Is the government's bailout package for real estate enough to revive the sector?
5 years, 2 months ago

Is the government's bailout package for real estate enough to revive the sector?

India Today  

Much in line with the announcements made by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in September, the cabinet on November 7 approved a Rs 25,000 crore special window to provide funding to stalled housing projects in a bid to revive the sector. "The funds will be used to provide priority debt financing for the completion of stalled housing projects in the affordable and middle-income housing sector, providing relief to developers with unfinished projects while also ensuring delivery of homes to buyers," says Niranjan Hiranandani, managing director, Hiranandani Group. "This will be a win-win for home buyers and real estate developers, as it will help alleviate financial stress faced by home buyers who have invested their hard-earned money, while also releasing funds stuck in such delayed/ stalled projects for productive purposes," says Hiranandani. In a research note, India Ratings, too, cautions about the possibility of a new inventory built-up following the government move: "With stalled projects coming on stream, the demand-supply imbalance is likely to worsen, and if overall housing demand does not witness a recovery, pricing pressure in the sector is likely to be exacerbated".

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Real estate sector faces challenges amid declining home sales and high prices
1 week, 1 day ago

Real estate sector faces challenges amid declining home sales and high prices

Hindustan Times  

India's primary housing market may register a modest single-digit price rise in 2025 after appreciating by an average 21 per cent last year as developers are expected to boost new supply to match up demand, according to industry experts. After increasing by an average of 21% last year, India's primary housing market may have a small single-digit price increase in …

Housing prices may see modest growth in 2025, says property experts
1 week, 1 day ago

Housing prices may see modest growth in 2025, says property experts

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Jan 1 India's primary housing market may register a modest single-digit price rise in 2025 after appreciating by an average 21 per cent last year as developers are expected to boost new supply to match up demand, according to industry experts. Anarock Chairman Anuj Puri expects the housing market to "stabilise" in 2025, with muted growth in prices …

Equity investments in real estate sector to surpass $10 billion in 2024: CBRE-CII report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Equity investments in real estate sector to surpass $10 billion in 2024: CBRE-CII report

Hindustan Times  

Equity investments in Indian real estate may surpass $10 billion in 2024 on the back of strong inflows into built-up office space assets and a robust land acquisition pipeline for residential projects, according to a report by industry body CII and real estate consultant CBRE. "Overall equity investments in 2024 in the real estate sector are set to hit a …

India’s Real Estate: Impact of Government Policies & Regulatory Framework
4 months ago

India’s Real Estate: Impact of Government Policies & Regulatory Framework

The Hindu  

India’s real estate market makes up about 8–9% of the country’s GDP, followed by agriculture. Through Rera, India’s real estate market has seen a substantial transformation, and a higher level of transparency has been implemented, which has increased the confidence of both buyers and investors. Summing up, The government’s policies and regulatory frameworks have had a significant impact on the …

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?
5 months, 1 week ago

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In her Budget proposals for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set aside ₹11 lakh crore for capital expenditure, comprising 3.4% of the GDP. With the aim to push States to spend on infrastructure, she said ₹1.5 lakh crore was being made available to them in the form of long-term interest free loans. Under the Sagarmala …

Budget: FM announces ₹10 lakh crore for urban housing scheme
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget: FM announces ₹10 lakh crore for urban housing scheme

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A transit-oriented development framework for 14 large Indian cities, dormitory-type rental housing for industrial workers, and 10 million new houses for the urban poor were announced by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Tuesday. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday In her record seventh budget presentation and the first …

Budget 2024: Focus on digitisation of land records, Urban development gets a leg up
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Focus on digitisation of land records, Urban development gets a leg up

Hindustan Times  

Urban development is one of the nine priorities outlined by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech on July 23. Urban development proposals The finance minister in her seventh straight budget said that three crore additional houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in rural and urban areas in the country have been announced, for which the necessary allocations …

Budget 2024: 5 Things the real estate sector looks forward to from the finance minister
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: 5 Things the real estate sector looks forward to from the finance minister

Hindustan Times  

Budget 2024 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today and the real estate sector hopes that the government will focus on affordable and middle income housing in the Budget. The real estate sector hopes that the government will push for affordable and middle income housing in Budget 2024. The government should raise the deduction limit for interest payment …

