Despite a substantial jump in revenue, India’s largest real estate company DLF posted a 30% decline in net profit to Rs 468 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared to Rs 671 crore from a year-ago period. This is primarily due to subst…
The finance ministry has reportedly turned down a proposal by the Department of Policy and Promotion (DIPP) that had suggested doing away with the mandatory three-year lock-in period for FDI in the real estate sector. The ministry’s point of view is …
The domestic investment announcements of India Inc. registered a growth of 16 per cent during the calendar year 2009 over 2008 with Gujarat garnering a lion’s share followed by Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in domestic investment plans during the period …
The latest ‘teaser’ from the Reserve Bank of India hasn’t amused Om Prakash Bhatt, chairman of State Bank of India, the bank that pioneered limited-period soft terms for home loans. “I don’t know what the RBI means by teaser loans,” Bhatt r…
Property values in Kolkata have risen at the fastest pace among Indian metros since 2007, according to the National Housing Bank’s (NHB) Residex—an index of property prices. Property values in Kolkata rose by an average of 16.8% while those in Bang…