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New Delhi, Jan 22 () Housing sales fell 9 per cent during October-December across nine cities to 60,453 units due to economic slowdown and liquidity crisis, according to a report. 
 Housing brokerage firm PropTiger recently reported 30 per cent fall in sales in nine cities during October-December quarter. However, during 2019 calendar year, realty consultants Knight Frank India and Anarock mentioned that sales rose by one per cent and 5 per cent, respectively. 
 "The absorption witnessed a dip of 9 per cent as compared to the same period last year and new launches have dropped by 10 per cent on a year-on-year basis. The downtrend observed was mainly due to economic slowdown and liquidity crisis in the market," PropEquity said in its Q4 report. 
 The nine cities tracked by PropEquity are Mumbai, Thane, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Noida, Gurugram, Pune and Hyderabad. 
 "Residential real estate continues to be an end user driven market as ready to move-in or nearing completion properties are being preferred. Consumers are now looking for developers with excellent track records in terms of quality and execution," it added. 
 According to the data, housing sales in Pune declined 9 per cent during October-December period to 15,453 units as compared with the year-ago period. 
 Thane and Hyderabad saw 16 per cent fall at 11,933 units and 4,643 units, while Bengaluru and Mumbai witnessed 12 per cent dip each at 10,263 units and 5,996 units respectively. 
 Housing sales in Chennai too dropped 14 per cent to 3,632 units. 
 However, Kolkata saw sales rising by 26 per cent to 4,743 units. Housing sales in Gurugram rose by 19 per cent to 2,175 units and Noida by 20 per cent to 1,615 units. 
 "We expect markets to recover in 2020 and also expect government to announce positive measures in the forthcoming budget," said Samir Jasuja, founder and managing director at PropEquity.
 PE Analytics owns and operates PropEquity, which is an online real estate data and analytics platform covering over 1,18,010 projects of 34,217 developers across 44 cities. MJH ANS
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Housing sales down 9 pc, new supply falls 10 pc in Oct-Dec: Report

New Delhi, Jan 22 () Housing sales fell 9 per cent during October-December across nine cities to 60,453 units due to economic slowdown and liquidity crisis, according to a report. 
 Housing brokerage firm PropTiger recently reported 30 per cent fall in sales in nine cities during October-December quarter. However, during 2019 calendar year, realty consultants Knight Frank India and Anarock mentioned that sales rose by one per cent and 5 per cent, respectively. 
 "The absorption witnessed a dip of 9 per cent as compared to the same period last year and new launches have dropped by 10 per cent on a year-on-year basis. The downtrend observed was mainly due to economic slowdown and liquidity crisis in the market," PropEquity said in its Q4 report. 
 The nine cities tracked by PropEquity are Mumbai, Thane, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Noida, Gurugram, Pune and Hyderabad. 
 "Residential real estate continues to be an end user driven market as ready to move-in or nearing completion properties are being preferred. Consumers are now looking for developers with excellent track records in terms of quality and execution," it added. 
 According to the data, housing sales in Pune declined 9 per cent during October-December period to 15,453 units as compared with the year-ago period. 
 Thane and Hyderabad saw 16 per cent fall at 11,933 units and 4,643 units, while Bengaluru and Mumbai witnessed 12 per cent dip each at 10,263 units and 5,996 units respectively. 
 Housing sales in Chennai too dropped 14 per cent to 3,632 units. 
 However, Kolkata saw sales rising by 26 per cent to 4,743 units. Housing sales in Gurugram rose by 19 per cent to 2,175 units and Noida by 20 per cent to 1,615 units. 
 "We expect markets to recover in 2020 and also expect government to announce positive measures in the forthcoming budget," said Samir Jasuja, founder and managing director at PropEquity.
 PE Analytics owns and operates PropEquity, which is an online real estate data and analytics platform covering over 1,18,010 projects of 34,217 developers across 44 cities. MJH ANS
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Housing sales falls 9 pc, new supply down 10 pc in Oct-Dec: Report