Real estate sector expected to touch a market size of $1.3 trillion by FY2034: Credai
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Real estate sector expected to touch a market size of $1.3 trillion by FY2034: Credai

Hindustan Times  

The real estate sector is projected to touch a market size of $1.3 trillion by FY 2034 and $5.17 trillion by 2047, according to a report by the builders’ apex body Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India. The real estate sector is projected to touch $1.3 trillion by FY 2034 and $5.17 trillion by 2047, Credai has said, …

Real estate sector will contribute 15% to the GDP and will reach a market size of $1 trillion by 2030: Puri
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Real estate sector will contribute 15% to the GDP and will reach a market size of $1 trillion by 2030: Puri

Hindustan Times  

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on March 15 that the real estate sector is expected to contribute 15% to the GDP and will touch a market size of $1 trillion by 2030. He also said that a highly matured and developed real estate sector with an estimated market size of $1 trillion by 2030 is needed …

Real Estate Budget 2024: Focus on infrastructure, new housing scheme for the middle class
11 months, 1 week ago

Real Estate Budget 2024: Focus on infrastructure, new housing scheme for the middle class

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 1 that the government will launch a housing scheme for the middle class to buy or build their own houses and it will be constructing close to 2 crore homes under the PMAY rural scheme, a move that is expected to give a push to the Housing for All agenda. Real estate experts …

Real Estate Budget 2024: Govt to launch housing scheme for the middle class
11 months, 1 week ago

Real Estate Budget 2024: Govt to launch housing scheme for the middle class

Hindustan Times  

The government will launch a housing scheme for middle class to buy or build their own houses, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget 2024 speech on February 1. Government to launch ₹ 2 crore more housing units in the next five years under the PM Awas Yojana : Budget 2024 “Our Government will launch a scheme to help …

Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces new housing scheme for middle class citizens
11 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces new housing scheme for middle class citizens

India TV News  

In her last Budget announcement before the Lok Sabha elections for 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined various housing schemes. "Our government will launch a scheme to help deserving sections of the middle class “living in rented houses, or slums, or chawls and unauthorised colonies” to buy or build their own houses," she said in her budget speech. Image Source …

Can Indian real estate market face a crisis like China's Evergrande?
11 months, 1 week ago

Can Indian real estate market face a crisis like China's Evergrande?

Hindustan Times  

A Hong Kong court on January 29 ordered the liquidation of embattled Chinese real estate giant Evergrande, a move that is likely to impact China’s financial system and the confidence of global investors. But unlike China, India's real estate sector gradually recovered thanks to government initiatives and the setting up of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority across the country. “Following …

Interim Budget 2024: What can it do for real estate?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Interim Budget 2024: What can it do for real estate?

The Hindu  

The Indian real estate sector, particularly housing, is at a critical juncture as we approach the Union Budget for 2024-2025. Considering the forward momentum seen in 2023, alongside global economic challenges and the stagnation in affordable housing, there are several key areas the sector should focus on in its demands from the upcoming budget. Real estate stakeholders therefore look to …

Housing for all: The Hindu Editorial on scheme to help the urban poor build houses in cities
1 year, 4 months ago

Housing for all: The Hindu Editorial on scheme to help the urban poor build houses in cities

The Hindu  

The announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a scheme to help the urban poor build houses in cities is a signal that the government is to undertake one more plan to address the problem of a shortage in urban housing. Even five months ago, its stand was that no new housing scheme had been envisaged following the extension of …

FM Sitharaman renews Centre’s outreach to states, continues 50-yr interest free loan
1 year, 11 months ago

FM Sitharaman renews Centre’s outreach to states, continues 50-yr interest free loan

Hindustan Times  

Renewing the Centre’s outreach to the states ahead of a series of assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to continue the Union government’s 50-year interest free loan for states by another year. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a post-budget press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday The government also announced in the …

Realty stocks plunge 4 pc post budget
1 year, 11 months ago

Realty stocks plunge 4 pc post budget

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Shares of real estate companies plunged 4 per cent on Wednesday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced increasing PM Awas Yojana outlay by 66 per cent to Rs 79,000 crore for the next fiscal year. Shares of Sunteck Realty plummeted 5.67 per cent to close at Rs 345 per share on the NSE, while Indiabulls Real Estate tumbled …

