Tag: Public Sector Banks

Unitech is looking for restructuring loan

Unitech, India’s second largest listed real estate company, is looking at restructuring a Rs 800-crore loan from public sector banks, as it attempts to save itself from sinking under the huge debt burden. The company is pinning its hopes on debt restructuring, asset and stake sales to private equity (PE) funds to pay a debt […]

Check before investment

Is this the right time to invest in real estate sector? Besides ones personal situation, the external factors that influence this decision are real estate prices and interest rates. On the interest rate front, market signals are positive. Most public sector banks have cut their benchmark prime lending rates by 0.75% to 12.5% effective January […]

Rs 1 trillion fund for infrastructure sector advocated

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) has urged the government to set up a Rs.1 trillion ‘revolving fund’ to assist infrastructure firms to weather the global meltdown. ‘Several expansion plans in steel, auto, fertilizer, refineries and oil and gas exploration sectors currently face severe capital shortages,’ said the industry body, adding that the […]

Home buyers can expect a better deal in the New Year

The year 2009 will lift the gloom in the real estate market as the property market turns buyer friendly with the cuts in property rates and home loan rates. Developers for their part would benefit as they will focus on creating volumes at affordable price points. The government move to boost home loans will definitely […]