<ul><li>The cumulative sales of top realty players like DLF, Godrej, <keyword id="210357" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Oberoi-Realty">Oberoi Realty</keyword> and others raked in $228 billion in FY19 sales. </li><li>The developers saw a 159% jump in housing sales from FY17. </li><li>In Q2 FY20, <keyword id="703971" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="real-estate-sales">real estate sales</keyword> declined again by 9.5%.</li></ul>Indian listed <keyword id="6354553" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="real-estate">real estate</keyword> players had a good run but in FY19 as they sold stock worth $228 billion, according to property consultant firm Anarock. Players like DLF, Sobha, Puravankara, Prestige Estates, Brigade Enterprises, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, <keyword id="45432" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Godrej-Properties">Godrej Properties</keyword>, Oberoi Realty and <keyword id="215249" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kolte-Patil">Kolte Patil</keyword> Developers, saw an uptick in sales for the fiscal— which rose after FY17 slowdown caused by demonetization. The developers saw a 159% jump in housing sales from FY17 and a 63% jump from the market’s peak in FY15. “ANAROCK research reveals that these companies together sold approximately 4 million sqft. of housing in FY 2019 as against approximately 17 million sqft. in FY17 and 27 million sqft. in FY15,” said the report. But the elation might be short-lived. In the last two quarters, slowdown has hit the economy fast and hard— tipping housing sales out of balance, yet again. In the second quarter of FY20, real estate players’ sales <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/housing-sales-drops-9-5-pc-in-july-sep-across-9-cities-report-119110400173_1.html">saw </a>a 9.5% decline across nine major cities. According to a report by PropEquity, new housing unit launches too fell by 24%. In its second quarter earnings, <a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/real-estate/slowdown-hits-real-estate-major-oberoi-realtys-second-quarter-4564091.htm">Oberoi Realty</a> reported a 39% fall in sales volume. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/godrej-properties-slips-as-q2-net-sales-declines-119110500841_1.html">Godrej Properties</a>’ sales also fell by 33.9%.

Top realty players sold properties worth $228 billion last year – but the pain is back

<ul><li>The IPO will remain open for subscription until January 25, making it the third IPO of 2021 after <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/indian-railway-finance-corporation-irfc-ipo-will-open-on-january-18-and-remain-open-till-january-20/articleshow/80247173.cms">IRFC and Indigo Paints</a>. </li><li>The shares were commanding a premium of ₹90-100 in the grey market, over the set price band of ₹517-₹ 518 per share. </li><li>The company owned by a clutch of private equity investors had a network of 70 branches covering over 60 districts in 11 states in India on September 30— and its profit has grown nearly 5 times in the past three years. </li></ul>The ₹1,153 crore IPO of private equity funds Warburg Pincus-backed, <keyword id="8369767" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Home-First-Finance">Home First Finance</keyword> Company (HFFC) is now open for public subscription. The IPO has opened days before the annual budget where Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to give added thrust for affordable housing while residential remains clogged with oversupply, at least in the big cities. The<a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/real-estate/budget-brainstorm-know-whats-in-store-for-affordable-housing-8033451.htm"> expected government support</a> for the nearly ₹12 lakh crore affordable housing industry is only one of the many factors making Home First Finance’s IPO quite attractive. The lender has managed to grow its profit five times over in just the last three years. <div type="image" title="HFFC" msid="80381954" hostid="261"></div> The grey market is already paying a hefty premium for the shares The public issue of the mortgage financier garnered a decent response in the grey market — the shares were commanding a premium of ₹90-100 over the set price band of ₹517-₹ 518 per share. However, the grey market is not an official measure of the market premium. But it is a fair indicator of demand for the shares in the market. Nearly all the analysts' reports have given a 'subscribe' rating for the IPO, citing its resilient performance during the pandemic and increasing market share in home loans. Streets View: Home First Finance Company IPO <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brokerage </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Recommendation </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ventura Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Angel Broking </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Yes Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Not Rated </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Not Rated </td></tr></tbody></table> The company owned by a clutch of private equity investors raised a little over ₹346 crore from anchor investors, ahead of its initial share-sale from 25 anchor investors including Nomura, Fidelity International, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Goldman Sachs (Singapore), ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Nippon India MF and Tata AIA Life Insurance, among others. <div type="image" title="HFFC share holding" msid="80381934" hostid="261"></div> Justified valuation, healthy financials, strong network, substantial demand for affordable housing finance and much more — here’s what analysts have to say about the IPO <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Growth </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Profit has more than doubled every year since financial year 2018 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Network </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">70 branches across 60 districts in 11 states and union territories </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Management </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Manoj Viswanathan⁠— He has over 24 years of experience in the consumer lending </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Valuation </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Angel Broking says IPO is priced at 3.6 times the book value, nearly half that of its peer, Aavas Financiers, which is trading at 6.72 times. Lower multiple indicates more headroom for the stock to gain. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Quality of loans </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gross non-performing assets, simply put loans unlikely to be repaid, are at 0.7% as of Sep-end. Angel Broking calls it ‘stable’. </td></tr></tbody></table> The latest housing sales data has been exciting Even home sales, which have been sluggish for a few years, saw a sharp spike of 78% between September and December 2020, according to PropEquity. “Today stars are aligned for real estate activity in work from home. All of us here are one room short of our houses. I'm staying in a four-bedroom house. I want a fifth bedroom so that I can do my work properly. So there is customer demand. Real estate prices since 2016 have stagnated, or they have come down actually, so it has become more affordable to buy a house,” Nilesh Shah, Managing Director at Kotak Mahindra Asset Management⁠— and a part-time member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council⁠— told Business Insider in a recent interview. <div type="Youtube" id="v02oeojB4Jk" title="One Of India's Money Managers Explained ‘The Mother Of All Bull Runs’ Using Amar, Akbar, Anthony" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v02oeojB4Jk/mqdefault.jpg"></div> "We expect the company to post strong growth driven by strong demand for affordable housing. Given the growth prospects, we recommend a subscribe rating on the issue," Angel Broking said in its report on Home First Finance. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/sensex-crossed-the-50000-mark-for-the-first-time-ever-amid-a-global-stock-market-rally/articleshow/80379030.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Sensex breaches the historic 50,000 mark as Joe Biden's swearing in triggers a cheer in Indian markets</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/future-retail-reliance-deal-gets-sebi-approval-amazon-says-it-will-continue-to-fight-legally/articleshow/80378040.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Future Retail-Reliance deal gets SEBI approval, Amazon says it will continue to fight legally</a>