Budget 2023: Here’s what the real estate sector is expecting from FM Sitharaman
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Here’s what the real estate sector is expecting from FM Sitharaman

Hindustan Times  

The Indian real estate market saw a strong comeback post pandemic with the residential sector picking up demand amidst healthy economic growth, a Mint report states. The real estate sector is looking forward to budget 2023 to drive the demand for housing through tax relief and lesser stamp duty According to Gurmit Singh Arora, national president of Indian Plumbing Association, …

Budget 2023-24: Realty sector hopes for financial and policy impetus to sustain growth momentum
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023-24: Realty sector hopes for financial and policy impetus to sustain growth momentum

Firstpost  

India’s real estate sector has risen like a phoenix and delivered a sterling performance in 2022 with residential sales increasing by more than 50 percent over the previous year. The real estate industry community is looking up to the Centre to provide financial and policy impetus to sustain growth momentum in the Union Budget for 2023-24. Revise I-T slabs, provide …

Budget 2023: Will FM Sitharaman Make Property Purchase Easier for Homebuyers?
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Will FM Sitharaman Make Property Purchase Easier for Homebuyers?

News 18  

The Indian housing sector did reasonably well in 2022. The budget could include increased funding for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, a government programme that provides affordable housing to the urban and rural poor. Announce tax incentives Under Section 24 of the Income-tax Act of 1961, homebuyers can currently claim an income tax deduction for the interest paid on their …

Budget 2023: Real estate sector's expectations from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Real estate sector's expectations from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Budget 2023: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the Union Budget 2023 on February 1. Real Estate Sector Expectations The real estate sector in India is one of the highest contributing sectors and the second-largest employment generator after agriculture. Co-working spaces have emerged as a major contributor to the commercial real estate sector and 10% on the receipts lead …

Budget 2023 Expectations: Will Home Buyers Get More Relief? Here's What Real Estate Sector Wants From FM
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 Expectations: Will Home Buyers Get More Relief? Here's What Real Estate Sector Wants From FM

News 18  

Real estate sector in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15%, from $60 billion in 2010 to $1,000 billion in 2030. Despite the rise in interest rates on home loans by more than two percentage points over the past year, housing sales have remained strong in 2022, in large part, because of the pent-up demand from the …

Union Budget 2023-24: What real estate sector expects from Finance Minister this year
1 year, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2023-24: What real estate sector expects from Finance Minister this year

Firstpost  

The growth of every industry in a nation is dependent on its Budget. Just like every other industry in the country, the real estate sector has its own wishlist for the Union Budget 2023-24. The Indian real estate industry’s market size was valued at Rs $120 billion in 2017 and is expected to touch $1 trillion by 2030, according to …

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses approved under PMAY(U): Govt
2 years, 10 months ago

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses approved under PMAY(U): Govt

Live Mint  

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses were approved for construction under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget presentation announced an allocation of ₹48,000 crore to build eight million houses. “The total number …

Pre-Budget expectations from the real estate sector
2 years, 11 months ago

Pre-Budget expectations from the real estate sector

The Hindu  

The real estate sector in India is one of the country’s economic cornerstones, and it is the country’s second-largest business generator after agriculture, with more than 230 affiliated businesses. The nation’s real estate sector is pinning its hopes yet again on this year’s budget for some more relief in the measures. However, this year real estate sector’s budget wish list …

Budget 2021: Did Nirmala Sitharaman meet expectations of real estate sector?
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: Did Nirmala Sitharaman meet expectations of real estate sector?

India Today  

Affordable housing, tax deduction on home loan interest, debt financing for REITs and InvITs and boost to infrastructure in Union Budget 2021-22 are expected to be the biggest gains for the real estate sector in India. IndiaToday.in spoke to some experts from the real estate sector to understand what they think were the hits and misses of Union Budget 2021: …

‘Housing for all’ scheme gets ₹18,000 cr
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Housing for all’ scheme gets ₹18,000 cr

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: An additional outlay of ₹18,000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, over and above the ₹8000 crore allocated in the budget, by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday may help in giving an extra push towards the government’s ‘housing for all’ mission. “ ₹18,000 crore will be provided over the Budget Estimates for 2020-21 for Prime Minister Awas Yojana …

Budget 2020: Has Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set an unrealistic disinvestment target?
4 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2020: Has Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set an unrealistic disinvestment target?

