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NBFC Crisis – Real Estate on Tenterhooks

Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO – ANAROCK Capital It may be true that ‘when the going gets tough, the tough gets going,’ but this doesn’t hold true for the Indian real estate sector currently. The ongoing NBFC crisis post IL&FS default has made things even more difficult for developers.   Post the banking system’s freeze …

Investment Sale – India’s Growing Real Estate Opportunity : Shobhit Agarwal, Managing Director – Capital Markets, JLL India

Investment Sale – Gaining Ground   Real estate is a business that requires regular funding, be it at the acquisition or execution stage. To raise funds, developers in India opt for modes like joint venture, pre-sale and construction finance. Construction finance can work out cheaper but is difficult to obtain because of the strict guidelines …

RBI Stance On 20:80 Scheme

Shobhit Agarwal,  Managing Director – Capital Markets, Jones Lang LaSalle India The RBI has reacted sharply to the fact that a number of banks and housing finance companies are promoting home loan products such as the 80:20 or 75:25 schemes, which involve tripartite agreements involving lenders, developers and property buyers. The basis of this move …

The Importance Of FDI For Indian Real Estate : Shobhit Agarwal, Managing Director – Capital Markets, Jones Lang LaSalle India

Project Costs Moving Northward While banks have aided most real estate development in the past, the cost of debt is getting higher by the day. The strict guidelines introduced by RBI have made real estate lending even more expensive and cumbersome. Currently, the costs of key inputs for real estate development are up by at …

RBI Monetary Policy – Effect On Real Estate

Shobhit Agarwal, Managing Director – Capital Markets, Jones Lang LaSalle India: As India’s GDP is poised for its slowest growth in over a decade, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised their monetary policy. The RBI has further lowered the REPO rate an additional 25 basis points (0.25%) to 7.5%. The revision in the …