional investors with investment opportunities.more
ICRA

ICRA report: Debt exposure of top realty firms reduces by 25% in the last three years.

A report from ICRA demonstrates that the total exposure of debt to the real estate sector has grown by 38% since the financial year 2017. But on the other hand, the debt levels for primary realty players on the list have fallen by 25% in the same period. The report showed that major listed real […]

ICRA report: Debt exposure of top realty firms reduces by 25% in the last three years.more
PMAY-Urban-Yojna

PMAY-Urban: Individual can check their housing subsidy application online through the CLSS Awas portal.

November 26, 2019

CLSS Awas portal was launched on 25 November by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, through which people will be able to track their applications for housing subsidies under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY)-Urban. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said at the launch of the Credit Link Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) Awas Yojana that […]

PMAY-Urban: Individual can check their housing subsidy application online through the CLSS Awas portal.more