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Godrej Properties buys 3 acres in Hyderabad for Rs 1,300 cr housing project

Realty firm Godrej Properties Ltd on Thursday said it has bought around 3-acre land in Hyderabad to develop a housing project with an estimated revenue potential of Rs 1,300 crore. Last month, Godrej Properties forayed into the Hyderabad property market by purchasing 12.5-acre land for Rs 350 crore to develop a housing project having Rs 3,500 crore revenue potential. In a regulatory filing, the company said this is the second land acquisition in Hyderabad. The total development potential on this land is around 1.2 million (12 lakh) square feet of saleable area comprising primarily premium residential apartments. The company expects to generate revenue worth Rs 1,300 crore from this upcoming new project. Godrej Properties did not name the seller and also the deal value of this new land acquisition. Godrej Properties said that this strategic acquisition is in line with its strategy of developing high-quality residential projects across India's leading real estate markets. The land

LIC Housing Finance hopes to earn Rs 5,000 cr profit in FY24: CEO

LIC Housing Finance, the mortgage arm of insurance behemoth LIC, is expecting a net profit of Rs 5,000 crore in the current financial year on the back of robust loan demand and expansion in non-core business. The non-core business includes Loan Against Property (LAP) and affordable housing finance, LIC Housing Finance managing director and CEO Tribhuwan Adhikari told PTI in an interaction. During 2022-23, the biggest housing finance company earned a net profit of Rs 2,891 crore. "Affordable housing segment remained strong in tier-2 and tier-3 markets. We remained focused on this segment, as it gives an opportunity to millions of aspiring Indians to own their home with a moderate budget," he said. In addition to business growth, he said, "our endeavour has been to improve service standards through ongoing digital transformation of our processes." Fourth quarter is usually the most important business period for the company and going by the current trends, he said, "we expect to clo

BS-IMGC India conclave: Redefining role of financiers in housing ecosystem

To ensure housing for all, the chiefs of housing financiers pinned their hopes on the reintroduction of a scheme similar to the credit-linked subsidy scheme (CLSS), which ended in December 2023

PNB Housing Finance offer limited period fixed deposit rates for 23 months

These interest rates are applicable on all new and renewed fixed deposits booked until March 31, 2024, with a minimum deposit amount of Rs 10,000

Aim to double AUM to Rs 20,000 crore by FY27, says HomeFirst MD & CEO

Viswanathan discusses the demand in the housing segment and expansion plans

Blackstone's Aadhar Housing Finance targets $600 million India IPO: Report

Aadhar plans to file its IPO papers with India's market regulator within the next two weeks, both sources said

Under-construction or ready-to-move-in house: How to make a choice

Regard the lower price of an under-construction property as compensation for betting on a riskier asset

RBI proposes tighter norms for deposit-taking housing finance companies

Deposit-taking HFCs told to maintain 15% liquid assets

RBI proposes tighter norms for deposit-taking housing finance firms

The central bank has also proposed the ceiling on public deposits held by HFCs be reduced to 1.5 times of net-owned funds from 3 times

Higher demand could offset competitive pressures for housing finance cos

Can Fin Homes would see credit costs normalize after it took a provision of Rs 40 crore for fraud in Q2FY24 but net profit may fall by 5.0 per cent QoQ to Rs 1,390 crore

Mortgage firm SRG Housing Finance aims to hit Rs 750 cr AUM next fiscal

Mortgage firm SRG Housing Finance plans to achieve Rs 750 crore asset under management (AUM) during the next financial year, a top company official has said. "We have achieved AUM of Rs 500 crore in the last quarter. We hope to achieve the next milestone of Rs 750 crore in 2024-25," SRG Housing Finance Managing Director Vinod Kumar Jain told PTI. The company got listed on bourses in August this year. Currently, Rajasthan and Gujarat contribute about 60 per cent of its business. The mortgage firm plans to expand its footprint in southern states. The company will also open its branches in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka in the next few months, Jain said. Also, from April next year, the treasury and pan India business team will work from Mumbai, he added. During the second quarter of the current financial year, the mortgage firm recorded 20 per cent growth to Rs 5.26 crore compared to Rs 4.39 crore a year ago. Its total income stood at Rs 31.20 crore, with a growth of 37.9

