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Kumar Urban Development is currently selling 32 projects, of which 18 are under development spread over 6.2 million sq-ft in Pune and Mumbai.
Hi Indranil, NCDs are unsecured bonds that cannot be converted into the company's equity or stock and usually carry higher interest rates. This instrument, which offers healthy yields of 14-18%, has emerged as this year's tool-of-choice for real estate firms to raise money among tight liquidity as banks continue to be selective in extending loans to developers.
Currently, residential property rates in the locality are in the range of Rs 9,000 to Rs 11,000 per sq ft.
Thanks, I also heard that the private equity funds have been increasingly investing in the Indian real estate sector with builders looking to raise money in the backdrop of slow sales and tight liquidity. Is it right?
Yup, private equity investments in real estate more than doubled in 2014 toRs 15,410 crore, indicating renewed interests among domestic and foreign investors for the Indian real estate sector.
In a recent such transaction, Aditya Birla Real Estate Fund invested Rs 150 crore in Bengaluru-based realty developer Ozone Group though non-convertible debentures.
As i know that the deal was closed last week and it will be a structured transaction, which includes private placement of non-convertible debentures (NCDs).