Warburg Pincus-backed Home First Finance’s ₹1,153 crore IPO has opened as markets hope budget will push for affordable housing

Housing sales have gone down marginally by 1% in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/real-estate/property-rates-in-top-eight-indian-cities-have-fallen/articleshow/57573937.cms">eight major cities</a> of India, falling to 28,131 units during January-March as compared to the previous quarter. This indicates at the demand for housing units slowly recovering from the impact of <keyword id="3315394" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="demonetisation">demonetisation</keyword>. Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/financial-institutions-were-hit-hard-by-demonetisation-but-heres-why-bfsi-has-still-managed-to-sail-through/articleshow/57631451.cms">India's financial institutions were hit hard by Modi's demonetisation move, but here's why BFSI still managed to sail through</a> During the previous October- December quarter, housing sales stood at 28,472 units in Gurugram, Noida, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/future-of-business/the-most-popular-parts-of-delhi-mumbai-and-bengaluru-where-people-invested-in-real-estate-in-2016/articleshow/56503428.cms">Bengaluru</a>, Pune and Chennai, as per data from the <keyword id="6354553" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="real-estate">real estate</keyword> data, research and analytics firm PropEquity. The report adds that launches of new homes fell 19.46% in the Q4 of 2017 to stand at 22,897 units from 28,428 units in the Q3 of 2016. "Overall the fall in demand and new launches of residential projects slowed down in the Q1 as impact of <a href="http://businessinsider.in/topic/demonetisation">demonetisation</a> on the real estate sector tapered down faster than the expectations," PropEquity said. Talking of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/real-estate/Stagnant-property-prices-cheer-home-buyers-become-headache-for-investors/articleshow/52201283.cms">prices</a>, housing prices declined by 1.67% to Rs 6,185 per sq ft as against Rs 6,290 per sq ft during the period under review. The report is hopeful about the coming months, saying that the housing supply would slowly pick up. (Image source)

Housing sales fall by 1% in top eight Indian cities

<ul><li>There are over 1.600 housing projects, and 4.58 lakh housing units, that are stalled.</li><li>The Narendra Modi cabinet approved a ₹10,000 crore fund for distressed housing projects, and SBI and LIC will pool in another ₹15,000 crore.</li><li>A special window will be created and it will be structured as an alternative investment fund.</li></ul>The Narendra Modi government will provide ₹10,000 crore through a special window to revive stuck housing projects. This fund will be structured as an alternative investment fund under <keyword id="685088" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="SBI-Cap">SBI Cap</keyword>. The country's largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), and the state-owned insurer, the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), will bring in additional funds, taking the initial corpus to ₹25,0000 crore. This will provide relief to thousands of aggrieved home buyers who have been waiting anxiously for their homes to be delivered because the builders have run out of cash. "There are over 1.600 housing projects, and 4.58 lakh housing units, that are stalled," <keyword id="7706673" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman">Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman</keyword> said as she unveiled the latest decision by the Union Cabinet. Even projects that have defaulted on loans will be eligible, contrary to expectations in the run up to the decision. "Any project that has not been sent for liquidation by the bankruptcy court are also eligible" Sitharaman said. The fund is largely targeting middle and low income housing projects whose net worth is in the positive. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="71942852" title="Know if the home that you are waiting for can avail money from Indian government's new fund for stuck housing projects" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

