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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Real estate developers expect more people to buy homes now to reduce cost of funds for developers and ease the liquidity pressure!

Real estate companies were facing a tough liquidity situation as home buyers deferred new purchases due to high interest rates and banks stopped lending to real estate firms due to fear of mounting defaults.

Experts are still sceptical of banks passing on the entire benefit of the reduced rates to their customers. “The RBI has cut rates in the past but we have not seen much from financial institutions. Only when home loan rates come down to 8-8.5 per cent, can we see some difference,” said Anuj Puri, chairman, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj.

External Commercial Borrowings:

Developers said the government’s move to allow external commercial borrowings (ECBs) in development of integrated townships was a big step. Hitherto, realty developers were prohibited from raising funds through ECBs as foreign funds were considered the main trigger for the rapid increase in property prices.

"If we can raise money abroad, it will supplement bank funds and customers’ money," said JC Sharma, managing director of Sobha Developers.

However, Hiranandani Constructions Managing Director Niranjan Hiranandani said the relaxation in ECB norms would not immediately help property companies as the liquidity situation abroad was tight. "Not much money is available in the international market. The benefits will come after a couple of months when liquidity improves," said Hiranandani.

"I expect more people to buy homes now. It will reduce cost of funds for developers and ease the liquidity pressure," said Ravi Ramu, director of Bangalore-based Puravankara Projects.
To read more, please, visit - Property firms see buyers back in market

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Posted by Ravi Karandeekar at Sunday, January 04, 2009
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