Firstpost  

When evaluating the Budget it is important to ask as to what exactly is the policy supposed to address. First on the prudential side, the government has stuck to the FRBM path and overtly stated that the revised number of 3.8 percent for FY20 is 0.5 percent away from what was targeted at 3.3 percent and hence is within the …

Budget 2020: Why reviving real estate holds key to boosting growth
4 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2020: Why reviving real estate holds key to boosting growth

India Today  

India's real estate sector has been witnessing a prolonged period of weak sales, resulting in a sharp decline in its contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product. Rebuilding Real Estate | India Today Insight Despite the government's measures to revive the ailing sector, there has been no positive outcome with just marginal growth of one per cent in 2019. "Some …

Budget 2020: Real estate sector urges govt to provide infra status; boost demand to address liquidity, stress issues
4 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2020: Real estate sector urges govt to provide infra status; boost demand to address liquidity, stress issues

Firstpost  

The realty industry is looking to draw the government’s attention towards needs to take steps to boost liquidity, lower stamp duty, incentivise rental housing and affordable segment, rationalise taxation and lower home loan interest rates. Ketan Musale, Director, Dotcom Realty The real estate sector is very optimistic about the upcoming Budget in 2020 as we hope that it will include …

Property market set for modest lift from government measures: Analysts
5 years, 1 month ago

Property market set for modest lift from government measures: Analysts

Live Mint  

India's housing market, burdened with unfinished projects as developers struggle to get cash, is forecast to rebound modestly over the coming year on government plans to unclog the market, a Reuters poll of analysts found. Financing options, including banks and non-banking financial companies, have dried out and investors prefer commercial real estate," said Anuj Puri, chairman of ANAROCK Property Consultants, …

Realty stocks jump up to 8.2% on Rs 25,000-cr fund booster to complete 1,600 stalled housing projects
5 years, 2 months ago

Realty stocks jump up to 8.2% on Rs 25,000-cr fund booster to complete 1,600 stalled housing projects

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Realty stocks closed up to 8.2 percent higher on Thursday after the government approved a Rs 25,000 crore fund for 1,600 stalled housing projects, which is expected to jumpstart consumption and give a boost to real estate and allied sectors. “On the domestic front, the measures announced by the Finance Minister yesterday helped revive interest in real estate …

Nirmala Sitharaman's support for realty indicates Narendra Modi govt's willingness to get into micro details to revive growth in other sectors
5 years, 2 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman's support for realty indicates Narendra Modi govt's willingness to get into micro details to revive growth in other sectors

Firstpost  

The present decision to open a new window for finance is hence quite timely and should address to a large extent the woes of the real estate segment The improvement in the World Bank Doing business rank is just a statistic, but sounds good in the global context. The decision taken to create an Alternative Investment Fund for Rs 25,000 …

A Rs 25,000 cr push: Here's how govt plans to revive the real estate sector
5 years, 2 months ago

A Rs 25,000 cr push: Here's how govt plans to revive the real estate sector

Business Standard  

In a cabinet meeting, on Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman approved setting up of a Rs 25,000-crore alternative investment fund to revive around 1,600 stalled housing projects across top cities in the country. At present, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and the National Capital Region are two of the worst-hit property markets in the country, with 95,000 and 195,000 stuck projects, …

Rs 25,000-cr fund for real estate sector: Realtors welcome govt's decision, say move will solve long-pending problem of homebuyers
5 years, 2 months ago

Rs 25,000-cr fund for real estate sector: Realtors welcome govt's decision, say move will solve long-pending problem of homebuyers

Firstpost  

Deloitte partner Rohinton Sidhwa said getting stalled real estate projects moving through government- New Delhi: Real estate developers welcomed the government’s move to create a Rs 25,000-crore fund to help complete over 1,600 stalled housing projects, saying it will solve the long-pending problem of homebuyers. Now the only criteria for eligibility is networth positive projects,” real estate developers association CREDAI …

Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement for housing: AIF for NPA-tagged projects is a great idea, but devil is in the detail
5 years, 2 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement for housing: AIF for NPA-tagged projects is a great idea, but devil is in the detail