 "80% of all stuck housing projects will benefit from this announcement," Samir Jasuja of PropEquity told a television channel. According to Jasuja, out of the 4.8 lakh housing units, nearly 3 lakh units are either in the national capital region around New Delhi or in the Mumbai Metropolitan region. 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The fund provided to developers will be kept in an escrow account— the money cannot be used by the developer for anything other than the construction of the project itself, nor can the bank use the money to recover earlier dues, the minister clarified. The calculation of net worth will be specific to the project, not at the company level. "If there are three towers in a project, and one of them is 70% is complete, and the other two haven't started yet. The money will be available only for the tower that is 70% complete not for the other two," Sitharaman explained. For instance, if the project needs ₹400 crore for completion, the money will be released to the escrow account based on milestones in completion. The real estate sector has already welcomed the decision when it was being discussed as a possibility. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said that the government is inviting other foreign funds and sovereign funds to invest in the fund, over and above the initial ₹25,000 crore from the government of India, SBI and LIC. "I rather retrieve projects that are awaiting resolution at the NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal), get them out of there," Sitharaman said explaining the structure of the rescue fund. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/not-just-slowdown-indian-homes-sales-are-brought-down-by-shraadh-custom-and-heavy-rains/articleshow/71375256.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Not just slowdown, Indian homes sales are brought down by 'Shraadh' custom and heavy rains</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/luxury-housing-rebounds-in-india-with-almost-three-times-more-launches-after-two-years/articleshow/70584923.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Luxury housing rebounds in India with almost three times more launches after two years</a>

Indian government unveils $3.5 billion rescue fund for stuck housing projects

New Delhi, Dec 5 () Cash-starved realtors expressed disappointment over the RBI's decision on Thursday to keep the benchmark lending rate unchanged and said the apex bank should have cut repo rate by 1 percentage point to boost housing sales and economic growth.
 "India Inc. was expecting a rate cut of 100 basis points instead of small tinkering such as a rate cut of 25 basis points, which would have provided a boost to the government's recent initiatives to kick-start GDP growth," NAREDCO President Niranjan Hiranandani said.
 "The decision to wait and watch the outplay of previous cuts will go against the current sentiments. The markets overall are disappointed," he said, adding that real estate developers are facing liquidity crunch.
 Knight FRank India CMD Shishir Baijal said the RBI's decision to not lower interest rate has come "as a surprise and a bit of a disappointment to the industry".
 "Lower interest rate would have helped push up credit demand and investment in the economy, aiding overall economic growth. It would have provided much required reprieve to some ailing sectors like real estate and auto," he added.
 Anarock Chairman Anuj Puri said, "From a real estate point of view, rate cuts are obviously always welcome as they help improve overall sentiment. The expected rate cut of 25 basis points would have caused home loan values to fall below 8 per cent for first time ever".
 Sanjay Dutt, MD &amp; CEO, Tata Realty &amp; Infrastructure Ltd said, "This time while the focus of the RBI remains to be on reviving the economy, we are disappointed to see no change in the policy rate".
 The real estate industry, in particular, has been facing some difficult times and with inventories piling up the need to push demand and encourage purchase is now more than ever, he added.
 However, Anshuman Magazine, Chairman &amp; CEO - India, South East Asia, Middle East &amp; Africa, CBRE, said the RBI's decision to keep the repo rate unchanged is an indication towards the government's focus on the evolving inflation-growth dynamics.
 JLL India CEO &amp; Country Head Ramesh Nair said the central bank by keeping the rates unchanged has recognised that the need of the hour is to infuse confidence about the economic growth through a holistic approach.
 "The decision to maintain policy rates augurs well for the economy as the recently introduced policy reforms will take time to pan out and materialise. The economy needs to absorb the impact of the recently introduced reforms and the previous rate cuts. The real estate sector is expected to pick up due to the favourable policy incentives and the faster transmission of previous rate cuts," he added.
 With concern over rising food prices, Elara Technologies CEO Dhruv Agarwala said, "Under the circumstances, the apex bank had little option but to maintain status quo with regard to the repo rate."
 News Corp and Softbank-backed Elara Technologies owns Housing.com, PropTiger.com and Makaan.com real estate portals.
 Sankey Prasad, Managing Director &amp; Chairman, Colliers International India, said the government along with industry experts should identify and resolve other sensitive issues effecting the sector.
 Gaurs group MD Manoj Gaur stressed on effective transmission of 135 basis point cut in repo rate this year.
 Amit Modi, Director, ABA Corp and President (Elect), CREDAI Western Uttar Pradesh said: "By maintaining the status quo, the RBI has given some kind of surprise after a long time. Unfortunately, it is contrary to our expectation.
 "Industry was expecting a rate cut as that would have somewhat provided a positive sentiment to the housing sector. Any positive news on borrowing interest rates would have provided the sector an upward trigger," said Samir Jasuja, Founder and MD, PropEquity.
 Sakshee Katiyal, CEO, Home and Soul said the industry is disappointed with the RBI's decision as real estate sector is facing huge demand slowdown. MJH MR

