Real estate
GE close to selling nearly all its $30 bn real estate holdings
10 Apr 2015
GE is close to clinching a deal to sell nearly all of its $30 billion real estate portfolio to a consortium led by Blackstone Group and Wells Fargo & Co
Cabinet nod for real estate bill amendments
08 Apr 2015
The amendments to the 2013 bill are aimed at tightening regulations to prevent developers from cheating home-buyers with sub-standard construction
Ventas buys Ardent Healthcare for $1.75 bn
07 Apr 2015
SBI buying Air India properties in South Mumbai for Rs90 crore
30 Mar 2015
The state-run banking major is planning to allocate these flats to top executives of the rank of deputy managing directors and general managers
Sahara gets another 3 months to raise bail money for Subrata Roy
23 Mar 2015
The Supreme Court has allowed Sahara to sell 10 more properties in India to raise the Rs10,000 crore as the planned mortgage of its three overseas hotel properties is now estimated to yield only around Rs4,000 crore
SC gives Sahara last chance to raise money for Subrata bail
14 Mar 2015
The Supreme Court was threating to 'alienate' Sahara Group's propertie for takeover for sale, but give it a last chance to raise Rs10,000 crore to secure bail for its chief Subrata Roy
DLF ties up with Snapdeal to sell flats online
10 Mar 2015
RBI eases valuation norms for home loans of up to Rs10 lakh
07 Mar 2015
RBI has directed banks to add stamp duty, registration and other documentation charges to the cost of the house / dwelling unit for the purpose of calculating loan-to-value ratio
SC admits RBI plea against Sahara; bars jail facilities for Roy
25 Feb 2015
The SC said that it had asked Sahara to pay the amount to the Securities & Exchange Board of India, and never directed it to repay investors directly
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