Riding the realty wave!

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Many gaped in awe at the newspaper headline which read that Connaught Place has now jostled its way to the top ten list, as the seventh most expensive office centre in the world, just behind Nariman Point, Mumbai. Great stuff, but the retail investor has almost always been left out of the real estate party, even as prices continue to cross one milestone after another. The reason is simple; most investors feel handicapped when it comes to real estate investments because of huge capital requirements. But there are affordable ways too...

Of course, there is the most-popular stock market route, wherein one can invest in existing listed stocks like that of Unitech and Parsvanath, which are currently hovering much below their peak. Then there are also upcoming IPOs like that of DLF which would definitely feature on the investor’s radar, yet rest assured that there are better times ahead. But, in the offing are a few more ways that’ll allow investors to drop in and ride the real estate wave.

The new investment options to soon become available to the retail investor are Real Estate Mutual Funds and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT). While the option of investing via Mutual Funds will allow investors to reap the returns of a real estate boom, in a relatively secure way, and under professional guidance; Real Estate Investment Trusts – publicly traded Trusts making investments in real estate assets – may also soon become a reality option to exercise.

Says Ashwin Ramesh, Co-founder, Primary Real Estate Advisors, “Mutual funds and REITs are the safest route for an investor to get an exposure in real estate. Even though both the options are not available for the Indian retail investor presently, the SEBI is working towards it and soon we may see retail investor participation in both these avenues.”

Edit bureau: Bikram Keshari Jena

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008

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