Realty players express disappointment over RBI decision to hold rates

<ul><li>Reports say that $38 billion worth of <keyword id="8399127" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="loans-to-real-estate">loans to real estate</keyword> are in trouble.</li><li>Experts claim that $58 billion loans – which make up for 62% of total loans⁠— are stress-free.</li><li>A consultant report blames RERA ‘regulations’ for the many <keyword id="1241568" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="bankruptcies">bankruptcies</keyword> in the sector. </li></ul>As much as $38 billion worth of loans⁠— nearly one in every rupee lent⁠— to real estate are in trouble. And it is not fair to blame the smaller <keyword id="6385582" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="builders">builders</keyword> alone. Nearly one in three bigger builders, or Grade A as they are called, are also facing ‘severe stress’ in repaying the loans. 
 
 
 
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 The only thing making this huge pile of potential bad loans better is the disaster waiting to happen in telecom. Real estate sector is taking heart from the fact that two telecom players⁠— Vodafone-Idea and Airtel⁠— were hit with deferred spectrum dues of ₹92,000 crore ($15 billion) at a time when the top three telecom players <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/mukesh-ambanis-telecom-war-escalates-telecom-industry-debt-to-3-9-lakh-crore/articleshow/70906000.cms">have combined debt of over ₹3.9 lakh crore</a> (over $55 billion). “In the telecom or steel industries, default by a single company alone equals a sizable portion of the overall stress in the real estate sector. Also, every <keyword id="8399128" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="real-estate-loan">real estate loan</keyword> is backed by hard security, which is anywhere between 1.5 times to 2 times. Even if defaulting developers decide to sell their real estate at a discount, there is enough margin for them to pay back,” said Shobhit Agarwal, MD &amp; CEO of Anarock Capital. This is a case of pot calling the kettle black. Real estate is struggling to survive playing by the rules Agarwal also went ahead and blamed ‘regulations’ for the defaults in the sector. “One prime reason was that sluggish residential sales over the last few years completely dried up cash flows for many developers, resulting in unsold inventory pile-up and, thus, their inability to service their loans. Moreover, some developers have even filed for bankruptcy in the backdrop of stricter regulatory norms under RERA,” he said in a press release. But these rules were brought in to clean up the sector that had become infamous as the home to ill-gotten wealth. The domino effect is taking financiers down too The property consultant believes that only $16 billion worth loans are under ‘severe’ stress while $21 billion is under ‘some pressure’. Nearly a third of total realty loans are in the books of housing finance companies and non-banking financial companies and these are sectors that are already struggling to survive.. And it comes as no surprise that 58% of total <keyword id="6360217" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="loan">loan</keyword> book of NBFCs are in trouble. The Anarock report also pointed out that the amount that is being lent to the sector has shrunk after IL&amp;FS default since most of their funds come from NBFCs and HFCs who are facing a liquidity crisis themselves. Will the government stimulus for real estate help? The government itself is not shy of lending to the sector, and more so to trouble housing projects. In November, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman decided to give a handout to sector whose sales have been slowing for the last four years with small spurts of growth in between. The government launched a ₹25,000 crore ($3.5 billion) rescue fund for the sector along with India’s largest bank --SBI and India’s largest insurer - LIC. As many as 1,600 housing projects and 4.58 lakh housing units that are stalled. But government too is careful of what ‘kind’ of stressed projects that it is lending to and allowed no free-for-alls. “The project must have a positive net worth. This depends on the demand for the project and expected cash flow from home buyers,” Sitharaman told the press conference. According Samir Jasuja of PropEquity, “As much as 80% of all the housing sector projects which are stuck will gain from the announcement.” Moreover, he also said that 3 lakh crore of stuck housing projects are in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai metropolitan region. It is yet to be seen as to how much this fund will help the troubled sector.

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