Times have seldom been as tough for home buyers. Lenders have increased interest rates a number of times in recent months. On another front, the land acquisition issue is becoming too hot to handle.

Governemnt it seems is in no hurry to introduce the Real Estate (Regulation of Development) Bill, 2011 the in monsoon sesssion of Parliament as there are many more pending issues before it to be resolved.

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Real developers would be forced to clear their unsold inventory at a discount to create demand as well as to generate liquidity to pay back loans after the RBI rate hike.

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The muddle over real estate projects in Greater Nodia has leftmany banks worried over the fate of loans, running into hundreds of crores ofrupees, committed to home buyers and developers of realty projects.

Builders are estimated to have launched a minimum 50,000 housing units in Noida Extension but buyers are keeping safe distance in the face of the Supreme Court judgement annulling 156 hectares of land acquired for building about 6,000 of these houses.

Property prices in the country's financial capital are on the wane and could drop by 35 per cent in 18 months, according to published sales data and experts.

The recent land acquisition controversy in the area has prompted the owners of approximately 50,000 flats in Greater Noida and Noida Expressway to keep their fingers crossed, while real estate agents are having a tough time selling property.

Punjab National Bank CMD K R Kamath says the bank might raise interest rates in view of the recent hike in key rates by the RBI.

Sluggish sales, poor performance of the stock and difficulty in raising money from banks and private equity players are forcing many real estate developers to turn to sell their land banks to raise funds to complete their projects.

A recommendation made by CVC to investigate investments made by LIC in 2008 and 2009 is having a big bearing on the funding for Rural Electrification Corporation.

The company is developing an integrated township, Garden City, spread over 192 acres. In the first phase, it had launched 500 plots and 117 houses, generating Rs 180 crore.

The Real Estate Regulation Bill, 2011  is aimed at regulating the country's real estate sector, providing protection to home buyers from the shenanigans of erring developers.

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At a time when real estate is reeling under the impact of a series of body blows - interest rates climbing higher and higher, scarce capital, a volatile Sensex, all of which are scaring away buyers - Bhopal seems entirely unaffected.

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