Category: Chennai

RBI

Reserve Bank of India puts hold on Housing Loan EMI’s for the next three months.

March 28, 2020

The Reserve Bank of India joined the huge battle on March 27 with a host of steps aimed at mitigating the harm from Covid-19 a day after Modi govt started his economy rescue in right earnest with a Rs 1.70 lakh crore coronavirus counter. Those steps come just hours after Moody’s Investors Service reduces India’s […]

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Airport Plan

COVID-19: The impact of lockdown makes airport hospitality service providers urge for relief on heavy rents.

March 27, 2020

The airport hospitality service providers, who had to close down lounges after air traffic suspension, have urged airport operators to offer some relief on the heavy rents they pay for utilizing their facilities. The lounge operators have requested the operators at some airports where they pay the minimum guarantee to reconsider the guarantees due to […]

COVID-19: The impact of lockdown makes airport hospitality service providers urge for relief on heavy rents.more
Online Selling

Realty developers to advertise and close the housing deals via digital platforms.

March 24, 2020

Realty developers are now advertising their latest releases through digital platforms, as the Covid-19 outbreak and the predicted reduced amount of visits of homebuyers at their sales offices provide no relief. Several major developers such as Godrej Properties, Total Environment Building Systems, and Prestige Group have introduced digital site tours, confirmations and verifications from email […]

Realty developers to advertise and close the housing deals via digital platforms.more
Bank

Market forecast: Private sector banks may face the maximum risk of bad loans.

March 23, 2020

While the industry and policymakers evaluate the damage caused to the banking system by the Coronavirus attack, a ball-park possible based on the past forecast reveals that, in the worst-case scenario of macro-economic recession, bad loans may grow to 120 basis points with banks in the private sector experiencing high risk. A stress test performed by […]

Market forecast: Private sector banks may face the maximum risk of bad loans.more
Interest Rates

CREDAI plans to reset the interest rate along with rescheduling debt repayment.

March 19, 2020

Against the backdrop of the Coronavirus outbreak and its effects on the economy, the body of real estate developers, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), seeks to delay the debt repayment scheduled for the next 3 months and to be permitted to recover in installments over the next 12 months. The developers’ […]

CREDAI plans to reset the interest rate along with rescheduling debt repayment.more
WeWork

SoftBank Group plans to pull out $3 billion additional shares bid in WeWork.

March 18, 2020

SoftBank Group is contemplating retreating out of a $3 billion bid to buy additional shares in WeWork because it thinks the office-space sharing business has not fulfilled the conditions of the contract, said people familiar with the matter on March 17. The U-turn by SoftBank will be the latest blow to WeWork investors, who saw […]

SoftBank Group plans to pull out $3 billion additional shares bid in WeWork.more
office

JLL Report: Approx 30% of the Office buildings in the top three cities need refurbishment.

March 17, 2020

As per property consultancy JLL India, approximately 30% of office buildings in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru are at least a decade old and require refurbishment that might cost over Rs 5,500 crore. The consultancy said in a report ‘Futureproofing 2.0 Upgrading commercial properties to build sustainable value’ after upgrading, rents might increase by up to […]

JLL Report: Approx 30% of the Office buildings in the top three cities need refurbishment.more
Western Railway-Mumbai

Indian Railways to monetize land parcels by leasing it to e-commerce firms.

March 16, 2020

The Indian Railways plan to monetize land plots in smaller cities by leasing them for warehouse setup to e-commerce companies. The Rail Land Development Authority, the statutory authority under the Ministry of Railways, said it was in talks with the largest online store in the country, the Flipkart, and that the interest will soon be […]

Indian Railways to monetize land parcels by leasing it to e-commerce firms.more