Firstpost  

The big relief to the home buyers and developers in Sitharaman�s announcement is that the fund can be availed by even those projects that are tagged as NPAs by banks The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement that the government will take the initiative to set up a Rs 25,000 crore Alternative Investment Fund to lend a helping hand to …

Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 25,000 cr bailout fund to complete over 1,600 stalled housing projects
5 years, 2 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 25,000 cr bailout fund to complete over 1,600 stalled housing projects

Firstpost  

In a major boost to the housing and real estate sector, the government on Wednesday approved setting up of a Rs 25,000 crore bailout fund to finance 1,600 stalled housing projects, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said In a major boost to the housing and real estate sector, the government on Wednesday approved setting up of a Rs 25,000 crore …

Nirmala Sitharaman plans booster dose for realty sector but unless realtors shed their greed and cut prices, no stimulus will work
5 years, 2 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman plans booster dose for realty sector but unless realtors shed their greed and cut prices, no stimulus will work

Firstpost  

Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hinted about specific measures to address the slowdown in the country’s real estate sector. Some time ago, the government had announced a dedicated Rs 10,000-crore special fund to provide last mile funding for the real estate sector. The persistently high prices in major pockets have severely impacted the prospects of the real estate sector. …

Nirmala Sitharaman hints at more sops for housing sector
5 years, 2 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman hints at more sops for housing sector

India TV News  

Hinting at a big boost to the realty sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the government and the Reserve Bank of India are in the process of resolving the issues faced by the real estate sector. "The government is working together with the RBI to see how best we can tweak the existing norms wherever necessary to …

Govt's boost to real estate disappointing, says CREDAI; key demands such as tax rebate yet to be addressed
5 years, 3 months ago

Govt's boost to real estate disappointing, says CREDAI; key demands such as tax rebate yet to be addressed

Firstpost  

CREDAI’s national chairman Jaxay Shah said the fund created for completing the stalled real estate projects will have limited impact. CREDAI’s national chairman Jaxay Shah said the fund created for completing the stalled real estate projects will have limited impact as it excludes those projects which are either facing insolvency proceedings or become non-performing assets. In July, the National Housing …

Special ₹10,000 crore window to extend funding to incomplete housing projects
5 years, 3 months ago

Special ₹10,000 crore window to extend funding to incomplete housing projects

Live Mint  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a number of measures to boost the housing and export sector. This includes a ₹10,000 crore special window to extend funding to incomplete housing projects. In recent weeks, the government has announced a slew of measures, including front-loading of public expenditure, and improved access to credit for businesses and capital infusion into state-run banks …

Centre to make major announcements for real estate industry, stalled projects
5 years, 4 months ago

Centre to make major announcements for real estate industry, stalled projects

Hindustan Times  

After a slew of reform measures announced in the past fortnight, the Central Government is likely to come up with major announcements to boost the real estate industry this week. Earlier, the finance minister had met the stakeholders of the real estate sector including developers and home buyers. According to official sources, the package for real estate industry would include …

Realty stocks down despite thrust on affordable housing in the Union Budget
5 years, 6 months ago

Realty stocks down despite thrust on affordable housing in the Union Budget

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Shares of realty companies were down despite thrust on affordable housing in the Union Budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget said the government plans to build 19.5 million rural houses in the second phase of its “Housing for All” programme. To further stimulate economic growth and accelerate corporate earnings, the government should also consider a reduction …

Budget 2019: Home buyers seek Rs 10,000 crore stress fund
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019: Home buyers seek Rs 10,000 crore stress fund

India Today  

The Forum for People's Collective Efforts has asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to create a stress fund of at least Rs 10,000 crore to complete stalled real estate projects within a period of five years. In a letter to the minister with Budget recommendations, the home buyers' association noted that despite the implementation of the Real Estate Act and setting …

Home buyers seek Rs 10,000-cr 'stress fund'
5 years, 6 months ago

Home buyers seek Rs 10,000-cr 'stress fund'

India TV News  

The Forum for People's Collective Efforts has asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to create a stress fund of at least Rs 10,000 crore to complete stalled real estate projects within a period of five years. In a letter to the minister with Budget recommendations, the home buyers' association noted that despite the implementation of the Real Estate Act and setting …

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