For investors interested in investing in Indian real estate, through real estate companies/developers, MarketStar Capital has launched their Indian Real Estate Portfolio

Following is an excerpt from the above page:

The Indian Real Estate industry contributes to between 5-10% of the GDP directly and indirectly, and is therefore a vital part of the Indian economy. Due to the economic downturn of 2008-2009, many Indian real estate companies have excess inventory with them, and some have properties acquired at much higher prices than today’s market prices.

However, the real estate prices are improving across the country and we expect 2010-2011 to consume a sizeable part of the current inventory, and thereby paving the way for good demand-supply competition in 2011-2012, which will be positive for the sector. By 2013, commercial real estate demand is also likely to reach new highs, adding further upside to real estate sector earnings.

Therefore, today in H1 2010, the stocks of many Indian real estate companies are available at attractive prices and real estate investors with 4 to 5 year time frame can benefit by subscribing to this portfolio. The portfolio includes profitable real estate stocks outside the Index, which have healthy balance sheets without excess debt and attractive P/E ratios.

If you can invest with 4 to 5 year timeframe, we believe that the MarketStar India Real Estate Portfolio will outperform the market Index by a big margin.

Hello Readers, how are you doing? We wish you a Happy New Year 2009.

This year, we will aim to share many interesting updates and real estate opportunities with you, and share at least 2 posts every month. We will cover Mumbai real estate in much more detail, and will also share upcoming properties across India in each real estate category: residential, commercial, and farmland.

Indian Real Estate is going through a challenging phase, and all players are facing liquidity crunch.

2009 will be a “Buyers Market”. Don’t let any seller tell you otherwise. If you have the cash, you are the king. As a buyer, you must use this fact for maximum negotiation.

As a seller, you must decide if you want to hold the property for later or sell now at a discount. For example, we are aware of sellers having “absolute prime” commercial land that used to have a line of buyers in Feb 2008, and today, there are no buyers even after advertising.