Hudco's Rs 1,100 cr offer of share sale 95% covered, stock closed at Rs 80

The share sale received bids for about 133.6 million shares from institutional investors against a total of 140 million on offer

HDFC Bank disburses Rs 48k crore home loans in Q2, Casa ratio falls

The bank's retail loan book surged 85 per cent over the previous quarter and 111.5 per cent over the same period year ago

We want to be No. 1 in affordable housing by FY26: Ravi Subramanian

RAVI SUBRAMANIAN, managing director and chief executive officer, feels that the sector is in a sweet spot, and capital will not be a constraint for the better-run players

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das asks NBFCs to strengthen governance standards

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday asked non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), including housing finance companies, to strengthen governance standards and assurance mechanisms. The governor held a meeting with MD & CEOs of select large NBFCs. Government NBFCs and housing finance companies (HFCs) also participated in the meeting, the RBI said in a statement. These entities constitute nearly 50 per cent of the total assets of all NBFCs, including HFCs. Acknowledging the important role played by the sector in delivering credit to the unbanked and underserved areas, Das advised that NBFCs and HFCs need to remain alert to avoid any complacency during good times. "The governor highlighted the need for further strengthening the governance standards and assurance mechanisms viz. compliance, risk management and internal audit in these entities," the central bank said. Discussions were also held on diversifying the resources for NBFCs and HFCs to contain the increasing ...

Repco Home Finance expects around Rs 14,000 cr AUM this FY: MD & CEO

Housing loan finance company Repco Home Finance expects to manage assets under management (AUM) of around Rs 14,000 crore by the current financial year, a top official said. The Tamil Nadu-based company was managing AUM of around Rs 12,400 crore at the beginning of the year, Managing Director and CEO K Swaminathan said. "As regards AUM, I think we were around Rs 12,400 crore in the beginning of the year. We plan to reach somewhere around Rs 14,000 crore by the current year-end. That is our plan of action. When the momentum happens, especially the second and third quarters are normally the peak quarters for the company," Swaminathan said at the Q1 FY24 earnings conference call recently. During the second and third quarters, Swaminathan said, "I expect the book growth will also be more than the 9 per cent growth that we did in the first quarter." "Definitely, I think we will be able to reach the number of around Rs 14,000 crore. That is our plan of action for the year-end" he ...

LIC Housing Finance to aggressively use OTS, ARC for loan recoveries

The company had written off Rs 544.71 crore during FY23, in comparison to just Rs 23.03 crore written off in the previous year

LIC Housing Finance hits 10-month high on 43% YoY net profit growth in Q1

In the past one year, this non-banking financial services (NBFC) stock has surged 16 per cent, as against a 12 per cent jump in the S&P BSE Sensex

Indiabulls Housing Finance zooms 9% on dividend proposal, fund raising plan

The Board has approved to raise up to Rs 35,000 crore via non-convertible debentures

Poonawalla Fincorp sells controlling stake in housing fin arm for Rs 3K cr

Poonawalla Fincorp Wednesday said it has completed the sale of a controlling stake in its housing finance arm Poonawalla Housing Finance to Perseus, a Singapore-based entity affiliated to private equity major TPG Global, for Rs 3,004 crore. The Cyrus Poonawalla Group, more known for its vaccine-making business under the Serum Institute, in a statement said the financial consideration of Rs 3,004 crore is excluding the tax outgoes. With this sale, Poonawalla Housing Finance will cease to be a subsidiary of Poonawalla Fincorp, and Perseus will be holding a controlling stake. Poonawalla Fincorp did not quantify how much remaining holding it will be having. Poonawallah Fincorp managing director Abhay Bhutada said the sale gives them ample growth capital that will help it remain focused on growth-focused consumer and MSME finance.